Comments on: Reality Check for Social Media http://regulargeek.com/2008/04/02/reality-check-for-social-media/ Where programming, the internet and social media collide. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:16:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: admin http://regulargeek.com/2008/04/02/reality-check-for-social-media/#comment-107 admin Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:44:33 +0000 http://regulargeek.com/?p=36#comment-107 @SilentJay74 The main issue I have is the reasoning for not allowing the technologies. First is security. All these big companies feel like someone is going to send trade secrets to a competitor through gmail. If you give employees access to a VPN from home, security is a non-issue. The second is productivity. I can understand this when it comes to social media sites as they are highly addictive. However, not allowing access to email due to "productivity losses" is lame. That just means you do not trust your employees to get their work done. That could be true in some environments, but I would think if you give people some power they might just use it for good. @SilentJay74
The main issue I have is the reasoning for not allowing the technologies. First is security. All these big companies feel like someone is going to send trade secrets to a competitor through gmail. If you give employees access to a VPN from home, security is a non-issue. The second is productivity. I can understand this when it comes to social media sites as they are highly addictive. However, not allowing access to email due to “productivity losses” is lame. That just means you do not trust your employees to get their work done. That could be true in some environments, but I would think if you give people some power they might just use it for good.

]]> By: SilentJay74 http://regulargeek.com/2008/04/02/reality-check-for-social-media/#comment-106 SilentJay74 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:20:48 +0000 http://regulargeek.com/?p=36#comment-106 I am glad you wrote this article. If more CIO's were aware of other than what is in thier trade magazines, it could benefit them. At the company I work at I have been recognized a few time for using other more up-to-date technology. Little do these people know that the information I get and knowledge I gain comes from Social Media sites, wikis, and tech forums. I have been explaining this to top decision makers and they are beginning to listen. The thing is, to have to ball rolling in your company, you have got to prove the worth of the site, wiki, or forum. If you do research at home and start making innovations at work, when asked you can say,"Hey, I found the info at home on Mixx, Digg, TechCrunch, ARS Technica, whatever." So it really is time for old school CIO's to embrace the new world, because if they don't they are most likely to FAIL! I am glad you wrote this article. If more CIO’s were aware of other than what is in thier trade magazines, it could benefit them. At the company I work at I have been recognized a few time for using other more up-to-date technology. Little do these people know that the information I get and knowledge I gain comes from Social Media sites, wikis, and tech forums. I have been explaining this to top decision makers and they are beginning to listen. The thing is, to have to ball rolling in your company, you have got to prove the worth of the site, wiki, or forum. If you do research at home and start making innovations at work, when asked you can say,”Hey, I found the info at home on Mixx, Digg, TechCrunch, ARS Technica, whatever.” So it really is time for old school CIO’s to embrace the new world, because if they don’t they are most likely to FAIL!

]]> By: admin http://regulargeek.com/2008/04/02/reality-check-for-social-media/#comment-105 admin Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:31:56 +0000 http://regulargeek.com/?p=36#comment-105 @Julie Thanks for reading! You do have a slightly tech bias given what your husband knows. So I wouldn't be surprised if you knew many people ahead of the curve. As far as meeting other mixxers, that would be very cool. I am just surprised at how spread out we are. Oh, and thanks for the writing props. I am a certified geek, so writing can tend to be a bit difficult. @Julie
Thanks for reading! You do have a slightly tech bias given what your husband knows. So I wouldn’t be surprised if you knew many people ahead of the curve.

As far as meeting other mixxers, that would be very cool. I am just surprised at how spread out we are. Oh, and thanks for the writing props. I am a certified geek, so writing can tend to be a bit difficult.

]]> By: Julie (aka calinazaret) http://regulargeek.com/2008/04/02/reality-check-for-social-media/#comment-104 Julie (aka calinazaret) Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:24:59 +0000 http://regulargeek.com/?p=36#comment-104 I think I have the opposite problem when it comes to my interactions with people in the real world. I'm always amazed when people have heard of social media sites beyond Myspace, but then again, I'm not really a tech person. A lot of the jargon escapes me . . . But I like your writing style! I hope to someday meet a fellow mixxer in person. Wouldn't that be wild? I mean, aside from my husband. I think I have the opposite problem when it comes to my interactions with people in the real world. I’m always amazed when people have heard of social media sites beyond Myspace, but then again, I’m not really a tech person.

A lot of the jargon escapes me . . . But I like your writing style! I hope to someday meet a fellow mixxer in person. Wouldn’t that be wild? I mean, aside from my husband.

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