A SURVEY COMMISSIONED BY CALIFORNIA-BASED STAFFING FIRM ROBERT HALF TECHNOLOGY REPORTS THAT 54% OF EMPLOYERS BAN THEIR EMPLOYEES FROM ACCESSIG SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES LIKE FACEBOOK, MYSPACE, TWITTER, ETC… THAT MAKES SENSE.  BUT MOST PEOPLE HAVE PHONES THAT CAN ACCESS THESE SITES ANYWAYS… IT IS A VERY PECULIAR REALITY WHEN PEOPLE, PRESUMABLY IN A SOCIAL SETTING (AKA WORK) STILL FIND THE NEED TO “SOCIALIZE” ONLINE… I THINK THE TITLE “SOCIAL-NETWORKING” SITES MIGHT BE MISLEADING. I THINK MANY WOULD FIND THAT WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING IS PEOPLE ARE “STALKING” SCROLLING THROUGH PEOPLE’S PROFILES AND READING PEOPLE’S TWEETS… PEOPLE THEN TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY SEE… THESE NETWORKING SITES ARE GOSSIP FACILITATING AND PROVE THAT, CULTURALLY, IT’S THE DIRT ON OTHER PEOPLE’S PRIVATE LIVES THAT CAPTURE OUR INTEREST MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE…