Bangalore: A sudden raise of social networking practices has noticed in the last few years, even though different forms of social networking have existed for more than a decade. The increased usage of social networking brings a paradigm shift in social, business and technology aspects. People have started to spend more time on social networking than other communication tools available over internet. Today, most of the companies have their own internal social networking site which acts as a communication bridge between employees. In-house activities and news of the company will be available over this internal social networking site. More than just linking as ‘friends’, it can be a best platform for your career development.

Being an effective research and communication tool, social networking sites became inevitable for today’s workplace. Many of the recent studies found ‘social media’ increases productivity and healthy competition among workers. And in-house social networking site helps collaboration within organization and to bend work life and social life together.

Maria Ogneva, the Head of Community at Yammer suggests few ‘best practices for social networking in the workplace’ in her post at Mashable.com. “No matter how sophisticated our use of social media, we must always be aware of its breadth. It’s easy to feel anxiety over saying the wrong thing, but if you know how to use it well, social media in the office can and should benefit your career,” she says.

Following these few steps will help you to make a right note on your social networking site.