10 ways to cyberslack
Wed, Aug 29, 2007
Reuters
Aug 29 (Reuters) - Employees all over the world spend up to a fifth
of their working day cyberslacking, or wasting time on the
Internet, studies show.
Here are 10 ways cyberslackers can pass the time at work. (Warning:
Your workplace may prohibit access to the sites)
1. Network:
Facebook (http://www.facebook.com) is popular with students and
business professionals. MySpace (http://www.myspace.com) uses more
graphics and video. Companies, bands and celebrities often use the
site to promote themselves.
2. Rant about work:
Rant about fellow employees on the Annoying Coworker site
(http://www.annoyingcoworker.net). Are customers getting you down?
Try Customers Suck (http://customerssuck.livejournal.com).
3. Going once...:
Buy or bid for rare things not usually found in shops. Score
vintage clothes, old music records or even that sword from the Lord
of the Rings movies you've been eyeing on Ebay
(http://www.ebay.com).
4. Judge beauty contests:
Rate people (http://www.hotornot.com), animals
(http://www.ratemypuppy.com) or rooms -- even college dorms
(http://ratemyspace.hgtv.com). Let puppies (http://puppywar.com)
and kittens (http://kittenwar.com) battle it out for
cuteness.
5. Catch up on celebrity gossip:
It may be superficial, but it sure is fun. Read about celebrities'
latest exploits at The Superficial (http://www.thesuperficial.com)
or Oh No They Didn't (http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com).
6. Write in a personal blog:
Post stories, rants and pictures on your own online journal.
Popular hosts include Blogger (http://www.blogger.com) and
Livejournal (http://www.livejournal.com). You can also link to your
friends' journals and exchange comments on separate posts.
7. Put a story behind the face:
Read what it's like to be a waiter (http://www.waiterrant.net) and
you may end up tipping better. Or read about the life of a coffee
barista (http://baristabrat.blogspot.com), a New York City taxi
driver (http://newyorkhack.blogspot.com) or a London subway station
supervisor (http://lifeonthetube.blogspot.com).
8. All work and no play
Turn the sound down on your computer if people are around
and play online card, arcade or word games at Yahoo!
(http://games.yahoo.com) or MSN (http://games.msn.com).
9. Run your own sports team:
Sports fans can manage their own virtual team in a fantasy league
(http://fantasysports.yahoo.com).
10. I'm no slacker:
Keep your cyberslacking secret. If you are using Windows, push the
Windows button and M to minimise your programs.
This is website is
super cute!! go listen to the toopid sounds. and the spreadsheet is
so bloody fake!! lol.
Or toggle from the site where you are
cyberslacking to Don's Boss Page (http://www.donsbosspage.com),
which displays a fake spreadsheet to fool your
supervisor.
Quoted with courtesy of Asiaone headlines today.
