Few Workers Use Social Media Tools at Their Job

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Desktop computers are ubiquitous in workplaces and e-mail is used by more than half of all workers each hour, but social media tools are still strangers to the office, according to a study by Forrester Research.

The Workforce Technographics Survey, Forrester's first such study, looked at the technology adoption habits of more than 2,000 workers at companies with 100-plus employees. The survey found that while e-mail and desktop computers are commonplace, other applications and devices are rare. It also found that more experienced employees--not the youngest, who comprise Generation Y--are the leading users of social technology on the job.

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