Comments on: The big ban on employees accessing Facebook http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/07/28/the-big-ban-on-employees-accessing-facebook/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:40:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Has Facebook jumped the shark? : ShinyRed http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/07/28/the-big-ban-on-employees-accessing-facebook/#comment-73716 Has Facebook jumped the shark? : ShinyRed Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:31:03 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/07/28/the-big-ban-on-employees-accessing-facebook/#comment-73716 [...] love. Then there were the stories of University students condemned by Facebook evidence, plenty of workplaces banning the site, and don’t even get me started on [...] [...] love. Then there were the stories of University students condemned by Facebook evidence, plenty of workplaces banning the site, and don’t even get me started on [...]

]]> By: Unblocking the net for employees : NevilleHobson.com http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/07/28/the-big-ban-on-employees-accessing-facebook/#comment-62218 Unblocking the net for employees : NevilleHobson.com Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:39:17 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/07/28/the-big-ban-on-employees-accessing-facebook/#comment-62218 [...] not just about companies banning Facebook, notwithstanding the high media profile such acts have had in recent months, especially here in the [...] [...] not just about companies banning Facebook, notwithstanding the high media profile such acts have had in recent months, especially here in the [...]

]]> By: Unions call for workplace guidelines for Facebook : NevilleHobson.com http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/07/28/the-big-ban-on-employees-accessing-facebook/#comment-59187 Unions call for workplace guidelines for Facebook : NevilleHobson.com Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:15:05 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/07/28/the-big-ban-on-employees-accessing-facebook/#comment-59187 [...] The big ban on employees accessing Facebook [...] [...] The big ban on employees accessing Facebook [...]

]]> By: Don’t just ban Facebook, provide guidance : NevilleHobson.com http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/07/28/the-big-ban-on-employees-accessing-facebook/#comment-58577 Don’t just ban Facebook, provide guidance : NevilleHobson.com Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:01:37 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/07/28/the-big-ban-on-employees-accessing-facebook/#comment-58577 [...] like one in the UK last month identify specific companies saying they don’t allow employee [...] [...] like one in the UK last month identify specific companies saying they don’t allow employee [...]

]]> By: Facebook critique stretches credulity : NevilleHobson.com http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/07/28/the-big-ban-on-employees-accessing-facebook/#comment-58356 Facebook critique stretches credulity : NevilleHobson.com Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:54:45 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/07/28/the-big-ban-on-employees-accessing-facebook/#comment-58356 [...] The big ban on employees accessing Facebook [...] [...] The big ban on employees accessing Facebook [...]

]]> By: neville http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/07/28/the-big-ban-on-employees-accessing-facebook/#comment-57626 neville Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:27:37 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/07/28/the-big-ban-on-employees-accessing-facebook/#comment-57626 Nice one, Alex :) Nice one, Alex :)

]]> By: Alex http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/07/28/the-big-ban-on-employees-accessing-facebook/#comment-57625 Alex Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:22:39 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/07/28/the-big-ban-on-employees-accessing-facebook/#comment-57625 Amanda, I only hope you haven't been writing all these comments during your employer's time. Amanda, I only hope you haven’t been writing all these comments during your employer’s time.

]]> By: Simon Wakeman http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/07/28/the-big-ban-on-employees-accessing-facebook/#comment-56044 Simon Wakeman Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:48:06 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/07/28/the-big-ban-on-employees-accessing-facebook/#comment-56044 <strong>It’s about people not the technology...</strong> Banning access to social networking websites just doesn’t make sense, especially when they’re not the root cause of a perceived problem. ...... It’s about people not the technology…

Banning access to social networking websites just doesn’t make sense, especially when they’re not the root cause of a perceived problem.
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]]> By: neville http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/07/28/the-big-ban-on-employees-accessing-facebook/#comment-55920 neville Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:57:09 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/07/28/the-big-ban-on-employees-accessing-facebook/#comment-55920 Ok, everyone, so let's see if I can move this conversation along a bit. On one of the many other blog posts I've seen commenting on this broad Facebook issue, one <a href="http://northerndialogue.blogspot.com/2007/07/no-sorry-you-are-not-allowed-to-use.html" rel="nofollow">written by Finnish blogger Erkko</a> has this thoughtful comment <blockquote>[...] Some companies just still don't understand where the world is going, and want to continue to try and stop a full steam ahead moving train. [...] We are moving (or more like have already moved) to a world where being connected and building a comprehensive network of social and business contacts that are continuously maintained through different online tools is a part of everyday life. This is also human nature, as we are still social beings, and these new tools such as Jaiku or Facebook, give us the means of staying in contact in more efficient and novel ways.</blockquote> Erkko works for Nokia. I wonder how they regard Facebook. Ok, everyone, so let’s see if I can move this conversation along a bit.

On one of the many other blog posts I’ve seen commenting on this broad Facebook issue, one written by Finnish blogger Erkko has this thoughtful comment

[...] Some companies just still don’t understand where the world is going, and want to continue to try and stop a full steam ahead moving train. [...] We are moving (or more like have already moved) to a world where being connected and building a comprehensive network of social and business contacts that are continuously maintained through different online tools is a part of everyday life. This is also human nature, as we are still social beings, and these new tools such as Jaiku or Facebook, give us the means of staying in contact in more efficient and novel ways.

Erkko works for Nokia. I wonder how they regard Facebook.

]]> By: Amanda Chapel http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/07/28/the-big-ban-on-employees-accessing-facebook/#comment-55891 Amanda Chapel Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:16:49 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/07/28/the-big-ban-on-employees-accessing-facebook/#comment-55891 Again, this fantasy is your case. There are lots of things that don't exist. I do not have to prove that either. Again, this fantasy is your case. There are lots of things that don’t exist. I do not have to prove that either.

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