Wired News: Blogs May Be a Wealth Hazard
Posted 07/12/2004 under
news articles •
Hmmm, just as well that I don’t say anything about where I work, or do I? I guess in a roundabout way I do mention a few things and I suppose that there has been the odd image showing some of my colleagues. The problem is, do I alert the management hierarchy to my blogging by enquiring whether they have any policy on the issue, or do I keep quiet and hope that I don’t offend anybody?
These two bloggers lost their jobs because of blogging. You can read what they have to say here and here
Next entry: The Edublog Awards 2004 Results
Previous entry: BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | The seven-year-old bloggers
Copyright © 2002 - 2012 roy hornsby
The rise of blogging over the past few years has, inevitably, given way to another phenomenon, as companies are forced to confront employees’ easy access to ranting and raving about work in public online forums like Blogger and LiveJournal.
While some companies like Sun Microsystems and Microsoft express blog-friendliness, for employees who are unaware of their company’s stance on the practice or working at firms without clear policies, the consequences of posting work-related entries or photos can be sudden and shocking. This issue could be solved, experts say, with some policy tweaking.