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Apr 2009

YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Plurk Increase Productivity

According to the Australian Study, workplace Internet leisure browsing can increase employees productivity.

Internet workers or web factory workers need to zone out for a bit, short and unobtrusive breaks, such as a watching a 2 mins Youtube video, reading Anime or sharing or ranting at twitter and plurk, enables the mind to rest itself, leading to a higher total net concentration for a days’ work, and as a result, increased productivity.

“People need to zone out for a bit to get back their concentration,” Coker said on the university’s website. However, Coker said the study looked at people who browsed in moderation, or were on the Internet for less than 20 percent of their total time in the office. Nice one Coker… Australian are really cool!