Comments on: Why Do Some Corporate IT Departments Continue to Block LinkedIn? http://windmillnetworking.com/2009/10/26/why-do-some-corporate-it-departments-continue-to-block-linkedin/ Social Media Strategy for Businesses and Professionals Mon, 21 May 2012 11:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Carl Whalleyhttp://windmillnetworking.com/2009/10/26/why-do-some-corporate-it-departments-continue-to-block-linkedin/#comment-3521 Carl Whalley Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:27:05 +0000 http://windmillnetworking.com/?p=996#comment-3521 With Android/iPhone/Blackberry etc devices this point is becoming moot. With Android/iPhone/Blackberry etc devices this point is becoming moot.

]]> By: Carl Whalleyhttp://windmillnetworking.com/2009/10/26/why-do-some-corporate-it-departments-continue-to-block-linkedin/#comment-934 Carl Whalley Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:27:05 +0000 http://windmillnetworking.com/?p=996#comment-934 With Android/iPhone/Blackberry etc devices this point is becoming moot. With Android/iPhone/Blackberry etc devices this point is becoming moot.

]]> By: Scot Dukehttp://windmillnetworking.com/2009/10/26/why-do-some-corporate-it-departments-continue-to-block-linkedin/#comment-1506 Scot Duke Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:38:59 +0000 http://windmillnetworking.com/?p=996#comment-1506 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @pattyfarmer: Why Do Some Corporate IT Departments Continue to Block LinkedIn?http://bit.ly/WE5hv BECAUSE OF THE SPAM</span></span> RT @pattyfarmer: Why Do Some Corporate IT Departments Continue to Block LinkedIn?http://bit.ly/WE5hv BECAUSE OF THE SPAM

]]> By: nealschafferhttp://windmillnetworking.com/2009/10/26/why-do-some-corporate-it-departments-continue-to-block-linkedin/#comment-909 nealschaffer Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:05:20 +0000 http://windmillnetworking.com/?p=996#comment-909 Great to see you here again Steven! Indeed LinkedIn is a wealth of resources for any company and should be recognized as such. Great to see you here again Steven! Indeed LinkedIn is a wealth of resources for any company and should be recognized as such.

]]> By: stevenburdahttp://windmillnetworking.com/2009/10/26/why-do-some-corporate-it-departments-continue-to-block-linkedin/#comment-908 stevenburda Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:02:10 +0000 http://windmillnetworking.com/?p=996#comment-908 Well said... those who want to use Linkedin, will.<br>Home, office, friends house :)<br>Good post - IT should NOT block Linkedin, as we people learn from others (think Q&A section and group participation!)<br>Shortcut to this article: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/WhyBlock" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/WhyBlock</a><br>- Steven Burda Well said… those who want to use Linkedin, will.
Home, office, friends house :)
Good post – IT should NOT block Linkedin, as we people learn from others (think Q&A section and group participation!)
Shortcut to this article: http://tinyurl.com/WhyBlock
- Steven Burda

]]> By: nealschafferhttp://windmillnetworking.com/2009/10/26/why-do-some-corporate-it-departments-continue-to-block-linkedin/#comment-907 nealschaffer Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:57:58 +0000 http://windmillnetworking.com/?p=996#comment-907 Scot, that is a valid point. But the only way the spammers can get control of your email address is if you connect with them. Plus, they will only spam the email address that you have on record, which you have the freedom to customize as you see fit. I agree 100% of the spam issue, but there is spam everywhere, not just on LinkedIn, and I feel that the benefits far outweigh the potential spamming. Scot, that is a valid point. But the only way the spammers can get control of your email address is if you connect with them. Plus, they will only spam the email address that you have on record, which you have the freedom to customize as you see fit. I agree 100% of the spam issue, but there is spam everywhere, not just on LinkedIn, and I feel that the benefits far outweigh the potential spamming.

]]> By: mrbusinessgolfhttp://windmillnetworking.com/2009/10/26/why-do-some-corporate-it-departments-continue-to-block-linkedin/#comment-906 mrbusinessgolf Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:37:44 +0000 http://windmillnetworking.com/?p=996#comment-906 There are some valid reasons why the large corporations stay away form social sites. In the case of LinkedIn, recently LinkedIn has been a magnet for businesses who are just out to fill an email database so they can promote some product or service that is of no interest to anyone, especially large corporations. This could be said for all social networks that are not controlled, but in the case of LinkedIn, who premise is to house a database of business people, it is a shame it has become such a draw for these email farmers since it is probably one of the only social networks that large firms would embrace as a tool to finding business connections and potential employees. Oh, the price we pay to be spammed. There are some valid reasons why the large corporations stay away form social sites. In the case of LinkedIn, recently LinkedIn has been a magnet for businesses who are just out to fill an email database so they can promote some product or service that is of no interest to anyone, especially large corporations. This could be said for all social networks that are not controlled, but in the case of LinkedIn, who premise is to house a database of business people, it is a shame it has become such a draw for these email farmers since it is probably one of the only social networks that large firms would embrace as a tool to finding business connections and potential employees. Oh, the price we pay to be spammed.

]]> By: nealschafferhttp://windmillnetworking.com/2009/10/26/why-do-some-corporate-it-departments-continue-to-block-linkedin/#comment-901 nealschaffer Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:31:40 +0000 http://windmillnetworking.com/?p=996#comment-901 Agree with you there Kathy. It's time for the SEC to smell the coffee and wake up to the Web 2.0 World that we live in! Agree with you there Kathy. It's time for the SEC to smell the coffee and wake up to the Web 2.0 World that we live in!

]]> By: nealschafferhttp://windmillnetworking.com/2009/10/26/why-do-some-corporate-it-departments-continue-to-block-linkedin/#comment-899 nealschaffer Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:02:27 +0000 http://windmillnetworking.com/?p=996#comment-899 It's all very counter productive, isn't it? because at the end of the day we will be using the Social Web not just for communicating but for also finding relevant information. Your companies and others who continue to block this flow of information will suffer the consequences... It's all very counter productive, isn't it? because at the end of the day we will be using the Social Web not just for communicating but for also finding relevant information. Your companies and others who continue to block this flow of information will suffer the consequences…

]]> By: nealschafferhttp://windmillnetworking.com/2009/10/26/why-do-some-corporate-it-departments-continue-to-block-linkedin/#comment-897 nealschaffer Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:57:39 +0000 http://windmillnetworking.com/?p=996#comment-897 Hey Bruce, that is an interesting error which I have never seen before so hard to say what the root cause could be.<br><br>That's also an interesting point you make about the double standard: I would agree that it exists as well and is quite hypocritical...<br><br>Thanks for your contribution to the conversation! Hey Bruce, that is an interesting error which I have never seen before so hard to say what the root cause could be.

That's also an interesting point you make about the double standard: I would agree that it exists as well and is quite hypocritical…

Thanks for your contribution to the conversation!

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