Fantastic article today by Robert Godden over at www.ere.net about the use of social media at work. It really resonates with my former employer's nazi take on using social media sites. A very good read for any company that's trying to figure out how to deal with their employees computer use:
With recruiters plundering social networks and employees spending all day talking to their friends, no wonder management feels uncomfortable.
Management response is schizophrenic. Let's stop our people from accessing this stuff at work because we pay them to work and we don't want them poached! Then, let's use it to recruit for ourselves.
That's dumb. You're finding and recruiting people who enjoy free and easy access to social networking and offering an environment where it's frowned upon.
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