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Blog Overview Blogger Profiles Event Calendar You can also visit our other sites: EmployeeWellness.ca WellnessFair.ca Workplace Wellness Info on NaturalHealthcare.ca	\| Share: \| more Social networking increasingly part of the workplace environment Analysts say online social networking is crossing over from something you do for fun with friends and family to something you increasingly will do with co-workers as part of your job. From an article in today's Lansing State Journal: "People are bringing their Facebook experience into the enterprise," said Rob Koplowitz, an analyst with the research firm Forrester who says the presence of giants such as IBM and Microsoft will make 2010 "a defining year" in the crossover of social networking to the workplace. By that, Koplowitz doesn't mean logging onto Facebook at your desk and uploading your photos from Maui while the boss is looking the other way. Rather, companies like Socialtext, Microsoft and IBM say their social networking software can help workers find the right colleague to help them complete a task, can help organize and locate internal data more easily and can boost productivity and reduce redundancy by better sharing what everyone is doing. Read the full article at the link. Source (please note, some articles are only available for a limited time.) Posted by: gisela on 2010-05-31 13:45:35 Subscribe to the feed Direct Link to this post Next post: Dopamine impacts your willingness to work 2012-05-12 10:04:13 Other posts tagged social networking, coworkers: · [Co-workers can be as important as supervisors for effective student internships] · [Being the new employee in an economic downturn] · [Screening out undesirable employees] · [When it comes to the workplace, singles and only-children do not mix] · [Workplace friendships: a mixed blessing for employers, employees] · [Companies respond differently to increasing use of social networks] · [Online interactions have positive effects for real-life communities] · [Workplace Friendships: Good for Morale, Bad for Productivity] · [Love in the Workplace OK with Co-workers as Long as There Aren`t Any Negative Vibes] · [Four-in-ten say they don't fit in at workplace] Don't forget: there is a search box on every page! Recent Posts: Dopamine impacts your willingness to work People who are willing to work hard for rewards had higher release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in areas of the brain known to play an important role in reward and motivation Posted by: danica on 2012-05-12 10:04:13 Co-workers can be as important as supervisors for effective student internships How internships are high-impact educational practices that can lead to higher levels of learning than those practices found in traditional classroom settings Posted by: danica on 2012-05-11 10:59:49 Comparing suffering may stop people seeking help for depression and anxiety People make inaccurate judgements about their depression and anxiety symptoms based on their perception of the suffering of those around them Posted by: danica on 2012-05-09 11:17:17 Long commutes may be hazardous to health Greater commuting distances are associated with decreased cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), increased weight, and other indicators of metabolic risk Posted by: danica on 2012-05-09 09:02:31 National U.K. handwashing campaign improved hygiene and reduced infection The more UK hospitals purchased soap and alcohol handrub, the more levels of MRSA and C. difficile went down Posted by: danica on 2012-05-07 09:05:37 View Your Cart? Call us for more information: In Toronto and Area call 647.723.6381 or call 1.866.395.8904 Toll-free. Dial answer group (ext) 3. \| Share: \| more Check out our Amazon Reading List!	New! Wellergize brings the power of Permacharts to your organization. Click here to see our selection. Wellergize Latest Tweet: wellergize: Wellergize #workplacewellness daily is out! http://t.co/i3rnpyRn ▸ Top stories today via @ncrtopemployers @yourworkplace @health_nexus - about 15 hours ago + More Recent Tweets: Our twitter feed is brand-spanking new! You can follow us or contact us here: @Wellergize. We'll tweet and retweet events, blog post topics, and relevant news. wellergize: RT @TheEditionEA: A Top Employee Quit: 5 Lessons Learned http://t.co/6R0zVBzL #HR #recruitment - about 17 hours ago wellergize: Wellergize #workplacewellness daily is out! http://t.co/i3rnpyRn ▸ Top stories today via @hn_top_employer @hriq @skilven @sanddunes08 - 1:08pm May 16, 2012 Powered by (a variation of) TwitterZoid Who has used Wellergize Products and Services? O.L.G., for one. Ask us how we can help your organization.
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