Increasing Number of Companies That Prohibit The Use of Facebook

San Francisco - Popularity of Facebook and Twitter makes many companies to tighten supervision of social networking site access for employees.

Data survey results indicate ScanSafe, the company increased the number of blocked sites Facebook and Twitter.

Network World, Friday (21/8/2009) launch, the data obtained from the analysis conducted on more than a billion Web requests processed by the company.

ScanSafe mentioned in the last six months, increasing numbers of companies block Facebook and Twitter to reach approximately 20 percent.

Based on the data obtained, 76 percent of companies choosing to block social networking sites. Other sites are also a serious concern among employers is online shopping. As many as 52 percent of companies block access to online shopping.

Sports sites and webmail block was the target of the company. As many as 51 percent of companies block sports sites, and also other 58 percent of companies block webmail.

"When a web filter of choice for companies, they generally limit or even block sites included in the category of pornography, illegal activities and other sites nuanced racial intolerance," said Director of Product Management ScanSafe, Spencer Parker.

But according to Parker, the company's policy to block the site now also consider the impact on employee performance.

"In recent months, the company also began to consider the negative impacts that could affect the productivity of employees. Among these sites, social networks Facebook and Twitter a scourge for most companies," said Parker. (srn)