Microsoft study shatters myth, says social media use increases work productivity

Microsoft study finds that using social media at work actually increases productivity. Microsoft survey: Nearly half of employees report that social tools at work help increase their productivity. Financial services and government employees are most likely to have social media restrictions due to security concerns. 31% of employees are willing to spend their own money to buy social tools, according to study. If work now has a place in our social time, why shouldn’t social time have a place at work? Fair’s fair, says Microsoft researcher Nancy Baym.”]

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