In conclusion, social networking has been absorbed into our mainstream everyday modern lives and our workplaces are now starting to feel the impact of this new form of media.  Some companies are trying to resist change and finding that there is no real perceived need to have this new media format in their offices while other are embracing the winds of change and are creating a “brand” for themselves on most if not all social networking sites.  This helps these companies market new products to their customers and allows them to be connected to their employees but only if the employees want their superiors on their profile page.  Using social media in the workplace has created the problem of leaked information that would otherwise never leave the office and has opened up it servers and networks to potential attacks from cyber-criminals.  Companies have not been quick enough to put better security measures in place and educate their employees on possible threats to computer systems.  Usually by the time the IT professional realizes something is wrong within the system it is usually too late and it could delay work for long periods of time.   As the old saying goes “don’t judge a book by its cover” but HR professionals are judging many by their social networking profiles which can be detrimental to a job applicant.  The simplest message that I have come across by reading countless amounts of news articles and the available peer-reviewed research studies is that the individuals especially those who are job applicants and employees should use common sense when using any social networking site and remember that what is posted on any of these sites remains there forever even after an individual has deleted the information from their profile.