Comments on: Why Companies Shouldn’t Block Social Media in the Workplace http://www.10e20.com/blog/2009/10/15/why-companies-shouldnt-block-social-media-in-the-workplace/ Social Media Marketing Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:51:42 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: 4 Reasons Why Blocking Social Media Can Take Your Business Down! | inBlurbs http://www.10e20.com/blog/2009/10/15/why-companies-shouldnt-block-social-media-in-the-workplace/comment-page-1/#comment-500667 4 Reasons Why Blocking Social Media Can Take Your Business Down! | inBlurbs Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:46:27 +0000 http://www.10e20.com/?p=4003#comment-500667 [...] Why companies shouldn’t block social media in work place Social Networking advantages and risks [...] [...] Why companies shouldn’t block social media in work place Social Networking advantages and risks [...]

]]> By: Do You Know What Your Employees Are Saying About You? | 10e20 http://www.10e20.com/blog/2009/10/15/why-companies-shouldnt-block-social-media-in-the-workplace/comment-page-1/#comment-496267 Do You Know What Your Employees Are Saying About You? | 10e20 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:08:35 +0000 http://www.10e20.com/?p=4003#comment-496267 [...] aware of what its employee was saying about them online. A few months ago I blogged about why companies shouldn’t block social media in the workplace, but I added this [...] [...] aware of what its employee was saying about them online. A few months ago I blogged about why companies shouldn’t block social media in the workplace, but I added this [...]

]]> By: aimClear’s 2009 Daily Training Link Library » aimClear Search Marketing Blog http://www.10e20.com/blog/2009/10/15/why-companies-shouldnt-block-social-media-in-the-workplace/comment-page-1/#comment-487976 aimClear’s 2009 Daily Training Link Library » aimClear Search Marketing Blog Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:14:28 +0000 http://www.10e20.com/?p=4003#comment-487976 [...] Twitter Begins Lists Rollout, TechCrunch10/16 Is TwitPic Taking Ads A Little Too Far?, TechCrunch Why Companies Shouldn’t Block Social Media in the Workplace, [...] [...] Twitter Begins Lists Rollout, TechCrunch10/16 Is TwitPic Taking Ads A Little Too Far?, TechCrunch Why Companies Shouldn’t Block Social Media in the Workplace, [...]

]]> By: Sally http://www.10e20.com/blog/2009/10/15/why-companies-shouldnt-block-social-media-in-the-workplace/comment-page-1/#comment-486942 Sally Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:35:10 +0000 http://www.10e20.com/?p=4003#comment-486942 To my mind social websites shouldn't be banned at workplaces - with the help of them employees can promote products and services suggested by the company. But why not to replace ban by soft-core control at workplaces? To my mind social websites shouldn't be banned at workplaces – with the help of them employees can promote products and services suggested by the company. But why not to replace ban by soft-core control at workplaces?

]]> By: Business.com Social Media Survey Results (and What They Mean for Your Business) | 10e20 http://www.10e20.com/blog/2009/10/15/why-companies-shouldnt-block-social-media-in-the-workplace/comment-page-1/#comment-472737 Business.com Social Media Survey Results (and What They Mean for Your Business) | 10e20 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:06:13 +0000 http://www.10e20.com/?p=4003#comment-472737 [...] this means for you: Companies should think twice before blocking social media sites at work, as there’s clearly considerable business value in allowing employees to use social networks [...] [...] this means for you: Companies should think twice before blocking social media sites at work, as there’s clearly considerable business value in allowing employees to use social networks [...]

]]> By: Molehills and Mountains: A common sense approach to utilizing social media in the workplace | bri menzies http://www.10e20.com/blog/2009/10/15/why-companies-shouldnt-block-social-media-in-the-workplace/comment-page-1/#comment-472660 Molehills and Mountains: A common sense approach to utilizing social media in the workplace | bri menzies Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:30:05 +0000 http://www.10e20.com/?p=4003#comment-472660 [...] Why Companies Shouldn’t Block Social Media in the Workplace by Rebecca Kelley, 10e20 [...] [...] Why Companies Shouldn’t Block Social Media in the Workplace by Rebecca Kelley, 10e20 [...]

