How long can you sit at your desk with your head down just banging out work? Maybe 2 hours before having to get up, walk around, or peruse the internet. The internet provides us a vast place to cure ADD and boredom, but can also be a huge time suck and major waste of your day. We all know the feeling of hearing someone come up behind you and quickly hitting Alt+Tab to switch windows and make it appear like you are working and not just socializing on the internet.

Even though it’s normal and healthy to take breaks during the day from your job, where is the balance? Do bosses frown when they see you surfing the internet or socializing? Is there an online resource that companies would actually encourage the use of? What qualities would a resource have to possess to get the employers OK?

Of course the first few sites that come to mind when talking about socializing on the web are MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. And just as obvious a statement is the fact that 1 out of every 2 companies block those sites. That’s right, even though these social networking sites can sometimes provide value to the user in the form of content sharing, 54 percent of U.S. companies say they’ve banned these sites.

The next thing I want you to think about is how many emails you get during the day to your work account (because we know your personal email is probably already blocked). If you’re like me the number is well over 100. With 100 work emails flying through my inbox, how am I going to find time or even find those email chains from my friends that I actually love answering every day? There is no good answer to that question; just simply reply email jail.

So, let’s take Pinyadda into the workplace and count the top 10 reasons why you need Pinyadda at work:

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