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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: Work-related stress linked to increased blood fat levels, cardiovascular health risks 2013-05-17 14:44:44 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: Work-related stress linked to increased blood fat levels, cardiovascular health risks workers with job stress were more likely to suffer from abnormally high levels of LDL cholesterol, excessively low levels of HDL cholesterol and positive atherogenic indices Posted by: danica on 2013-05-17 14:44:44 Positive social support at work shown to reduce risk of diabetes While development of diabetes is commonly associated with risk factors such as obesity, high blood pressure, and physical inactivity, research has shown that stress can also have a significant impact Posted by: danica on 2013-05-14 09:46:56 Study suggests measuring prefrontal cortex activity can help assess leadership potential Leadership brains: High complex brains, where activity patterns are more varied, suggests more of the brains resources are available at any one time to handle other situations or tasks Posted by: danica on 2013-05-09 11:19:18 Sleep problems may increase risk for prostate cancer Risk for prostate cancer increased proportionately with reported severity of problems falling and staying asleep, from 1.6-fold to 2.1-fold Posted by: danica on 2013-05-07 11:35:10 On-site asbestos detector offers promise of better workplace safety First portable, real-time detector uses laser-based light scattering technique to identify harmful fibers Posted by: danica on 2013-05-03 09:25:06 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!	Who has used Wellergize Products and Services? The RCMP, for one. Ask us how we can help your organization. Wellergize Latest Tweet: Hmm. Twitter appears to be pining for the fjords at the moment.
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