]]> By: Kevin Leversee http://www.10e20.com/blog/2009/10/15/why-companies-shouldnt-block-social-media-in-the-workplace/comment-page-1/#comment-469938 Kevin Leversee Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:54:50 +0000 http://www.10e20.com/?p=4003#comment-469938 Social Media is disruptive process and technology Enterprise and people are Taking the best of the consumer web into the enterprise and into their daily workflow. Social Media does not have to be public- John Seely brown at Xerox/PARC showed in almost 3 decades ago that storytelling was the method of knowledge transference- and he had employees blog (write their stories on the computer system) the purpose was to take the TACIT KNOWLEDGE - that is the invisible- and make it visible. Social media does this now- archiving relationships and knowledge for future use. Search makes it relevant. When people think of social media- maybe they are thinking ot the clock puncher playing FARMVILLE- and that is obviously wrong... but Inter-networking say of buyers and purchasers is never bad for business. The power is in the network- remember the network effect- we need to look athte social capitol of individuals as well as the specific role in their organisation. OLD WORLD thinking- and top down management styles like it or not have little or no relevance in a hyper-linked world. Hyperlinks subvert hierarchy ala cluetrain.... Social Media is disruptive process and technology Enterprise and people are Taking the best of the consumer web into the enterprise and into their daily workflow. Social Media does not have to be public- John Seely brown at Xerox/PARC showed in almost 3 decades ago that storytelling was the method of knowledge transference- and he had employees blog (write their stories on the computer system) the purpose was to take the TACIT KNOWLEDGE – that is the invisible- and make it visible. Social media does this now- archiving relationships and knowledge for future use. Search makes it relevant.

When people think of social media- maybe they are thinking ot the clock puncher playing FARMVILLE- and that is obviously wrong… but Inter-networking say of buyers and purchasers is never bad for business. The power is in the network- remember the network effect- we need to look athte social capitol of individuals as well as the specific role in their organisation.

OLD WORLD thinking- and top down management styles like it or not have little or no relevance in a hyper-linked world. Hyperlinks subvert hierarchy ala cluetrain….

]]> By: Nickelsworth http://www.10e20.com/blog/2009/10/15/why-companies-shouldnt-block-social-media-in-the-workplace/comment-page-1/#comment-469931 Nickelsworth Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:06:43 +0000 http://www.10e20.com/?p=4003#comment-469931 The problem isn't quite so black and white. Some employees will totally lose track of the time spent on social media, they will believe they have been on a few minutes at a time several times a day when in reality they have frittered away 2 or 3 hours - goes back to the theft comments-if you are keeping up with your personal business on company time it is theft. Another group is those employees that believe they are "creating relationships" but nothing is measurable. It doesn't matter if you are connected to 30 or 3000 people in social media if it doesn't align with your company goals - which is usually about selling some product or selling some service. It's a tough call either way - you don't want your staff isolated when there is so many voices out there to learn from, but you also don't want to have to hire extra staff because your current staff is so sidetracked they can't get their work completed. The problem isn't quite so black and white. Some employees will totally lose track of the time spent on social media, they will believe they have been on a few minutes at a time several times a day when in reality they have frittered away 2 or 3 hours – goes back to the theft comments-if you are keeping up with your personal business on company time it is theft. Another group is those employees that believe they are "creating relationships" but nothing is measurable. It doesn't matter if you are connected to 30 or 3000 people in social media if it doesn't align with your company goals – which is usually about selling some product or selling some service. It's a tough call either way – you don't want your staff isolated when there is so many voices out there to learn from, but you also don't want to have to hire extra staff because your current staff is so sidetracked they can't get their work completed.

]]> By: New Media Virgin http://www.10e20.com/blog/2009/10/15/why-companies-shouldnt-block-social-media-in-the-workplace/comment-page-1/#comment-466316 New Media Virgin Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:49:45 +0000 http://www.10e20.com/?p=4003#comment-466316 [...] We included links to official sites like the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) website and Flu.gov. And through e-mail blasts, Facebook and Twitter, we’re sending our URL out through cyberspace to everyone we can think of. (Of course, some of this work has to be done at home, since at this point, our organization still blocks social media sites.) [...] [...] We included links to official sites like the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) website and Flu.gov. And through e-mail blasts, Facebook and Twitter, we’re sending our URL out through cyberspace to everyone we can think of. (Of course, some of this work has to be done at home, since at this point, our organization still blocks social media sites.) [...]

]]> By: ViperChill is Back, Baby! http://www.10e20.com/blog/2009/10/15/why-companies-shouldnt-block-social-media-in-the-workplace/comment-page-1/#comment-464437 ViperChill is Back, Baby! Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:11:12 +0000 http://www.10e20.com/?p=4003#comment-464437 [...] I want to say a quick hello to some long time e-friends: Lisa (and Rhea), Kevin, Tad, Kelvin, Rebecca (and Chris), Lee (and Adam), Rae, Michael, Branko, Jane, Patrick, Dave, Tom (and Will), Clint, [...] [...] I want to say a quick hello to some long time e-friends: Lisa (and Rhea), Kevin, Tad, Kelvin, Rebecca (and Chris), Lee (and Adam), Rae, Michael, Branko, Jane, Patrick, Dave, Tom (and Will), Clint, [...]

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