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February 11, 2005
Hey Blogger, You're Fired!
More reports of bloggers losing their jobs. The most famous firings to date involve a Delta Airlines stewardess, a Microsoft temporary worker, a Friendster programmer, and a Starbucks barrista.
The growing number of blog-related firings emphasizes the need for companies to implement blogging policies. Just as company email policies were uncharted territory ten years ago, blogging polices are uncommon today.
To date the reported firings seem to fall into two categories: a) blogging that reveals cofidential/sensitive corporate information and b) blogging that casts a negative light on the company. These two issues need to be clearly addressed in any corporate blogging policy.
Charlene Li's sample blog policy covers the basic issues.
Posted by charles at February 11, 2005 11:47 PM
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Below is a list from Boing Boing of 22 empl oyees with blog-related employement problems.
Other notable companies involved include Apple, the NBA and Wells Fargo. Even Minnesota public radio has joined the fray.
http://www.boingboing.net/2005/01/09/companies_that_have_.html
Posted by: Charles at February 16, 2005 10:45 PM