Comments on: Unblocking the net for employees http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/09/18/unblocking-the-net-for-employees/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:41:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: E L S U A ~ A KM Blog by Luis Suarez » Blog Archive » Want to Continue Wasting Your Money? - Keep on Blocking Social Software behind the Firewall! http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/09/18/unblocking-the-net-for-employees/#comment-63159 E L S U A ~ A KM Blog by Luis Suarez » Blog Archive » Want to Continue Wasting Your Money? - Keep on Blocking Social Software behind the Firewall! Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:46:07 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/09/18/unblocking-the-net-for-employees/#comment-63159 [...] I said, Andy comments on his blog post about what Neville Hobson has also been mentioning and supporting quite closely: Stop Blocking! If you would notice, this is a campaign that tries to help stop businesses from [...] [...] I said, Andy comments on his blog post about what Neville Hobson has also been mentioning and supporting quite closely: Stop Blocking! If you would notice, this is a campaign that tries to help stop businesses from [...]

]]> By: elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/09/18/unblocking-the-net-for-employees/#comment-63158 elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:44:58 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/09/18/unblocking-the-net-for-employees/#comment-63158 <strong>Want to Continue Wasting Your Money? - Keep on Blocking Social Software behind the Firewall!...</strong> After a couple of days of excitement coming from all over the place, here is something that I am going to be following rather closely from here onwards. And for a good cause. Through one of my fellow IBM colleagues,...... Want to Continue Wasting Your Money? - Keep on Blocking Social Software behind the Firewall!…

After a couple of days of excitement coming from all over the place, here is something that I am going to be following rather closely from here onwards. And for a good cause. Through one of my fellow IBM colleagues,……

]]> By: Peter B http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/09/18/unblocking-the-net-for-employees/#comment-63098 Peter B Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:53:34 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/09/18/unblocking-the-net-for-employees/#comment-63098 I've been involved in developing two Internet Use policies for employees. On each occasion I've argued a "doveish" position. Many organisations subscribe to newspapers, periodicals etc. And lots of employees freely make use of them to look for other jobs, read the "for sale" ads, etc. Probably look in the personals too. It's never been an issue where I've worked if people have done this in breaks, at lunch time and so on. Yet there seems to be a desire to apply different rules to web usage. To me it's straightforward. If it's done in your own time, and doesn't involve unlawful or illegal behaviour, then it's fine. The issue doesn't need to become complex, the remedies draconian I’ve been involved in developing two Internet Use policies for employees. On each occasion I’ve argued a “doveish” position. Many organisations subscribe to newspapers, periodicals etc. And lots of employees freely make use of them to look for other jobs, read the “for sale” ads, etc. Probably look in the personals too. It’s never been an issue where I’ve worked if people have done this in breaks, at lunch time and so on.
Yet there seems to be a desire to apply different rules to web usage. To me it’s straightforward. If it’s done in your own time, and doesn’t involve unlawful or illegal behaviour, then it’s fine.
The issue doesn’t need to become complex, the remedies draconian

]]> By: Stop Blocking « The lost outpost http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/09/18/unblocking-the-net-for-employees/#comment-63069 Stop Blocking « The lost outpost Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:19:14 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/09/18/unblocking-the-net-for-employees/#comment-63069 [...] September 26th, 2007 · No Comments There’s a new campaign aimed at companies who obstruct employee access to the Internet (via Neville Hobson). [...] [...] September 26th, 2007 · No Comments There’s a new campaign aimed at companies who obstruct employee access to the Internet (via Neville Hobson). [...]

]]> By: Kampagne: Freies Internet in der Firma « Das Textdepot http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/09/18/unblocking-the-net-for-employees/#comment-62324 Kampagne: Freies Internet in der Firma « Das Textdepot Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:30:53 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/09/18/unblocking-the-net-for-employees/#comment-62324 [...] Mit dem Stop Blocking Blog und dem dazu gehörenden Wiki möchte Shel Informationen für Unternehmen sammeln, damit diese besser informiert ihre Entscheidung zum Umgang mit dem Internetzugang für Mitarbeiter treffen. Im Wiki finden sich u.a. Hinweise auf Studien zur Facebook-Nutzung durch Mitarbeiter, Argumente für den freien Zugang und praktische Lösungsvorschläge. Und damit das Ganze den Namen Kampagne verdient, gibt es natürlich auch eine Petition (via Neville). [...] [...] Mit dem Stop Blocking Blog und dem dazu gehörenden Wiki möchte Shel Informationen für Unternehmen sammeln, damit diese besser informiert ihre Entscheidung zum Umgang mit dem Internetzugang für Mitarbeiter treffen. Im Wiki finden sich u.a. Hinweise auf Studien zur Facebook-Nutzung durch Mitarbeiter, Argumente für den freien Zugang und praktische Lösungsvorschläge. Und damit das Ganze den Namen Kampagne verdient, gibt es natürlich auch eine Petition (via Neville). [...]

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