India Inc debates whether networking leads to ‘not working'

To start with, a statutory disclosure is in order: I didn't have to look too far for this story idea. It happened the day agencyfaqs! barred access to certain social networking sites and instant messenger services between 9.30 am and 5.30 pm because it was `clogging up the pipe'. But as I worked the phones, I realised we weren't in a minority.

As social networking explodes in India, companies, large and small, are trying to walk the line between seemingly-harmless and addictive web surfing. And the impact this could have on work. Firms that rely on the internet to a large extent are wary about the rising possibility of chatting for long hours, social networking, gaming, music and job searches.

Some companies have banned networking sites like Orkut and instant messengers (IMs) like Yahoo! Messenger, citing that they consume network bandwidth, company resources and infrastructure. There is also the fear of......

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Title: India Inc Debate On Networking Sites
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