IT Companies Jump On The Social Networking Bandwagon..

Today Companies like TATA Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) , Wipro Ltd , IBM ( India ) Pvt Ltd , and Dell ( India ) Pvt Ltd are taking a leaf out of social networking portals such as Orkut , Facebook and Myspace though they had once held in so much suspicion that they made the online platforms off-limits to employees .


Now these companies are initiating to introduce new social networking website to there employees as they attempt to contain employee turnover , improve internal communication and promote teamwork .
Not too long ago , some IT companies had even banned employees from social networking that feature voice and text chat , email, blogging.
Time spent on such social networking websites hurt employ efficiency , the opponents claimed.
But now according to big companies , Blogging and the ensuing online dialogue is fast emerging as an important tool for engagement and learning .

To Promote Employee interaction and create a sense of corporate identity . Dell has an online employee community on Facebook. While this helps employee to connect to outside space , even connect friends working in different companies and discuss problems .

The way HR manager see it, having a Facebook or Orkut account type internal corporate directory with profile of employee detailing their skills and experience helps and makes it easy for project manager to identify and use the right talent to execute projects.

Even now hosting and sharing videos among an internal channel like youtube is another new buzz coming out from companies like dell and TCS.

I think it an very formative move and must be opted by every company .
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