<div style="float: right; margin: 15px 0 20px 20px;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/category/chart-of-the-day"> <img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/2237544b39b8324a71969a00/button-more-charts.gif" border="0" alt="button more charts" /></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/how-important-the-masters-par-5s-are-to-tiger-woods-sports-chart-of-the-day-2013-4"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/2237544b42b8324a7a969a00/button-chart-prev.gif" border="0" alt="button chart prev" /></a></td><td><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/danica-patricks-nascar-martinsville-2013-4"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/2237544b4db8324a85969a00/button-chart-next.gif" border="0" alt="button chart next" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>The surprising star early in the NCAA championship game was <keyword id="18877" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Michigan">Michigan</keyword>'s back-up guard <keyword id="1737298" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Spike-Albrecht">Spike Albrecht</keyword>. And thanks to some hot shooting on the national stage, Albrecht became an instant celebrity on social media.</p>
<p>Prior to last night's game, Albrecht was averaging just 1.8 points per game and had not scored more than seven points in a single game. But he got hot in the first half and scored 17 points, sending people on Twitter into a frenzy.</p>
<p>During the game, the number of people following Albrecht's Twitter account (<a href="https://twitter.com/spikealbrecht">@SpikeAlbrecht</a>) grew from less than 4,000 prior to tip-off, to more than 19,000 by the end of the game. Here is a look at how both his Twitter followers and points grew through the night (<em><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/sports/comments/1byppd/spike_albrechts_twitter_followers_before_and/">Twitter data via Reddit</a></em>)...</p>
<p><div class="image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/51642ff8eab8ea1c1f000005-608-457/untitled-1-585.jpg" border="0" alt="Spike Albrecht Twitter Followers" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /><p class="source">Data via ESPN.com and Reddit.com</p></div></div></div></p>

How One Great Half In The Championship Game Impacted A Player's Social Media Popularity

<p><div class="image-container float_right" style="width:400px"><div class="image"><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/516378cbeab8ea5d0500000b-620-465/spike-albrecht.jpg?maxX=400" border="0" alt="spike albrecht" width="400" /></div><p class="source">Ronald Martinez/Getty Images</p></div><keyword id="18877" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Michigan">Michigan</keyword> freshman <keyword id="1737298" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Spike-Albrecht">Spike Albrecht</keyword> had the best 20 minutes of his life in the first half of the national championship game against Louisville.</p>
<p>He scored 17 points on 6-7 shooting, and outplayed the guy in front of him on the depth chart, consensus player of the year Trey Burke.</p>
<p>It was unreal.</p>
<p>His career high in a game coming into the game was 7 points. He had 19 games this season where he didn't score at all.</p>
<p>Spike is 5'10" and 170 pounds. Coming out of high school last year, he was only offered a scholarship by one other Division I program — Appalachian State.</p>
<p>A Michigan assistant coach first noticed him at a high school game in Massachusetts when he score 23 points.</p>
<p>According Mick McCabe the Detroit Free Press, <a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20130404/SPORTS06/304040183/An-unlikely-Wolverine">Michigan offered him a scholarship because they were afraid Burke would go to the NBA and they had a dearth of point guards</a>. </p>
<p><span>From McCabe:</span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span>After deciding to offer Albrecht, [Michigan coach John] Beilein told Carroll: "I love this kid. I'm either in a lot of trouble or I'm going to be a genius."</span></p>
<p>Albrecht just scored 17 points in a half in the national championship. He's a genius.</p>

The Michigan Player Who Dominated The First Half Of The National Title Game Only Got One Other Scholarship Offer Coming Out Of High School

