Should Social Networking Sites Be Banned In Offices and Colleges?

There are 1000s of social networking websites around. I personally know at least 20 persons who spend most of their online time making friends and connecting with people around the world. Some use social networking sites for professional reasons while most use them to make friends.

I've seen many companies banning access to social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Hi5 & others. What is your take on this?

Do you think social networking sites should be freely allowed in offices & colleges? Or should they be banned?

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What I would suggest is keep the access to such sites open during the lunch time or break time. that way, it wont affect the productivity of the staff.

yes they should absolutely be banned in colleges and offices.these sites are more prone for distracting.and obviously distraction is not the first thing required in colleges and office.if the authorities want focused people, they should certainly ban these sites.