More than half of chief information officers surveyed by Robert Half Technology reported that their companies do not allow employees to visit social networking sites for any reason while at work. The poll was conducted by telephone and was based on interviews with more than 1,400 CIOs in companies in the United States that employ 100 or more workers each. Fifty-four percent said their companies have a ban on use of such sites during company hours. Only 10 percent allowed unlimited use of social networking sites.

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More than half of 500 employers surveyed by Robert Half Technology and CareerBuilder plan to hire full-time employees over the next 12 months, while four in 10 will hire contract, temporary or project workers, and four in 10 will hire part-time employees. These are among the findings of a survey of 500 employers who employ at least 500 people.

Templeton Consulting, a Miami Beach, Fla.-based accounting and consulting firm, has found that accounting firms don't understand Customer Management Relationship applications. Templeton's survey of 500 firms discovered that 86 percent don't use CRM while many reporting they use CRM packages employ applications such as ProSystem fx Practice Management and Outlook that are not CRM programs. Templeton also found the accounting firms are confused about the definition of CRM, what functions such packages provide and the best practices for using them. The firm markets Customer Relationship Management Solutions which is based on Microsoft Dynamics CRM