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Is there any research to back the time-suck problem up?

Companies will just fire users with a problem so there is no business us for it.

Having 2 companies taking different approaches is fine but I am not convinced this is big business at all.

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Is there any research to back the time-suck problem up?

I believe 8aweek's name is derived from such a study, in fact.

well after much googling I couldn't find any reference to it. Can anyone help me out, it appears my google ninja skills are not up to it for this. Paul you invested in them maybe you can point us in the right direction. I am still not convinced this is a problem.

Check our FAQ page: http://www.8aweek.com/learn/

Wasting time online is a universal problem that is only getting worse.

thanks, for those who want the url its http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSN2541395620...

I will give it a go to see if it gets me being more productive.

Employee efficiency is big business. Companies aren't going to fire you for spending a bit of time on CNN or Facebook, but I guarantee you they wouldn't mind getting a bit more of that time back. Every minute gained is a competitive advantage.

trust me companies that monitor their employees online time will fire employees caught surfing to much after a couple of times. The person surfing the net to long is not working and thats the end of the story for these companies.

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