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Several new research reports on remote workers' use of work devices in their homes show a spike in visits to <keyword id="6367992" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="porn">porn</keyword> sites.</li><li>"The increase in adult content and other risky behaviors is very closely correlated with the increase in people working from home," Netskope found.</li><li>Experts say this presents a thorny management issue that can't be avoided for security, legal, and human resources reasons.  </li><li>Companies must have a clear policy that addresses using a work device to access porn, experts say, and management needs to be prepared to discuss those rules, experts say. </li></ul><p>Employees are going to porn sites on their work computers 600% more than last year during this time of <keyword id="1591611" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="remote-work">remote work</keyword>, <a href="https://www.netskope.com/lp/cloud-and-threat-report/?utm_source=google&amp;utm_campaign=NA-Brand&amp;utm_agn=&amp;utm_content=419914836918&amp;utm_term=%2Bnetskope&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMI483_nYCH6wIVoj6tBh0xrAIaEAAYASAAEgKOLvD_BwEaEAAYASAAEgKOLvD_BwE">according to new research</a>, which means that employers are increasingly confronted with a thorny management issue.</p><p>While <keyword id="6361948" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="cybersecurity">cybersecurity</keyword> products can block access to adult sites, the issue can't be solved simply with software, experts say. Employees going to porn sites may be a symptom of larger human resources issues that lead to serious cybersecurity and legal problems.</p><p>"You can't avoid having an awkward conversation," says Steve Albrecht, an expert in the intersection of cybersecurity and human resources who consults with government agencies and companies. "Having that talk is critical. Your policies are your culture, and they have to be clear."</p><p>Companies must have a clear policy about work computer usage – updated for remote work if needed – and that policy should be cited in email reminders and conversations, </p><p>Albrecht says that remote work may be causing two kinds of employees to access porn on work devices: Absent-minded workers who have gotten a bit too comfortable at home and potential porn addicts. Both are HR issues. </p><p>"Some employees may be doing the equivalent of making 1,000 copies for personal needs on the office copier. It's not malicious, but it is against the rules for a reason," Albrecht said. "On the other hand, if someone is addicted to porn, their use of it may go unchecked until they hit real consequences. That's why a policy that's clear and understood is really important." </p><p>Legally, companies can be liable for creating a toxic environment if, say, an employee harasses a coworker by sharing porn on a workplace computer. At the other end of the spectrum, if a company fires someone for looking at porn on a work computer without having a clear and accessible policy, that employee can win a termination lawsuit. <a href="http://www6.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/cth/FWC/2016/4954.html">In a 2015 Australian case</a>, an employee who was fired for looking at porn on a work computer after being warned about previous incidents won a $25,000 lawsuit for lost wages when a court found the company had not correctly followed procedures.   </p><p><div type="image" title="Jared + Jennifer Pope of Work Shield" height="813" width="1084" msid="77416513" hostid="261"></div></p><p>Jared Pope, the CEO of Work Shield — a company that provides software for employees to report inappropriate workplace behavior — concedes that porn is "not exactly typically a workplace conversation." But as remote work affects employee habits, difficult discussions may need to become more common. </p><p>"Addressing an issue or accusing an employee of viewing pornography is not an easy or enjoyable task for any employer," Pope said. "But, it's a legal and moral necessity."</p><p>It's a problem regardless of whether it's happening in the office or on a work device at home: "Culture starts at the top," Pope added. "If employers are turning a blind eye to employees engaging in porn during work or on company-owned devices, they are reinforcing a toxic workplace environment."</p><p>The topic has been brought into sharp focus in several recent research reports. </p><p><a href="https://www.netskope.com/lp/cloud-and-threat-report/?utm_source=google&amp;utm_campaign=NA-Brand&amp;utm_agn=&amp;utm_content=419914836918&amp;utm_term=%2Bnetskope&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMI483_nYCH6wIVoj6tBh0xrAIaEAAYASAAEgKOLvD_BwEaEAAYASAAEgKOLvD_BwE">New research</a> this week from cloud security company Netskope shows 240% more workers are going to porn sites on their work devices while total traffic to the sites on work computers is up 600%. "An abrupt shift to remote work in 2020 sent a shockwave through organizations," the report said, "As people found work and personal lives blended unlike ever before."</p><p>This follows April <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/more-people-watching-porn-on-work-computers-coronavirus-remote-work-2020-5">research from the cybersecurity company Kaspersky</a> that nearly one in five workers admitted to accessing porn on their work computers.</p><p>Netskope found "increased risk as employees used work devices for personal reasons." The company, along with Kaspersky and others, sell software products that can send a warning to employees if they try to access this kind of content, and loop in other parts of the company, based on customer settings. Porn sites can be a significant source of malware, and past breaches of porn sites have been used to blackmail people, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/more-people-watching-porn-on-work-computers-coronavirus-remote-work-2020-5">Kaspersky found</a>.</p><p>"The increase in adult content and other risky behaviors is very closely correlated with the increase in people working from home," says Ray Canzenese, a threat research director for Netskope. "As the lines between people's work and personal lives blurred, they increasingly used company devices for personal reasons." </p><p>That blurring of the lines is where the danger lies, says Pope of Work Shield. Companies' computer policies need to be specific during remote work: If shopping online at lunchtime is OK, and looking at porn on company devices is never OK, make that clear, he says.</p><p>According to Pope, if a policy "doesn't already include explicit language that addresses the use of porn on company time, devices and network: include it."</p>

'You can't avoid having an awkward conversation': Why it's such a thorny issue when remote employees access porn on work computers

