Links to other students

http://itm350project.blogspot.com/

http://speedgeneration.blogspot.com/

http://successbizcoach.blogspot.com/

Facebook

There are many issues that coming to surface with the advent of facebook and its growing popularity. People now go on the site while at work spending time on the site chatting with friends and networking, but many companies are starting to get scared that company information is being discussed through these forms. I for feel that if secrets are going to get out they will get out regardless if facebook is that avenue. They can come out through email, over the phone, in person, so whether or not facebook is that avenue does it really matter? Blocking facebook would do nothing; people will find new and better ways to communicate so why cause friction between the employees and the company. If the company is smart they would monitor how much time someone spends on the site, and go through different channels to ensure that the employee is not abusing the privilege. A happy worker is a diligent work, if it’s blocked I’m sure the employee thinks that there is no trust between worker and employee, I know I felt that way when I was at my old job and Internet access was blocked, not only was it blocked but a lot of sites that I could have used for work were blocked, so my productivity was down since I spent a lot of time finding someone with that access to do my work. I say we live in a Technological age where info needs to be at our fingertips, and if Facebook helps people get that info then why not let us have it, however, we must make sure that it is monitored properly, if it is misused then consequences should be issued..