Facebook/Twitter

Hi All,

There seems to be some issues with my employer regarding our use of
Facebook and other social media, so until they get their heads out of
you-know-where and into the current century, I'll have to bow out.
I've been recieving y'alls invites and would love to participate but
we need my job. AFAIK, the occassional usenet post hasn't been
outlawed yet but that could change.

I'm so sorry..

Lucy's Mom wrote:
Hi All,

There seems to be some issues with my employer regarding our use of
Facebook and other social media, so until they get their heads out of
you-know-where and into the current century, I'll have to bow out.
I've been recieving y'alls invites and would love to participate but
we need my job. AFAIK, the occassional usenet post hasn't been
outlawed yet but that could change.

I'm so sorry..

Considering how much easier those "social media" make identity theft,
IMO your employer has the right idea! Laying your home computer open to
any hacker with the inclination to work mischief with your personal
information is your own business - doing the same when you post from an
employer's computer network is something else again.

"Lucy's Mom" wrote in message
...
Hi All,

There seems to be some issues with my employer regarding our use of
Facebook and other social media, so until they get their heads out
of
you-know-where and into the current century, I'll have to bow out.
I've been recieving y'alls invites and would love to participate
but
we need my job. AFAIK, the occassional usenet post hasn't been
outlawed yet but that could change.

I'm so sorry..

I'm sorry too.

If I were an employer, facebook would make me awfully nervous too
though. I'd be uneasy using it myself if I still had other peoples
tax information on my computer. It doesn't seem to be all that
secure.

We are available at the library though! Take a peek sometime.

Jo

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:


Lucy's Mom wrote:
Hi All,

There seems to be some issues with my employer regarding our use of
Facebook and other social media, so until they get their heads out of
you-know-where and into the current century, I'll have to bow out.
I've been recieving y'alls invites and would love to participate but
we need my job. AFAIK, the occassional usenet post hasn't been
outlawed yet but that could change.

I'm so sorry..

Considering how much easier those "social media" make identity theft,
IMO your employer has the right idea! Laying your home computer open to
any hacker with the inclination to work mischief with your personal
information is your own business - doing the same when you post from an
employer's computer network is something else again.

In what way does "social media" lay open a computer to any hacker?

--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message
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Lucy's Mom wrote:
Hi All,

There seems to be some issues with my employer regarding our use of
Facebook and other social media, so until they get their heads out of
you-know-where and into the current century, I'll have to bow out.
I've been recieving y'alls invites and would love to participate but
we need my job. AFAIK, the occassional usenet post hasn't been
outlawed yet but that could change.

I'm so sorry..

Considering how much easier those "social media" make identity theft, IMO
your employer has the right idea! Laying your home computer open to any
hacker with the inclination to work mischief with your personal
information is your own business - doing the same when you post from an
employer's computer network is something else again.



I agree, Evelyn! My former employer in TN had to lock down the firewall and
allow admin-only access to install even work-related software updates
because people kept installing frivilous "chat" software and spending time
online rather than do their jobs. (This was well before the days of
Facebook & Twitter.) Get a grip, people, it's not *your* computer! This
sort of thing doesn't belong in the workplace. You want to play? Do it on
your own time. At home.

Jill

"Adrian" wrote in message
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EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:


Lucy's Mom wrote:
Hi All,

There seems to be some issues with my employer regarding our use of
Facebook and other social media, so until they get their heads out of
you-know-where and into the current century, I'll have to bow out.
I've been recieving y'alls invites and would love to participate but
we need my job. AFAIK, the occassional usenet post hasn't been
outlawed yet but that could change.

I'm so sorry..

Considering how much easier those "social media" make identity theft, IMO
your employer has the right idea! Laying your home computer open to any
hacker with the inclination to work mischief with your personal
information is your own business - doing the same when you post from an
employer's computer network is something else again.

In what way does "social media" lay open a computer to any hacker?

