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Sunday 25 October 2009 8:00 pm  |  Updated:  Friday 31 May 2019 6:28 pm

Facebook frenzy costs businesses

By: admindrupal

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Twitter and Facebook are costing businesses an estimated £1.4bn every year in lost productivity, as over half of office staff said they spend 40 minutes a week on the social networking sites, according to a survey. Research from IT services provider Morse found 57 per cent of workers said they had used the websites while on shift for personal use, causing businesses to lose out on productivity.

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