# Prof. Anindya Ghose's research on using social media in the workplace is cited

1 Faculty News May 28, 2012 ![NPR logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030855.jpg?itok=Ti1_93MD)>

Excerpt from [NPR](http://www.npr.org/2012/05/28/153878516/as-headphones-invade-the-office-are-we-lonelier) -- "People who think it's isolating cite research that links Facebook to loneliness and depression. But in a case study from \[[Anindya Ghose](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/anindya-ghose) at\] New York University, people who posted on an internal blog at one company actually sparked conversation and increased productivity."

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