Comments on: Blogging At Work http://techbypc.com/blog/2009/04/07/blogging-at-work/ Technology news, commentary, and reviews. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:31:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ryano http://techbypc.com/blog/2009/04/07/blogging-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-1924 Ryano Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:12:39 +0000 http://techbypc.com/blog/?p=420#comment-1924 Wow that's unfortunate. I work in the Network administration area at my company and we have blocked things like facebook and myspace but not blogging. I guess there is a good reason for it though. I used to and still blog at work all the time during down time... which when you are staring at servers all day in a server farm there is a lot of down time haha. Hence why I focus on security... it gives me something to do! I still don't see blogging as a security risk... they must have caught too many people blogging. I mean websense makes it so you can see everything so it must have been a huge time waster. <abbr><em><abbr><em>Ryanos last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YourFreeVirusRemoval/~3/7in5YC0lF7o/" rel="nofollow">How Do I Remove Spyware and Adware?</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> Wow that’s unfortunate. I work in the Network administration area at my company and we have blocked things like facebook and myspace but not blogging. I guess there is a good reason for it though. I used to and still blog at work all the time during down time… which when you are staring at servers all day in a server farm there is a lot of down time haha. Hence why I focus on security… it gives me something to do! I still don’t see blogging as a security risk… they must have caught too many people blogging. I mean websense makes it so you can see everything so it must have been a huge time waster.

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]]> By: PC http://techbypc.com/blog/2009/04/07/blogging-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-1859 PC Sat, 16 May 2009 22:22:16 +0000 http://techbypc.com/blog/?p=420#comment-1859 I'm sure that has happened. I know we have people who spend a high amount of time browsing sites that aren't specifically related to their job. Then again I keep iGoogle open which refreshes regularly so I can keep an eye on my stock prices, email, etc. So if someone sees that I'm refreshing a page every few minutes it may look like I just sit at my desk looking at stocks all day when in reality I may look at it only occasionally. I’m sure that has happened. I know we have people who spend a high amount of time browsing sites that aren’t specifically related to their job. Then again I keep iGoogle open which refreshes regularly so I can keep an eye on my stock prices, email, etc. So if someone sees that I’m refreshing a page every few minutes it may look like I just sit at my desk looking at stocks all day when in reality I may look at it only occasionally.

]]> By: PC http://techbypc.com/blog/2009/04/07/blogging-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-1858 PC Sat, 16 May 2009 22:18:47 +0000 http://techbypc.com/blog/?p=420#comment-1858 Yes, good point. We use Websense to block a lot of different sites. For a while they blocked many different webmail sites and then realized that more people use it for semi-legitimate reasons than not. They also don't filter SSL traffic at all, so anything sent out port 443 gets no filtering, so GMail was always available if people were smart enough to do that. I agree totally about the need to define what it is they accept and do not accept. We have people who browse the web from the moment they arrive in the morning until they leave in the evening. Sites that are totally not legitimate too. I know of a person who has a anime addiction who does this, and another who uses a certain forum all day long that is loosely related to our business (so it is allowed) but totally not for work reasons. When the anime user hit on some pornography it was investigated and reported, and a big deal was made about the time spent on the site, but the other guy has never had anything said to him. Both are in the same category, however, as being time wasters for the company. Part of the problem with reporting is that people have different needs. For example, someone in IT can download gigs of data in a day, but it can be legitimate. Someone in purchasing can download MP3s or watch streaming video all day which would not. Someone else may decide to download a Linux distribution at work because the connection is faster than at home. Where do you draw the line? Yes, good point. We use Websense to block a lot of different sites. For a while they blocked many different webmail sites and then realized that more people use it for semi-legitimate reasons than not. They also don’t filter SSL traffic at all, so anything sent out port 443 gets no filtering, so GMail was always available if people were smart enough to do that.

I agree totally about the need to define what it is they accept and do not accept. We have people who browse the web from the moment they arrive in the morning until they leave in the evening. Sites that are totally not legitimate too. I know of a person who has a anime addiction who does this, and another who uses a certain forum all day long that is loosely related to our business (so it is allowed) but totally not for work reasons. When the anime user hit on some pornography it was investigated and reported, and a big deal was made about the time spent on the site, but the other guy has never had anything said to him. Both are in the same category, however, as being time wasters for the company.

Part of the problem with reporting is that people have different needs. For example, someone in IT can download gigs of data in a day, but it can be legitimate. Someone in purchasing can download MP3s or watch streaming video all day which would not. Someone else may decide to download a Linux distribution at work because the connection is faster than at home. Where do you draw the line?

]]> By: Webbielady http://techbypc.com/blog/2009/04/07/blogging-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-1842 Webbielady Wed, 13 May 2009 18:53:49 +0000 http://techbypc.com/blog/?p=420#comment-1842 If the company did that, there might be a serious reason. I mean my company actually prohibits a lot of things but i still see colleagues using YM at work. I blog at home and no time at work for blogging or leisurely surfing.... but maybe a moderation would do? Maybe someone from your company really blog more than actually the worked hours???? <abbr><em><abbr><em>Webbieladys last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/HUqW/~3/X2El_cD9Fvg/i-solved-that-inline-text-problem-and.html" rel="nofollow">Removing or Solving the Inline Text Problem and the Full Page PopUp from Adbrite Part 1.</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> If the company did that, there might be a serious reason. I mean my company actually prohibits a lot of things but i still see colleagues using YM at work. I blog at home and no time at work for blogging or leisurely surfing…. but maybe a moderation would do? Maybe someone from your company really blog more than actually the worked hours????

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]]> By: DogsDeserveFreedom http://techbypc.com/blog/2009/04/07/blogging-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-1837 DogsDeserveFreedom Tue, 12 May 2009 13:26:53 +0000 http://techbypc.com/blog/?p=420#comment-1837 Good thing my company hasn't done this yet! Good thing my company hasn’t done this yet!

]]> By: George Serradinho http://techbypc.com/blog/2009/04/07/blogging-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-1833 George Serradinho Mon, 11 May 2009 11:09:30 +0000 http://techbypc.com/blog/?p=420#comment-1833 An interesting post. I think the company has to be direct and say exactly what they will and will not tolerate. Some companies have banned Facebook while others have not. I have noticed that my company will block Gmail for a while and then unblock it. I have no idea why they do that, could be that to many people are browsing and so they try to bring it down a bit. An interesting post. I think the company has to be direct and say exactly what they will and will not tolerate. Some companies have banned Facebook while others have not.

I have noticed that my company will block Gmail for a while and then unblock it. I have no idea why they do that, could be that to many people are browsing and so they try to bring it down a bit.

]]> By: Jenny http://techbypc.com/blog/2009/04/07/blogging-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-1788 Jenny Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:44:55 +0000 http://techbypc.com/blog/?p=420#comment-1788 Hi. I'm just here visiting your site, and I have to say, I like it a lot. You have some great stuff to check out. So, I invite you to come check out my site. I would love to have you over. :D <abbr><em><abbr><em>Jennys last blog post..<a href="http://thesocalledme.net/archives/momma-loves-son/" rel="nofollow">Momma Loves Her Little Son</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> Hi. I’m just here visiting your site, and I have to say, I like it a lot. You have some great stuff to check out. So, I invite you to come check out my site. I would love to have you over. :D

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