Facebook pwns Google in the workplace

I was reading an article online and I was actually be surprised to learn that Facebook is being used more than Google at the workplace.

Here's the article: http://mashable.com/2010/04/16/facebook-at-work/

I'll sum it up...so the article discusses how at the workplace Facebook is getting more bandwidth usage than google is. This means that more people are using Facebook, or visiting it more. The stat still shows that YouTube is the reigning king though.

"The company looked at 13 billion URLs used by businesses in the first quarter of 2010and found that 6.8% of all business Internet traffic goes to Facebook, which is double the amount of business traffic that goes to Google and nearly triple the amount that Yahoo gets"

also

"An accompanying survey showed that 43% respondents are concerned about this seemingly excessive use of social media in the workplace."

I find this second stat VERY interesting. I know all the college kids do it, and it usually outranks doing very important school work which decides if you pass or fail courses sometimes. Facebook is relatively becoming an addiction for a lot of people and often times it makes me laugh when people post in their status that they are deleating there facebook. Ha...yeah...suuureee you are. I do agree that it does have very addicting tendencies, but at the same time, if used correctly and not just to have a fake farm, fishtank, cafe, hotel, mafia group, island, pets, cars, etc., etc., it can be a very good way to actually keep in contact with people. It's meant to be a social networking site...just like Myspace was...and like all things, they pass. I remember when EVERYONE had to have a Myspace or you practically weren't a human. Now people look at you like you have an appendage growing out of your head if you say you don't have a facebook.

I personally like to argue with the people who think they are being socially righteous simply by not having a facebook. They feel like they are "fighting the good fight". I honestly think having a facebook is a good thing. People can stay in contact with you, see pictures of you, chat with you, and just simply stay in touch. My cousins who live in different states don't have to only see me and get in contact me once a year.