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This is the pros and cons about how social media in the workplace is being affect. This topic is often referred to as the double edged sword meaning that both the pros could be beneficial but the cons are also weighing in so it is a balance on how to use it.


Pros of Social Media in the Workplace
http://work.chron.com/impact-social-media-workplace-pros-cons-22611.html
http://www.shrm.org/templatestools/hrqa/pages/socialnetworkingsitespolicy.aspx
https://prezi.com/6lqblpfzzd8k/pros-and-cons-of-using-social-media-at-work/
Some of the pros of having social media in the workplace would having a closer connection to the consumer and notifying them about any changes or new products that may have come out. Using social media in the workplace could make the company seem very modern and up to date making it more attractive to consumers or younger generations. It can also have some good break from all the work and just relax with logging into a social networking site to increase productivity. Using social media is not just for getting a company a good name but it can also be something employees can do while they are on their break and just blow off some steam with getting on a social media in the work place for a couple of minutes. Another thing would be that it would help getting any feedback on concerns that the consumers may have. There are many upsides to having social media in the workplace, ideas are limitless as having a good name for the company that. Now that there are many people using the Internet so that the company has a wider audience to get their things across. Something positive that could come out of this that with the collaboration with the Social Media in the workplace would be that new ideas could sprout up and could potential be very beneficial to the company.



Cons of Social Media in the Workplace
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/disadvantages-social-networking-workplace-21064.html
http://www.shrm.org/templatestools/hrqa/pages/socialnetworkingsitespolicy.aspx
http://blog.mavenlink.com/the-pros-and-mostly-cons-of-social-media-in-the-workplace-2/

The cons of having Social Media in the workplace is that it makes it easier for people to give the company viruses or go into their system and leak information. Since much of the users are in the younger generation then it is less likely that a company that is targeted towards older people should use social media. Most of the older generation prefer to go do any shopping online rather than surfing the web which make things stretchy because they do not know how well the product will work rather than in person. Social media can also hurt the company if there are negative comments going around which could make a dent in their sells. Also other big factors to weigh in are that it does loss the company productivity. There is also concern of people sharing information within the company to other people. There are also some legal troubles that a company could get into if their employees post something offensive of inappropriate. This could cost the company their reputation, millions of dollars or even both. Therefore, it is a major concern to let worker use social media in the workplace that is why so little of the companies let social media usage for safety of their company.


Summary
What I have found through research was that there is a lot of things to take into account. There are many pros as well as cons, but there should be moderation in how companies that would like. The company should have someone specifically who is in charge of just social media in the workplace but not for leisure, strictly for work. If a costumer is asking a question then the person in charge will respond to any comments of concerns that they may have. Companies do have reason to block social media on company devices because it does slow down broadband and loss of productivity. There is moderation to all of this and with the right restrictions and rules the company could be one that sky rockets with success with social media in the workplace.