On an average day, how much time do you spend on the
Internet(s)?
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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%
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Do you use Facebook, MySpace, or Twitter?
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Yes, all of them:
11%
Yes, two of them:
19%
Yes, one of them:
31%
No:
38%
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From where do you most often access Facebook, MySpace, or Twitter?
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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%
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For which of the following purposes do you think social networks like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter are best used?
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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%
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Which of the following statements comes closest to what you think about using social networks like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter at work?
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It's a waste of time:
44%
It helps productivity:
10%
It helps creativity:
19%
It improves morale:
27%
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Are you Facebook/MySpace friends with (or Twitter following/followed by) any co-workers or bosses?
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Yes:
39%
No:
42%
I am not employed:
18%
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Does your employer have an official policy on social
networking?
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Yes:
25%
No:
42%
I better go ask HR:
14%
I am not employed:
19%
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How much of your workday is spent looking at non-work-related websites?
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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%
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Do you think your employer monitors what websites you visit and how much time you spend on them?
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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%
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Does your employer or school block access to certain
websites?
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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%
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Have you blogged, tweeted, or otherwise mentioned/complained/written about work online?
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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%
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Do you think bosses should monitor and punish (or reward!) employees for what employees post on their personal social networking pages?
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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%
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Do you think banning social media would help or hurt morale at your company?
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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%
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Do you think employers should check job applicants' social networking pages before hiring them?
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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%
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Do you follow Mayor Slay on Twitter?
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Yes:
24%
No:
63%
I will now!:
12%
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