Setting Your Sites On The Internet

Dina Amadril, CMA NACM Western Region Credit Conference

October 6, 2011

Two out of three surveyed would choose the Internet over a car.

Two of five college students surveyed globally said the Internet is more important to them than dating, going out with friends, or listening to music.

One of every three college students and employees surveyed globally believes the Internet is a fundamental resource for the human race – as important as air, water, food and shelter. About half believe the Internet is “pretty close” to that level of importance.

Web Browsers

Search Engines

Too Many Explorer Toolbars

Removing Toolbars

Your Home Page

• Be careful not to set your home page to something distracting. If you set it to Yahoo or MSN or pretty much any news site, you are just asking for trouble. 75% of the time when you open your browser, you are going to see something that looks more interesting than the work you are doing at the moment. Set your home page to something clean and useful like Google, or just a blank page. Better yet, create your own home page with a list of links you use often (and maybe a quote that helps you focus on productivity).

Is the message really necessary?

Email Tip – Keep it short.

5 Sentences or less.

Don’t check email compulsively. 2 or 3 times a day should be sufficient.

Avoid at all costs getting into

arguments and disputes via email.

Email is impersonal and tends to

aggravate conflict. It is better to wait,

cool down and try to speak in person.

Don’t waste time in meaningless flame

wars.

Simple Productivity Booster: Disabling the Outlook Email Desktop Alert

News Reader

Free Alerts & Media Sources Online

Cloud Computing

QR Codes

Quick Response Codes

WolframAlpha

We Are All Going Mobile

Revolving Around Facebook

Your Online Reputation

• Google yourself

• Review all social media privacy & security settings

• Watch what those you know and love (like, feel ambivalent towards) post about you

• Complete your LinkedIn profile

• Reputation.com

Facebook Big Brother Spreads

Where R U?

Group Messaging

WILB• studied the habits of 300 workers and found that the large majority

engaged in what he calls "Workplace Internet Leisure Browsing" (WILB)—surfing the Internet for personal reasons. But despite the common perception that such a behavior is a drain on employers, Coker says that these employees are able to focus better when performing tasks for work. In his report, Coker said that 70 percent of workers engage in WILB, the most popular of which involved looking for information about products, reading news, playing games, and watching YouTube videos. "People need to zone out for a bit to get back their concentration," he said in a statement. "Short and unobtrusive breaks, such as a quick surf of the internet, enables the mind to rest itself, leading to a higher total net concentration for a days work, and as a result, increased productivity.“

• According to his research, those who surfed for less than 20 percent of their time at the office were more productive than those who don't by nine percent, but such productivity increases didn't apply to the Internet-addicted.

Time Waster or DeStresser

Networking - LinkedIn Groups

Networking - Facebook Pages

Just Do It