http://www.girlsintech.org/2009/08/12/big-brother-is-watching-you-on-facebook-employment-law-social-networking/ An organization focused on women's innovative and entrepreneurial achievements in technology. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:05:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.girlsintech.org/2009/08/12/big-brother-is-watching-you-on-facebook-employment-law-social-networking/#comment-4469 Howard Greenstein Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:17:53 +0000 http://girlsintech.net/2009/08/12/big-brother-is-watching-you-on-facebook-employment-law-social-networking/#comment-4469 You inspired me to comment further. http://harbrooke.com/2009/08/employees-like-the-internet-route-around-blockages/ You inspired me to comment further. http://harbrooke.com/2009/08/employees-like-the-internet-route-around-blockages/

]]> http://www.girlsintech.org/2009/08/12/big-brother-is-watching-you-on-facebook-employment-law-social-networking/#comment-4466 Howard Greenstein Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:58:32 +0000 http://girlsintech.net/2009/08/12/big-brother-is-watching-you-on-facebook-employment-law-social-networking/#comment-4466 It is clear to me that employers who don't allow employees to check their external social media sites (except in secure facilities such as military, hospital or banking) are going to have problems with both morale and productivity - more so than if they allow the occasional peak. Employees will show up with their own mobile devices, and take *longer* to access their social networks (since the devices take longer to work with and the networks are slower). Employees, like the Internet, will "route around" the obstruction. It is more advisable to put up policies defining what is acceptable, just like the occasional personal call where we look the other way. Even better - encourage the employees to be out promoting the company on social networks. Why have 3 "corporate communications specialists" when you could have thousands of ambassadors that love your company because you treat them with respect? Of course, this calls for good social media policies to be in place, and some employee training. Is it worth it? Well, it was worth about $1B to Zappos. It is clear to me that employers who don’t allow employees to check their external social media sites (except in secure facilities such as military, hospital or banking) are going to have problems with both morale and productivity – more so than if they allow the occasional peak.
Employees will show up with their own mobile devices, and take *longer* to access their social networks (since the devices take longer to work with and the networks are slower).
Employees, like the Internet, will “route around” the obstruction.
It is more advisable to put up policies defining what is acceptable, just like the occasional personal call where we look the other way.
Even better – encourage the employees to be out promoting the company on social networks. Why have 3 “corporate communications specialists” when you could have thousands of ambassadors that love your company because you treat them with respect? Of course, this calls for good social media policies to be in place, and some employee training. Is it worth it? Well, it was worth about $1B to Zappos.

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