Comments on: Will You Block Social Media Sites In The Workplace?

By: Diana

Diana — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:27:30 +0000

Hi, I think social networking sites like Friendster and Facebook should be limited in the workplace. And less youtube too because it hogs bandwidth. The other new media on the other hand are quite useful sources of information even to me as a manager. If a business is more involved in IT, then it should have lesser restrictions on its employees’ use of the internet, in my opinion. And I regard it as one of the perks they may enjoy.

By: Sonnie

Sonnie — Tue, 26 May 2009 06:05:32 +0000

Thanks guys for your responses. These will remain a debatable issue among entrepreneurs and executives. Perhaps we can say it’s a clash of paradigms. But one thing is certain, web 2.0 is here to stay. Yes it will evolve and will conform to the social and business needs. But businesses should also adjust to include web 2.0 in their business tools.

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By: dhonjason

dhonjason — Sat, 16 May 2009 02:54:26 +0000

I work in a BPO before and I’ve used an internal blog/blogging in my team before. I post new announcements, updates, daily and weekly statistics and memos on the blog. I instructed them to check the blog as soon as they arrive the office. It ensures me that everyone is aware and updated with it comes to information and product knowledge. I also encourage them to post comments, feedbacks, suggestions and interact with colleagues.

I do agree that with proper use and setting the boundaries. This can help more the employee as a person and promote personal-professional development.

By: John McTigue

John McTigue — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:41:17 +0000

I believe that Web 2.0 is a symptom of a larger consumer revolution – one that demands openness, transparency and two-way communication. The real question to me is can any company afford to ignore this? I would argue that to survive, let alone flourish, in today’s economy every business should reconsider their restrictive social media policies. Instead, why not embrace social media? Learn about Inbound Marketing and other strategies. Put in place sound but reasonable policies. Then go to work – get everyone involved like they do at Zappos and other successful social-media centric companies. Make it fun and team-oriented. You will find that the productivity issues you see now turn into evangelism for your products and services. Yes, your efforts must be carefully managed, but the results may very well save your company as you face the changing marketplace.

By: alphonse

alphonse — Fri, 15 May 2009 13:59:39 +0000

I am currently training my son to do some programming in php/mysql since his college course is within the area (bs-computer science major in software engineering.)

The problem am having is that even while i am on the whiteboard lecturing him, i almost always catch him viewing his friendster or facebook in the process.

I have berated him and told him that if he goes on with what he’s doing he’s not going to learn a thing, and true to my word, i asked him to create a simple database and populate it with at least 3 records and display it on his browser, he did not even know where to start.

Social media is a great tool… And it can really be used for a company or its employee’s image… assuming that the employee is tasked to do marketing. Marketing people must exhaust every possible means by which to do their jobs… But regular employees, well… I leave it up to your readers. I’ve just given a concrete example.

More power!

By: Aileen Apolo

Aileen Apolo — Fri, 15 May 2009 11:58:33 +0000

I think blocking off stuff is detrimental to learning and development. If the boss knows how to track the work of his/her staff it should not be a problem.