Social Networking in the Workplace Increases Efficiency

A new pan-European survey shows that the use of social networking tools as part of everyday working life has led to an increase in efficiency. The independent market report released by AT&T has surveyed more than 2,500 people in Great Britain, France, Germany, Belgium and The Netherlands if they use social networks at work and why.
65% of the employees surveyed say that their company has adopted social networking as part of their working culture. 74% of European employees think there are benefits to using social networks and online communities in the workplace: Increasing an individual’s knowledge and giving access to solutions to problems (both 38%), harnessing the collective knowledge of employees, customers and suppliers (36%) and stimulating team building and better internal collaboration (32%).