Comments on: Why You Should Let Your Employees Use Facebook

By: don't click here

don't click here — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 05:11:45 +0000

This application http://www.timedoctor.com/1 uses a better method than blocking Facebook because it just monitors Facebook on work hours. Team members can use Facebook on lunch breaks. Also some people might need Facebook for work purposes so it’s stupid to just block it.

By: Giles

Giles — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:49:30 +0000

Quite a big claim to make Molefe, how you see SA is very egative indeed. And closed minded in my opinion. Where’s your proof? Can you substantiate your claims? The “addiction” you speak of – Is this a new medically proven thing? I’ve never heard of facebook addiction. Does facebook have the power to control people that much? Would losing one’s job not be more incentive to do work, not facebook being banned? Facebook banning assumes that people would rather lose their jobs than lose FB. Doesn’t make much sense to me. I know major, infact the most successful companies in the world allow their employees access to facebook. Google is one of them. They even let their employees rollerblade around the campus! WOah, risky business hey? Some places even have BARS. Flip what next hey? Here’s a link for you. Maybe it will help you take your head out the sand. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSSGE63J07N20100420

By: Giles

Giles — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:37:26 +0000

Hey Molefe, where’s your proof for South Africa being one of the worst countries for productivity? Where’s you evidence and understanding in a global context or are you merely expressing your biased opinion? Perhaps it’s a lack of forward thinking individuals and leaders in this country that ban facebook that prevents productivity. I’m not a professional in this regard but given the evidence plainly stated on this page, it is quite ridiculous to ignore not only what is on this page, but ridiculous to ignore the statistics that show how many people use facebook and how often, and what kinds of people use it and for what purposes. I have no proper reference here but i’m sure it you did a bit of research yourself you would find enough to convince you otherwise. Facebook is a multifaceted and dynamic business tool and S.A. businesses should get with the program and use it wisely. I’m in advertising and i think it’s a joke how it is banned in my company. It’s blatant refusal to harness the benefits of it, which is just backwards in my opinion. I mean how much more closed off do you want to be? Do companies actually want to get with it or would they prefer to stay living under their rocks?

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By: Molefe

Molefe — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:47:37 +0000

The the problem is not the facebook, the addiction to facebook by employees thus low productivity would become a major issue while we (SA) already have one the worst productivy in the world

By: Times are Changing, So Should the Workplace « Ashley Hall’s Blog

Times are Changing, So Should the Workplace « Ashley Hall’s Blog — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:30:01 +0000

[...] Mike Stopforth, a speaker who teaches businesses how to use new Web 2.0 technologies to their advantage, makes an excellent point as he says: “Employees also waste time talking to friends and texting on their personal mobile phones but you don’t ban those. For crying out loud, your employees waste time with email. Why not ban that too. Heck, let’s ban all electronic communication. That will really up productivity.” Even the slightest distraction has the potential to impact a person’s productivity, so let’s look at how using Facebook in the workplace can make employees more productive instead. [...]

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By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:31:06 +0000

I read similar article also named Why You Should Let Your Employees Use Facebook, and it was completely different. Personally, I agree with you more, because this article makes a little bit more sense for me

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Business communications on Facebook « Timlambrechts’s Weblog — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:08:56 +0000