The corporate debate between allowing employees to use social media sites during work hours is a heated one. According to a recent study, 50% of CEOs prohibit the use of social media in the office. But, does this really stop employees from checking their networks? Even if social media domains are blocked from company computers, 488 million people access Facebook through mobile devices.

Wasting office hours on social networking sites may seem like a waste of time, but recent evidence suggests that short breaks to surf and browse the web can actually encourage and increase employee happiness and productivity.

Take a look at Keas’ infographic, “The Case for Facebook,” to see how web browsing translates into employee productivity.