<p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><div class="image-container float_right" style="width:400px"><div class="image"><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/51639354ecad040f1900000e-620-465/chane-behanan-louisville.jpg?maxX=400" border="0" alt="chane behanan louisville" width="400" /></div><p class="source">Streeter Lecka/Getty Images</p></div><keyword id="193447" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Louisville">Louisville</keyword> beat <keyword id="18877" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Michigan">Michigan</keyword> 82-76 to win the national championship tonight in Atlanta.</span></p>
<p>It was a great, well-played game in a tournament plagued by a lack of scoring and offensive skill.</p>
<p>Michigan jumped out to a big first half lead thanks to freshman back-up point guard Spike Albrecht.</p>
<p>Albrecht had 17 first-half points — more than he scored in the entire months of January and February combined.</p>
<p>But Louisville then stormed back, and slowly but surely took control of the game in the second half.</p>
<p>The key play came with two minutes left. Up 76-70, Louisville's Chane Behanan absolutely beasted his way through three defenders to made a lay-up to ice the game:</p>
<p><table class="image-container" width="200"><tr><td><div class="image"><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/516391486bb3f75408000012/chane-behanan.gif" border="0" alt="chane behanan" /></div><p class="source">CBS</p></td></tr></table></p>
<p>Behanan and fellow big man Gorgui Dieng were key down the stretch. Behanan had 15 points and 12 boards, and Dieng had 8 points and 5 boards.</p>
<p>Michigan's Trey Burke — the consensus national player of the year — was also excellent. But his 24 points just weren't enough in the end.</p>
<p>Great game, the right team won.</p>

Louisville Beats Michigan To Win The National Championship In An Epic Game

<p><div class="image-container float_right" style="width:480px"><div class="image"><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/51e004086bb3f7ca58000014-1200-924/michigan-basketball-player-spike-albrecht.jpg?maxX=480" border="0" alt="Michigan basketball player Spike Albrecht" width="480" /><p class="source">REUTERS/Chris Keane</p><p class="caption">Michigan Wolverines guard Spike Albrecht reacts after a three point basket against the Louisville Cardinals during the first half of their NCAA men's Final Four championship basketball game in Atlanta, Georgia April 8, 2013.</p></div></div>Heads up! Minutes away from the release of preliminary results from the University of Michigan's July consumer confidence survey, due out at 9:55 AM ET.</p>
<p>Economists predict the headline confidence index will advance to 84.7 in July from 84.1 in June.</p>
<p>An 84.7 reading would lift consumer confidence above the five-year high of 84.5 registered in May.</p>
<p><strong>We will have all of the details LIVE at 9:55 AM ET. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/umich-consumer-confidence-july-advance-2013-7">Click here to refresh for the latest &gt;</a></strong></p>

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<p><div class="image-container float_right" style="width:400px"><div class="image"><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/515492386bb3f78a7b000003-520-390/phil-jackson-twitter-promo-1.jpg?maxX=400" border="0" alt="phil jackson twitter promo" width="400" /><p class="source">AOL</p></div></div>After live-tweeting Saturday night's two Final Four games, NBA legend <keyword id="166489" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Phil-Jackson">Phil Jackson</keyword> was back on Twitter last night during the Louisville-Michigan game.</p>
<p>He was, as expected, excellent.</p>
<p>He offered more basketball commentary than he did on Saturday, critiquing the refs and scolding the coaches for standing up.</p>
<p>But he also flirted with his girlfriend and tweeted updates about Kurt Rambis' salad.</p>
<p>Here are his best tweets.</p>
<p>He got annoyed by the coaches stepping on the court:</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p>I hate it when coaches get on the floor-the floor is just for the players and refs</p>
— Phil Jackson (@PhilJackson11) <a href="https://twitter.com/PhilJackson11/status/321435325924782080">April 9, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<p>He had the world's most subdued reaction to <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/michigan-spike-albrecht-recruit-scholarship-2013-4">Michigan's Spike Albrecht coming out of nowhere to score 17 first-half points</a>:</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p>how about that? This kid is killing it</p>
— Phil Jackson (@PhilJackson11) <a href="https://twitter.com/PhilJackson11/status/321442071393210369">April 9, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<p>He tweeted this at his girlfriend:</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">
<p>@<a href="https://twitter.com/jeaniebuss">jeaniebuss</a> what's up girl?</p>
— Phil Jackson (@PhilJackson11) <a href="https://twitter.com/PhilJackson11/status/321457347048382464">April 9, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<p>He did not like the officiating:</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p>I'm not impressed with the refs...they are missing calls</p>
— Phil Jackson (@PhilJackson11) <a href="https://twitter.com/PhilJackson11/status/321442669790367744">April 9, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<p><span>He ruminated on momentum:</span></p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p>Mo is a bitch</p>
— Phil Jackson (@PhilJackson11) <a href="https://twitter.com/PhilJackson11/status/321446669864550400">April 9, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<p>He watched the game with ex-Laker Kurt Rambis, and gave us updates on his eating habits:</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p>Kurt's trying to eat: says nothing is going on he's eating his wedge salad</p>
— Phil Jackson (@PhilJackson11) <a href="https://twitter.com/PhilJackson11/status/321458116849975296">April 9, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<p>He made fun of Rick Pitino for <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/here-are-the-best-images-and-gifs-from-the-ncaa-championship-game-2013-4">jumping when the confetti cannon went off</a>:</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p>Did Rick think someone was shooting at him?</p>
— Phil Jackson (@PhilJackson11) <a href="https://twitter.com/PhilJackson11/status/321469256019611650">April 9, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<p>Follow him.</p>

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