Setting up Easysocial for use at Work

I am in the process of setting up Easysocial to use at the company I work for. A lot of our employees work from different locations and not in the same office. So we were trying to figure out a way for all of us to communicate with each other. My question to the community is what is the best way to setup Easysocial. I was thinking of purchasing an autofriend plugin so when anybody signs up they are automatically friends with everyone. Is this a good idea? I am also trying to figure out a way to promote the following of Management. Any suggestions?

Is there anybody out there using Easysocial at work?