--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk



Hackers are everywhere. And does such a thing belong in the workplace?
Nope. That's not what the employer is paying the employees to do.

Jill

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EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:


Lucy's Mom wrote:
Hi All,

There seems to be some issues with my employer regarding our use of
Facebook and other social media, so until they get their heads out
of you-know-where and into the current century, I'll have to bow
out. I've been recieving y'alls invites and would love to
participate but we need my job. AFAIK, the occassional usenet
post hasn't been outlawed yet but that could change.

I'm so sorry..

Considering how much easier those "social media" make identity
theft, IMO your employer has the right idea! Laying your home
computer open to any hacker with the inclination to work mischief
with your personal information is your own business - doing the
same when you post from an employer's computer network is something
else again.

In what way does "social media" lay open a computer to any hacker?

--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk



Hackers are everywhere. And does such a thing belong in the
workplace? Nope. That's not what the employer is paying the
employees to do.

Such pages are blocked here at work because they are not relevant to our
company's core business ideals, and are big timewasters. As much as its
annoying, I have to agree with my employer on this - if they let me had
Facebook here, even the cut down, no applications Facebook, I'd still spend
a large amount of their time playing with it rather than doing the stuff I"m
paid to do. Fair enough, really.

Yowie

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jmcquown typed:
"Adrian" wrote in message
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EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:


Lucy's Mom wrote:
Hi All,

There seems to be some issues with my employer regarding our
use of
Facebook and other social media, so until they get their heads
out
of you-know-where and into the current century, I'll have to
bow
out. I've been recieving y'alls invites and would love to
participate but we need my job. AFAIK, the occassional usenet
post hasn't been outlawed yet but that could change.

I'm so sorry..

Considering how much easier those "social media" make identity
theft, IMO your employer has the right idea! Laying your home
computer open to any hacker with the inclination to work
mischief
with your personal information is your own business - doing the
same when you post from an employer's computer network is
something
else again.

In what way does "social media" lay open a computer to any
hacker?

--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk



Hackers are everywhere. And does such a thing belong in the
workplace? Nope. That's not what the employer is paying the
employees to do.

Such pages are blocked here at work because they are not relevant
to our company's core business ideals, and are big timewasters. As
much as its annoying, I have to agree with my employer on this - if
they let me had Facebook here, even the cut down, no applications
Facebook, I'd still spend a large amount of their time playing with
it rather than doing the stuff I"m paid to do. Fair enough,
really.

Yowie

Much as I hate "big brother" employers, I have to agree. It was a
problem for me when I was self-employed and worked alone a good part
of the time. Just too easy to get involved in the computer and
forget time. Even worse when I was nearing retirement and moved the
office into my home. Once I had a computer and a kitchen it was hard
to get anything done.

Jo

You can try checking your local library - ours has computers for internet
access if you sign up for it? In the meantime,
sending purrs.
Christine
"Lucy's Mom" wrote in message
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Hi All,

There seems to be some issues with my employer regarding our use of
Facebook and other social media, so until they get their heads out of
you-know-where and into the current century, I'll have to bow out.
I've been recieving y'alls invites and would love to participate but
we need my job. AFAIK, the occassional usenet post hasn't been
outlawed yet but that could change.

I'm so sorry..

"Christine Burel" wrote in message
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You can try checking your local library - ours has computers for internet
access if you sign up for it? In the meantime,
sending purrs.
Christine

LOL I'm sorry, but have you ever used a computer at the public library?
They are the slowest things on the planet. I doubt you could accomplish
much even on your lunch hour

Jill

"Lucy's Mom" wrote in message
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Hi All,

There seems to be some issues with my employer regarding our use of
Facebook and other social media, so until they get their heads out of
you-know-where and into the current century, I'll have to bow out.
I've been recieving y'alls invites and would love to participate but
we need my job. AFAIK, the occassional usenet post hasn't been
outlawed yet but that could change.

I'm so sorry..