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Mini Poll: Taking Some Of The Doors Off City Hall


Current Totals:

On an average day, how much time do you spend on the Internet(s)?


None at all:
 1%
Only a few minutes:
 2%
An hour or less:
 21%
A couple of hours:
 34%
Much of the day:
 25%
Most of the day:
 11%
If I am awake, I am online:
 6%

 

Do you use Facebook, MySpace, or Twitter?


Yes, all of them:
 11%
Yes, two of them:
 19%
Yes, one of them:
 31%
No:
 38%

 

From where do you most often access Facebook, MySpace, or Twitter?


From home:
 35%
From work:
 20%
From a café, library, or school:
 1%
From my phone, PDA, or netbook:
 8%
From somewhere else:
 1%
I do not access any of them, ever:
 35%

 

For which of the following purposes do you think social networks like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter are best used?


Showing off how witty/wild I am:
 2%
Measuring (or displaying) my perceived popularity:
 2%
Raising awareness for my cause/event:
 8%
Making contacts that might help me get a job:
 2%
Making new friends:
 2%
Keeping in touch with friends/family:
 42%
Marketing products or services:
 2%
Exchanging or developing ideas with colleagues:
 11%
Beats the heck out of me:
 29%

 

Which of the following statements comes closest to what you think about using social networks like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter at work?


It's a waste of time:
 44%
It helps productivity:
 10%
It helps creativity:
 19%
It improves morale:
 27%

 

Are you Facebook/MySpace friends with (or Twitter following/followed by) any co-workers or bosses?


Yes:
 39%
No:
 42%
I am not employed:
 18%

 

Does your employer have an official policy on social networking?


Yes:
 25%
No:
 42%
I better go ask HR:
 14%
I am not employed:
 19%

 

How much of your workday is spent looking at non-work-related websites?


None:
 7%
Very little:
 28%
Some:
 40%
A lot:
 4%
Almost all of it:
 2%
I don't use the Internet while I am at work:
 1%
I am not employed:
 18%

 

Do you think your employer monitors what websites you visit and how much time you spend on them?


Yes, I know they do:
 22%
I think they do:
 21%
I'm not sure, but I better close some windows ASAP:
 6%
No:
 33%
I am not employed:
 18%

 

Does your employer or school block access to certain websites?


Yes:
 37%
No:
 26%
No, not that I know of:
 17%
I'm not employed or in school:
 13%
I don't use the Internet at work or school:
 7%

 

Have you blogged, tweeted, or otherwise mentioned/complained/written about work online?


Yes, often:
 7%
Yes, sometimes:
 17%
No:
 45%
No, but I have read what my bosses/coworkers have written about work:
 5%
I don't blog, tweet, or any of those other things, nor do I read what others write about work:
 10%
I am not employed:
 17%

 

Do you think bosses should monitor and punish (or reward!) employees for what employees post on their personal social networking pages?


Yes, they should monitor social networking pages and reward good performance:
 4%
Yes, they should monitor, but should only be able to punish if the employees are directly disrespecting the company on their personal social networking pages:
 24%
Yes, they should monitor, but should not be able to punish (or reward!) employees for what they do on their personal social networking pages:
 13%
No, they should not monitor employees' personal social networking pages:
 59%

 

Do you think banning social media would help or hurt morale at your company?


I think it would help morale – people would actually have to vocalize their thoughts or complaints:
 32%
I think it would hurt morale – employees would feel mistrusted:
 68%

 

Do you think employers should check job applicants' social networking pages before hiring them?


Yes, they can tell a lot about temperament:
 49%
No, employers don't search applicants' homes or cars; they shouldn't search their websites:
 51%

 

Do you follow Mayor Slay on Twitter?


Yes:
 24%
No:
 63%
I will now!:
 12%

 

Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.


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