“People see face-to-face contact as being absolutely imperative in forming close friendships.”
Duh!
“But new research suggests that anyone looking to form new and genuinely close friendships via online social networks is going to be disappointed. An ongoing UK study, conducted by Dr. Will Reader of Sheffield Hallam University, suggests that real life meetings are still needed to foster genuine “real” relationships which are based on trust.”
“According to a new report by the UK Employment law firm Peninsula, employees are costing companies over $260 million a day. Based on responses from 3,500 companies, Peninsula estimate that 233 million hours are lost every month by employees “wasting time” on the Internet.”
“Loss of productivity through social networks such as Facebook is proving to be a major headache and my advice would be for companies to block access.”