In an article in a Dutch newspaper of July of this year (Nederlands Dagblad, July 22, 2010), several large companies spoke out against free use of social networking websites among their personnel. Big names such as IBM and Imtech were named, among others, as attempting to construct a social networking policy for anyone working for them. Not just in regards to using social networking websites while at work, but also to explore the possibility of policing the profiles employees create on such websites. In essence, certain companies are openly wondering: "what kind of profile fits our company and can we make an employee adjust their personal profile on website X when it doesn't meet our standards?"
Apparently they are not the only ones trying to figure this out. A simple Google search for "social networking policy" renders over ninty-one thousand results. Some are more relevant than others, but all together they show that this is definitely becoming somewhat of a hot topic.
Apparently they are not the only ones trying to figure this out. A simple Google search for "social networking policy" renders over ninty-one thousand results. Some are more relevant than others, but all together they show that this is definitely becoming somewhat of a hot topic.