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Navigating and coordinating all of today’s social networking tools at the office spells w-a-s-t-e. Unifying the functions across platforms into one software will boost productivity for business.
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How much time do you waste answering emails each day? There must be a better way to communicate. “Workers in small and medium-sized businesses spend half the work day on “necessary, yet unproductive tasks, including routine communications and filtering incoming information and correspondence,” says a report from telephony company Fonality and research firm Webtorials. Other findings of the study, which surveyed employees in December 2010 and January 2011: Workers spend more than a third of their time (36 percent) trying to contact customers, partners or colleagues; find information, or schedule a meeting.”

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