Spreadtweet has been developed by a British designer for staff who are embarrassed to ‘tweet' openly at work. But Stephen Beynon, managing director at ntl:Telewest Business, does not think this should have to be the case and more employers should embrace social networking.
He said: "Sites like Twitter have transformed business communications, enabling organisations to share news, recruit employees and engage with customers who are praising or criticising them.
"Given employees are now recruited via social networking sites, they expect to use them when they enter the workplace."
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