Category: Employee Communication
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Unions call for workplace guidelines for Facebook
The TUC, the organization representing trade unions in the UK, adds its voice to the big debate on what to do about Facebook and employee use. In a practical approach to an issue that some companies see as a problem…
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Don’t just ban Facebook, provide guidance
More businesses are restricting employees’ access to Facebook due to concerns about productivity and security. CNET News quotes research by security company Sophos which says that 43 percent of workers polled said their employer blocks Facebook access completely. There’s been…
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Facebook critique stretches credulity
First it was Second Life that came under a microscope of criticism from the mainstream media questioning its business value. Now it’s the turn of social networking site Facebook. If a report from Australia is to be believed, Facebook costs…
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The big ban on employees accessing Facebook
Earlier this month, in FIR #254, Shel and I discussed quite an interesting story of what one company did regarding employee access to and use of Facebook. That story, of the law firm Allen and Overy’s Facebook U-turn, is a…
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On my recommended reading list
I’d like to recommend some valuable, thought-provoking and, yes, entertaining business reading that I’m currently enjoying. Two books: Strategies and Tools for Corporate Blogging by John Cass. A great wake-up call for corporations, says one reviewer. John highlights not only…