Of all the major social media sites, one is stealing more employee time than any other: Facebook.
That's according to a survey of 1,000 employees by FindLaw.com, the legal information website, which found that 50 percent of adult Americans admit using the Internet for personal use while at work.
The survey showed that, while personal email is the biggest time-thieving culprit on the job, Facebook isn't far behind. Some 34 percent said they check personal email at work (which actually seems low compared to other surveys). The only social media site that even popped up above 10 percent was Facebook, at 26 percent. Videos also proved to be popular, with YouTube and other video sites coming in at 19 percent.
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
