http://www.profy.com/2007/07/29/why-is-facebook-being-banned/ Web 2.0 News & Commentary Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:22:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://www.profy.com/2007/07/29/why-is-facebook-being-banned/#comment-814401 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:28:37 +0000 http://www.profy.com/2007/07/29/why-is-facebook-being-banned/#comment-814401 [...] 2. Profy.com reports that: “the UK-based Telegraph has reported that “more than two thirds of employers are banning or restricting the use of Facebook and similar sites over fears that staff are wasting time on them when they should be working.” [...] […] 2. Profy.com reports that: “the UK-based Telegraph has reported that “more than two thirds of employers are banning or restricting the use of Facebook and similar sites over fears that staff are wasting time on them when they should be working.” […]

]]> http://www.profy.com/2007/07/29/why-is-facebook-being-banned/#comment-612471 Wed, 21 May 2008 01:07:53 +0000 http://www.profy.com/2007/07/29/why-is-facebook-being-banned/#comment-612471 [...] 2. Profy.com reports that: “the UK-based Telegraph has reported that “more than two thirds of employers are banning or restricting the use of Facebook and similar sites over fears that staff are wasting time on them when they should be working.” [...] […] 2. Profy.com reports that: “the UK-based Telegraph has reported that “more than two thirds of employers are banning or restricting the use of Facebook and similar sites over fears that staff are wasting time on them when they should be working.” […]

]]> http://www.profy.com/2007/07/29/why-is-facebook-being-banned/#comment-529821 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:36:24 +0000 http://www.profy.com/2007/07/29/why-is-facebook-being-banned/#comment-529821 [...] 10th Grade CP Class Just another WordPress.com weblog « Should Facebook be banned? Why is Facebook Being Banned? April 28, 2008 Why Is Facebook BeingBanned? [...] […] 10th Grade CP Class Just another WordPress.com weblog « Should Facebook be banned? Why is Facebook Being Banned? April 28, 2008 Why Is Facebook BeingBanned? […]

]]> http://www.profy.com/2007/07/29/why-is-facebook-being-banned/#comment-86181 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:51:13 +0000 http://www.profy.com/2007/07/29/why-is-facebook-being-banned/#comment-86181 [...] 2. Profy.com reports that: “the UK-based Telegraph has reported that “more than two thirds of employers are banning or restricting the use of Facebook and similar sites over fears that staff are wasting time on them when they should be working.” [...] […] 2. Profy.com reports that: “the UK-based Telegraph has reported that “more than two thirds of employers are banning or restricting the use of Facebook and similar sites over fears that staff are wasting time on them when they should be working.” […]

]]> http://www.profy.com/2007/07/29/why-is-facebook-being-banned/#comment-26486 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:10:27 +0000 http://www.profy.com/2007/07/29/why-is-facebook-being-banned/#comment-26486 Timewasting is a non-issue here. If someone's a timewaster they'll waste time whatever. Blocking their e-gossiping means they'll walk down the hall and bother someone else, taking two employees out of the equation. If you can't tell whether someone is a productive employee or not other than by monitoring their internet usage, then your ccompany needs better internal performance measures. What's ore serious is the level of threat people are exposing themselves and their companies to by using these sites. That's more cause to ban them. Timewasting is a non-issue here. If someone’s a timewaster they’ll waste time whatever. Blocking their e-gossiping means they’ll walk down the hall and bother someone else, taking two employees out of the equation. If you can’t tell whether someone is a productive employee or not other than by monitoring their internet usage, then your ccompany needs better internal performance measures.
What’s ore serious is the level of threat people are exposing themselves and their companies to by using these sites. That’s more cause to ban them.

]]> http://www.profy.com/2007/07/29/why-is-facebook-being-banned/#comment-26147 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 04:57:35 +0000 http://www.profy.com/2007/07/29/why-is-facebook-being-banned/#comment-26147 [...] Top Stories for the Week of July 30 – August 3, 2007 [...] […] Top Stories for the Week of July 30 – August 3, 2007 […]

]]> http://www.profy.com/2007/07/29/why-is-facebook-being-banned/#comment-26142 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 04:11:51 +0000 http://www.profy.com/2007/07/29/why-is-facebook-being-banned/#comment-26142 [...] Top Stories for the Week of July 30 – August 3, 2007 [...] […] Top Stories for the Week of July 30 – August 3, 2007 […]

]]> http://www.profy.com/2007/07/29/why-is-facebook-being-banned/#comment-26135 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 01:54:56 +0000 http://www.profy.com/2007/07/29/why-is-facebook-being-banned/#comment-26135 [...] Top Stories for the Week of July 30 – August 3, 2007 [...] […] Top Stories for the Week of July 30 – August 3, 2007 […]

]]> http://www.profy.com/2007/07/29/why-is-facebook-being-banned/#comment-25811 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 01:55:41 +0000 http://www.profy.com/2007/07/29/why-is-facebook-being-banned/#comment-25811 I work in the Federal building in Austin for the USDA and they blocked Facebook and Myspace from our computers. If you log onto a site they think you shouldn't be on, they literally block it within a few minutes! I feel like I'm in North Korea or something haha. DOWN WITH CENSORSHIP! By the way, nice blog Michael. It's good to hear from you! I work in the Federal building in Austin for the USDA and they blocked Facebook and Myspace from our computers. If you log onto a site they think you shouldn’t be on, they literally block it within a few minutes! I feel like I’m in North Korea or something haha. DOWN WITH CENSORSHIP! By the way, nice blog Michael. It’s good to hear from you!

]]> http://www.profy.com/2007/07/29/why-is-facebook-being-banned/#comment-25773 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:20:57 +0000 http://www.profy.com/2007/07/29/why-is-facebook-being-banned/#comment-25773 [...] Mehr als 826.000 Einwohner Londons haben ein Profil bei Facebook. Damit ist die britische Metropole die Stadt mit der weltweit höchsten Zahl an Facebook-Nutzern. Augrund der exzessiven Benutzung von Social Networks haben sich verschiedene Unternehmen in Großbritannien entschieden, den Zugriff auf Facebook und einige andere große Web-2.0-Seiten für ihre Mitarbeiter zu blockieren. Wie Profy berichtet, gehören dazu unter anderem der Finanzdienstleister Credit Suisse, die Investmentbank Dresdner Kleinwort sowie British Gas und die Londoner Polizei. Auch dem australischen Telekommunikationsriesen Telstra ging die Facebook-Nutzung seiner Mitarbeiter während der Arbeitszeit offensichtlich zu weit. Wie TechCrunch am Freitag berichtete, wurde für alle 49.000 Angestellten des Unternehmens der Zugriff auf das populäre Social Network gesperrt. [...] […] Mehr als 826.000 Einwohner Londons haben ein Profil bei Facebook. Damit ist die britische Metropole die Stadt mit der weltweit höchsten Zahl an Facebook-Nutzern. Augrund der exzessiven Benutzung von Social Networks haben sich verschiedene Unternehmen in Großbritannien entschieden, den Zugriff auf Facebook und einige andere große Web-2.0-Seiten für ihre Mitarbeiter zu blockieren. Wie Profy berichtet, gehören dazu unter anderem der Finanzdienstleister Credit Suisse, die Investmentbank Dresdner Kleinwort sowie British Gas und die Londoner Polizei. Auch dem australischen Telekommunikationsriesen Telstra ging die Facebook-Nutzung seiner Mitarbeiter während der Arbeitszeit offensichtlich zu weit. Wie TechCrunch am Freitag berichtete, wurde für alle 49.000 Angestellten des Unternehmens der Zugriff auf das populäre Social Network gesperrt. […]

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