1. Image by FreePixelsDesign

2. What was once
made for socializing
with friends….
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3. Has become a tool for
Image by Nick Amoscato: Flickr

4. When you take social computing and
apply it to the workplace, you get:
more of individuals
more
better alignment of your business processes
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5. Socially rooted tools lets us collaborate
among colleagues and experts (that) we
might not otherwise have access to
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6. With that said it is obvious that online
networking is becoming increasingly
important in the workplace
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7. 96% of employed Americans go
online/use email/own a cellphone.
The are known as the
Wired and Ready Workers
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8. 1/5 of wired workers are required to
respond to work-related emails
outside of work
½ of Blackberry and PDA users say
the same
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9. What about networking for contacts?
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10. “The most popular use of online tools
by companies is to recruit and
potential employees”
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11. In fact 56% of companies use social
media to find candidates
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12. Which explains why LinkedIn now
has more than 150 million users.
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13. 68% of employers have hired
candidates based on favorable
online profiles
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14. Having a “walled garden” for a social
media presence is not longer favourable
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15. “Establishing transparency, personal
brand and authenticity, are the keys to
success in today's competitive job
search”
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16. From the workplace to school, social
media has become an essential part of
team communication
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17. Schools, teachers and coaches are
adapting and using what social media
has to offer
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18. Google docs is about collaborative
planning and writing, working
simultaneously with other students
Image by Daisy Christine

19. Sports teams use Facebook groups to
coordinate and communicate to kids
and talk to kids
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22. Restaurants use it to entice diners.

23. Businesses don't just promote products,
but build followings.

24. The discussions often lead to actions,
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25. We can conclude that social media is
for just for socialization

26. It has infiltrated the workplace and
become an essential part of our jobs
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Flickr

27. All images are under the creative
commons free to use/share/modify
agreement.
Sources: Flickr & Google Advanced
Images

28. Sources
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12/efficient-small-business-social-networks/56939980/1
• http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2008/Networked-Workers/1-Summary-of-
Findings.aspx?view=all
• http://journalistsresource.org/studies/economics/jobs/social-media-workplace-
research-roundup
• http://theundercoverrecruiter.com/infographic-linkedin-user-statistics-network-
profiles-groups-applications/
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-gulati/put-forth-your-virtual-
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