More businesses are going to use social media for hosting work events.

Parcel delivery and courier services could be among the growing trend for businesses hosting work events online via social media.

According to We Are Social, this is going to become more commonplace as it is a natural progression from work social event to a social networking environment.

"One thing we might see if there are two different Christmas parties happening in different locations, you might pick them both up via webcam or Twitter," said the company's managing partner Nathan MacDonald.

He went on to say that social media is now being used in the interview process as well, with interviewers posing questions online.

"We're seeing a few examples of those panels becoming virtual, so that the whole conversation happens via Twitter," added Mr MacDonald.

His comments come as creative agency blur Group, which has 8,000 employees worldwide, announced that it will holding its Christmas party via Twitter on Thursday (December 16th).

Posted by Lucy Pritchard

Article Added: 14/12/2010 09:36:32