Comments on: Social Media & the IT Guy http://totallyincorrect.com/2009/06/social-media-the-it-guy/ Marketing, Technology and Cool Stuff Fri, 13 May 2011 08:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: David http://totallyincorrect.com/2009/06/social-media-the-it-guy/comment-page-1/#comment-238 David Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:31:01 +0000 http://totallyincorrect.com/?p=2423#comment-238 Hey Roger! I think the problem is that we still have old style attitudes when it comes to network access. <br><br>I'd agree that there are categories of sites (porn in particular) that need to be blocked on corporate networks, but in general these decisions are being made by people who should be embracing the use of technology not trying to stop it.<br><br>For example, in our company, blogs are a category that is blocked. I don't know about you, but I bet 90% of what I learn comes from one blog or another. Thanks to my phone, I have a workaround so not a big deal for me personally. But why should an organization make it hard for people to get info they need.<br><br>Like you say, it's a people management problem, not a technology problem. Hey Roger! I think the problem is that we still have old style attitudes when it comes to network access.

I'd agree that there are categories of sites (porn in particular) that need to be blocked on corporate networks, but in general these decisions are being made by people who should be embracing the use of technology not trying to stop it.

For example, in our company, blogs are a category that is blocked. I don't know about you, but I bet 90% of what I learn comes from one blog or another. Thanks to my phone, I have a workaround so not a big deal for me personally. But why should an organization make it hard for people to get info they need.

Like you say, it's a people management problem, not a technology problem.

]]> By: Roger Hjulstrom http://totallyincorrect.com/2009/06/social-media-the-it-guy/comment-page-1/#comment-237 Roger Hjulstrom Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:10:52 +0000 http://totallyincorrect.com/?p=2423#comment-237 Some interesting points, here. Obviously, it matters a lot what the type of business is. The town square is not a bad idea for personal stuff, but doesn't help with the problem of work related blocked Internet access. There are people of course who will always abuse any privilege, but they should probably be dealt with on an individual basis instead of with blanket blocking. Great post! Will be interested in others comments. Some interesting points, here. Obviously, it matters a lot what the type of business is. The town square is not a bad idea for personal stuff, but doesn't help with the problem of work related blocked Internet access. There are people of course who will always abuse any privilege, but they should probably be dealt with on an individual basis instead of with blanket blocking. Great post! Will be interested in others comments.

]]> By: Keeping Social Media under control | Totally Incorrect http://totallyincorrect.com/2009/06/social-media-the-it-guy/comment-page-1/#comment-230 Keeping Social Media under control | Totally Incorrect Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:29:03 +0000 http://totallyincorrect.com/?p=2423#comment-230 [...] I’m blocked from Twitter at work (yes, really see my post about social media and the IT guy) I use Bit.ly to both shorten the links and to post to the Twitter account – brilliant move, [...] [...] I’m blocked from Twitter at work (yes, really see my post about social media and the IT guy) I use Bit.ly to both shorten the links and to post to the Twitter account – brilliant move, [...]

]]> By: Social Media Marketing in the Manufacturing World | Totally Incorrect http://totallyincorrect.com/2009/06/social-media-the-it-guy/comment-page-1/#comment-210 Social Media Marketing in the Manufacturing World | Totally Incorrect Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:43:44 +0000 http://totallyincorrect.com/?p=2423#comment-210 [...] There are obviously various reasons for this. I wrote about one of the big ones in my post Social Media and the IT Guy A lot of businesses control where the employees can go on-line and social media sites are often [...] [...] There are obviously various reasons for this. I wrote about one of the big ones in my post Social Media and the IT Guy A lot of businesses control where the employees can go on-line and social media sites are often [...]

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