Social Media is Stuck in the Workplace Friend Zone (Infographic)

While many workers believe social media is increasingly important to their careers, they also see it as a distraction from work, lacking useful content.

Social media has reached critical mass in the U.S. and parts of western Europe. Still, adoption of enterprise social tools is slow and many people see social media as a distraction from their work day. Scredible PLC, creator of social-driven education technologies, surveyed 1,000 professionals in the U.S. and U.K. regarding their social media habits and uncovered some prevailing attitudes with regard to how social fits into the workplace.

Despite the proliferation of social enterprise tools such as Jive, Yammer and even Slack, most people see social media as a way to keep up with friends and family.

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