It has been claimed that companies are being hindered by a lack of understanding regarding Web 2.0 technology.
Two new surveys have suggested that businesses do not have a sufficient understanding of how to work with and benefit from Web 2.0 applications and as a result access is being blocked, causing companies to miss out on the potential benefits of the technology.
According to research from IT services firm, Parity, almost half of senior managers are not aware of the benefits that are to be gained from promoting Web 2.0 in the workplace, while a third of IT managers polled admitted that they had a lack of understanding as to how best to utilise the technology.
Furthermore, research from security firm Clearswift revealed that 65 per cent of HR decision-makers polled were denying employees access to social networking sites in the office, rather than working on ways that the technology could be used to boost their business.
