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CibbuanoWarning: Blogging may cost you your job. – Part 1
September 18th 2006 00:11
Ask yourself these simple questions.
1. Do you blog at work, school or university?
2. Do you check your comments, replies, and surf your blogging network when you are at work, school or university?
3. Do you mock, shame, bitch or make any negative remarks about your work environment, co-workers, bosses, teachers or fellow students?
4. Have you ever posted photos that can be identified with a particular person, workplace or is of a sensitive corporate nature?
If you answer yes to any of these questions read on to see if you could be blogging yourself into getting fired, suspended or into an otherwise awkward and uncomfortable situation.
It pays to be a little paranoid when using shared computers that are either in the workplace or common areas such as university libraries or school computer labs. If you have to log onto the computer, there is a record that any data that is transferred during the timeframe that you are logged on can be tracked back to you. It can be easy to think that you are protected by the shroud of anonymity when blogging and otherwise surfing the net, but this can really be a false pretense. So what are some key points to keep your sanity, job or student status safe when it comes to blogging.
For a start, I think a really good tip is to assume that no matter what computer you are blogging from or where you are it is always a good idea to assume that someone is looking over your shoulder at all times. It is a really bad idea to get complacent and think that out of the millions of blogs and infinite musings on the web the chances of my bossing finding your little rant would be near impossible. The fact that they could stumble across it should be reason enough to take some safety measures and think carefully before you post.
Blogging can be a very cathartic experience. Generally, most bloggers will start out on the conservative side, but within a matter of months or even weeks of posting it is amazing the level of personal emotion and detail that people will add to their blog. There is something rather cleansing about airing dirty laundry, grievances and bitching about events. Once upon a time people would ring a friend, pine to their lovers or bring home the daily dump to their family. Within this tight circle the chances of your bitching tirade getting back to someone that counts were pretty slim. I doubt your mum would be ringing up your boss on Monday morning to tell him exactly what you think of him. However, there is something more appealing about letting the rest of the world know about your problems and issues. Blogging really lends itself to the idea of bitching to the masses.
To be continued tomorrow….
1. Do you blog at work, school or university?
2. Do you check your comments, replies, and surf your blogging network when you are at work, school or university?
3. Do you mock, shame, bitch or make any negative remarks about your work environment, co-workers, bosses, teachers or fellow students?
4. Have you ever posted photos that can be identified with a particular person, workplace or is of a sensitive corporate nature?
If you answer yes to any of these questions read on to see if you could be blogging yourself into getting fired, suspended or into an otherwise awkward and uncomfortable situation.
It pays to be a little paranoid when using shared computers that are either in the workplace or common areas such as university libraries or school computer labs. If you have to log onto the computer, there is a record that any data that is transferred during the timeframe that you are logged on can be tracked back to you. It can be easy to think that you are protected by the shroud of anonymity when blogging and otherwise surfing the net, but this can really be a false pretense. So what are some key points to keep your sanity, job or student status safe when it comes to blogging.
For a start, I think a really good tip is to assume that no matter what computer you are blogging from or where you are it is always a good idea to assume that someone is looking over your shoulder at all times. It is a really bad idea to get complacent and think that out of the millions of blogs and infinite musings on the web the chances of my bossing finding your little rant would be near impossible. The fact that they could stumble across it should be reason enough to take some safety measures and think carefully before you post.
Blogging can be a very cathartic experience. Generally, most bloggers will start out on the conservative side, but within a matter of months or even weeks of posting it is amazing the level of personal emotion and detail that people will add to their blog. There is something rather cleansing about airing dirty laundry, grievances and bitching about events. Once upon a time people would ring a friend, pine to their lovers or bring home the daily dump to their family. Within this tight circle the chances of your bitching tirade getting back to someone that counts were pretty slim. I doubt your mum would be ringing up your boss on Monday morning to tell him exactly what you think of him. However, there is something more appealing about letting the rest of the world know about your problems and issues. Blogging really lends itself to the idea of bitching to the masses.
To be continued tomorrow….
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