You can use this to explain the Web logs to your boss:

Social networking sites “good for business”

LONDON (Reuters) – Good news for workers addicted to Facebook, Bebo and MySpace — a British think-tank says bosses should not stop their staff using social networking sites because they could actually benefit their firms.

The report by Demos said encouraging employees to use networking technologies to build relationships and closer links with colleagues and customers could help businesses rather than damage them.

I happen to agree, somewhat. So long as one is not simply following @therealbritany on Twitter or spending all day on eHarmony.com.