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Surfing The Internet While At Work
wenty years ago, most offering the employees as way to
people did not even use blow off a little steam from a
computers at work; much hard day of work. Humorous sites
less have access to the Internet. that offer funny videos such as
Even if they did, the Internet http://www.stupidmcnupid.com/
largely consisted of email and have become very popular lately.
file sharing. But today, most of You can see such amazing and
the workforce has at least some bizarre videos as people
type of access to the Internet launching a huge water bottle
while on the job. And, in rocket, a building implosion in
addition to being able to email the middle of a crowded city,
friends and family, they also even an anaconda snake biting a
have the World Wide Web on which policeman. Co-workers love to run
they can surf for news, online into the next office to share the
stores, jokes, online music, latest funny video they found
funny videos, online dating while surfing the Internet. In
sites, funny pictures, and even fact, people love these funny
friends. People love downloading videos so much, VH1 created a
music through iTunes, shopping at whole show devoted to them called
Amazon, or just reading the Web Junk 20 that highlights the
headlines at MSNBC or CNN. best of the best.
Because there is so much on the
Internet today, many people are Many people use funny pictures on
using work time to surf the their web pages, in their emails,
Internet for personal reasons. and other places. Web sites, such
as http://www.stupidmcnupid.com/
People seem to love the sites that offer funny pictures have
that contain humor. Humor is become very popular with Internet
becoming more prevalent in surfers. These pages offer
certain workplaces today, hilarious real and slightly
doctored photos that are so a half million new members each
funny, people are becoming week. MySpace attracts users of
addicted to looking at them. You all ages including those in the
can view funny pictures such as workforce. Due to all the great
that of President Bush on CNN features that MySpace offers,
(where CNN ran the headline the many people find it hard to stay
Hurricane Katrina headline: away for very long. If workers
“Bush: One of the Worst Disasters have access to the Internet at
to Hit the U.S.”), an image of their job, they are more than
how to cheat at poker (with a likely to check their MySpace
little help), and the kids that account at least once a day,
decided to do a little painting possibly more often for new
(and covered the living room in bulletins, emails, or just
white paint). searching for new and interesting
friends.
There is so much information for
which one can surf on the However, workers spending time on
Internet and one of the newest the Internet can decrease
inventions is social networking productivity. While it may be
websites such as MySpace. MySpace okay with a company for workers
is the 4th most popular web site to surf on their own time, such
in English and the 7th most as breaks or lunch, they do not
popular in any language. want the workers surfing for
Receiving 4.5% of the visits of personal reasons during work
all web sites, it is the most hours. Some people argue that
visited site in the United surfing the Internet is
States. And many of these visits equivalent to chatting at the
are not made from home computers. water cooler or while in the
MySpace currently has over hallway, but most employers feel
100,000,000 members and attracts differently, feeling that it
decreases their production. To Some employers have started
help prevent this, up to 80% of limiting access to certain web
all employers are monitoring work sites for all employees in an
computers. This means they have attempt to curtail surfing. If
the potential to view all emails you are caught surfing the
you send and receive, as well as Internet at work for personal
know all the sites you surf and reasons such as looking at funny
at what times you were surfing. videos, funny pictures, or
checking your MySpace account,
During baseball season alone, your employer may penalize you by
baseball fans who surf the suspending your Internet
Internet during work hours can privileges or you could even be
cost companies a total of $10 fined.
billion in lost productivity.
This is not just an American Surfing the Internet is fun and
phenomenon – a study by a everyone does it, but to protect
software company in Australia yourself, ask your boss about any
showed that the Australian surfing while working policies
economy loses approximately $644 they have and keep your surfing
million a year in lost restricted to lunch and break
productivity due to Internet times.
surfing.
About the Author:
Kevin DalPorto is the founder of http://www.StupidMcNupid.com, a viral media website featuring funny videos, pictures, jokes and games.
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