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A discussion of using Facebook in a college classroom "Moreover, the students essentially ran the group. Although I wrote posts and comments, students wrote over 90 percent of the posts and over 80 percent of the comments. These included everything from asking for notes, getting clarification on points made in lecture, posting videos and images that pertained to class material, forming study groups, noting relevant events on campus, and congratulating class members on specific accomplishments. Sometimes these posts were made during class, right after I discussed something. I thought that this behavior would bother me, but it simply added to the value of the group and reinforced the spontaneity of interaction."

The National Labor Relations Board says workers have a right to discuss work conditions freely, whether the discussion takes place at the office or on social networking sites. They have ordered the rehiring of employees fired for their posts on social media.

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This story first appeared on PR Daily in October 2012. Sometimes your productivity comes to a screeching halt. You can't possibly do anything right now. Even getting up to use the bathroom seems like a chore. A coffee the size of a soda New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to ban might help, but even then, completing that assignment seems like a distant possibility.