What Is Employee Web Surfing Costing Your Company?

In a recent Salary.com and AOL survey, the impact on employers of their employees spending time was estimated.  The results (which pertain specifically to the United States) are nothing less than shocking.  The average number of hours in an eight hour day the surveyed employees admitted to wasting by surfing the web?  2.09 hours, for an average annual productivity loss, per employee, of $9,948!