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April 8th, 2008

Should corporate IT ban Facebook?

Posted by Larry Dignan @ 9:47 am

Categories: Enterprise 2.0, Facebook, Gartner Symposium, General, Social networking, Software Infrastructure, Web Technology

Tags: Facebook, Information Technology, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan

Social networking and community is infiltrating the enterprise and a younger generation of workers demand these sites at work. Meanwhile, companies say social networking and collaboration but then ban these community sites.

Is Facebook a productivity drain or something that can be used for corporate use?

Folks say a picture is worth a thousand words. I think this slide from Gartner’s Steve Prentice illustrates the Facebook conundrum.

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Should Facebook be on the banned application list?

Larry DignanLarry Dignan is Editor in Chief of ZDNet and Editorial Director of ZDNet sister site TechRepublic. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.

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RE: Should corporate IT ban Facebook?
Ban it absolutely! I have a Facebook account and I use it. However, if I were to use it for corporate use, I would have to start a new profile, a profile that excludes my wife, my mom, my sister, brot... (Read the rest)
Posted by: sawatzky Posted on: 04/15/08 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
Facebook has nothing to do with...  bjbrock | 04/08/08
RE: Should corporate IT ban Facebook?  mtgarden | 04/08/08
RE: Should corporate IT ban Facebook?  dahowlett@...ZDNet Moderator | 04/08/08
RE: Should corporate IT ban Facebook?  Loverock Davidson | 04/08/08
RE: Should corporate IT ban Facebook?  jim.yiapanis@... | 04/08/08
RE: Should corporate IT ban Facebook?  IT_Guy_z | 04/09/08
RE: Should corporate IT ban Facebook?  wecandobiz | 04/09/08
"we should just trust staff to use these other tools sensibly"  bmerc | 04/09/08
RE: Should corporate IT ban Facebook?  a_chameleon | 04/14/08
RE: Should corporate IT ban Facebook?  sawatzky | 04/15/08

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