Social Media and new statistics

Knowing as we do how well social media is taking off  I was surprised that only 23.27% of companies let their staff access social networking sites during office hours.  So a staggering 60.82% say No and 15.91% only at certain times, according to a mini poll by the CIPD.   True it is very important for online reputation management that all staff are on message and on the same page but there are security settings.

I think for corporates and professionals LinkedIn is an essential.  Twitter also has its place.  I just love the fun and engaging content. Knowing gurus like Mark Williams on ETN Training and Mark Shaw of markshaw.biz I think we just need to be guided and trained to use social media in the best way possible.