There’s no such thing as a one-size-fits-all approach to social media.

What works best for a company’s marketing department will look different from best practices for those in upper management.

It’s important for any business worth its social salt to have a social media strategy in place – which starts with understanding the differences in execution among each company department.

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It’s no secret that social media is now omnipresent in the workplace.

Employees spend ample time throughout the day on social networks, both for personal and professional purposes.

While less than half (43%) of firms have a completely open policy towards social networking, fewer than one in three (< 30%) block these channels altogether, and the number of companies restricting access is dropping by around 10% each year.

Which leads to the question: is it finally safe to tweet at work? In the infographic below, HR software maker TribeHR prudently asks “How can social media get you fired?”

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Creative agency JESS3 collaborated with software giant Mindjet to showcase just how deeply technology and social media permeate the modern workplace.

The resulting infographic zones in on the five key areas (office environment, professional services, communication, sharing information, and conducting meetings) that can benefit most from the adoption of social technology.

Check it out, and hit the comments with how your own workplace is impacted by the tech of today.

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Did you know that 42 percent of employers say no to any use of social media in the workplace?

When you consider that two out of every five young workers rate access to social media at work above receiving a higher salary, this presents an obvious disconnect. And for many employers, an outright ban is easier to manage than educating themselves on the benefits of using these tools in the office – only a little more than half (53 percent) have any kind of formal social media policy in place.

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