Corporations and Social Media

Comment by Maxine on October 13, 2009 at 4:27pm

These sites are addictive?

Comment by George S O'B. "The Court Jester" on October 13, 2009 at 4:32pm

I feel that limiting information in any form is an Imagination and an Idea assassin. Does that make sense? Its up to the Individual to be responsible for their actions and I feel Corporations should nurture this in order to take advantage of the possibilities this technology offers. But hey. What do I know. Im just the Jester. :)

Comment by Victoria on October 13, 2009 at 4:38pm

I read an article on this at AdAge. Isn't it ironic that many companies remain in the dark re: marketing on social media yet block it in the work place because they KNOW their employees are on same sites?

Comment by gilligan on October 13, 2009 at 4:39pm

a minute and a half video? are you feeling OK tom?
i think it depends on the job and more importantly job title.
if your supposed to just crunch numbers why do you need to be doing something that is other than crunching numbers.
but if your a salesman or a researcher/consultant and you are blocked then that's just bad upper management.
my last job had Internet in the lab and each office. mostly unrestricted except for certain sites that shouldn't be on in any office anyway.
there was always a freedom for most people to sit at the computers but nobody i can think of would do it if a boss was around unless it was directly related to the task at hand.

Comment by George S O'B. "The Court Jester" on October 13, 2009 at 4:39pm

I need to add that I am Self employed . My reply was based on my situation. If and when I acquire a Staff. I would not restrict access to said sites. Word of mouth Baby. :)

Comment by OG on October 13, 2009 at 4:49pm

blocked. the reasoning?

We are supposed to work during the working hours. Unfortunately we don't get paid to kill time with private pastimes.

Comment by Tom Guarriello [Co-Founder] on October 13, 2009 at 5:25pm

That's the best comment I've gotten all week, Gillie! Yes, I'm working on brevity! Thanks.

I guess I'm unwilling to make those categories so hard and fast. If you're accomplishing your objectives...delivering great results...then I'm not sure why restricting access to anything is smart. But, hey, that's why I asked! Thanks.

Comment by Tom Guarriello [Co-Founder] on October 13, 2009 at 5:27pm

The assumption that "every minute counts" is a 19th century way of looking at work, imo. Sometimes the most valuable ideas take seconds to "generate" after hours of "percolate." I guess what I'm saying is that holding people accountable for performance is the key to being successful, not monitoring minute-by-minute activities. For me, that's the real big picture.

Comment by Tom Guarriello [Co-Founder] on October 13, 2009 at 5:30pm

Yes, lawyers will stop people from walking around because they might stumble on the carpet. Fear of the unknown = unwillingness to innovate; a recipe for failure today. I get the conventional logic but it's so simpleminded, imo.

Comment by Tom Guarriello [Co-Founder] on October 13, 2009 at 5:31pm

I hope anyone who works for a company I'm involved in is thinking about work during non-"working hours." These are 19th century notions applied to 21st century realities. Where's the creativity? Where's the vision?

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