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Gartner: Loosen up on social networks, security | Deep Tech – CNET News

October 26, 2009 Brad
by Stephen Shankland

ORLANDO, Fla.–OK, IT managers, it’s time to loosen up.

That’s how analysts advised Gartner Symposium attendees here Monday, arguing that corporate computing departments shouldn’t block social networking and that security shouldn’t completely lock down communications with the outside world. And even if information technology authorities want to shut down such activity, they can’t.

Gartner analyst Carol Rozwell

Carol Rozwell, a Gartner vice president

(Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET)

“Banning access to social media from the corporate network is futile,” said Carol Rozwell, a Gartner vice president. “The world we live in is digitally enabled and socially connected.”

via news.cnet.com

What do you think? Can these social networks/tools be controlled or are they the newest form of communication in business?

Comments on CNET fall back to the traditional ‘You go to work to work.’ debate. Let us hear from you! How do you want to work?

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  • I've seen services actually help employers track what their employees are doing NOT from the standpoint of being 'big brother' but to indicate where they are spending most of their time and self-regulating. I agree with Steven that if people don't want to work, they will figure out a way whether it offline or online.
  • People are either going to produce [work] or not. The same people that actually waste all of their time on social networks are most likely the same people that waste all of their time at the water cooler so to speak. Social networking is only going to continue to grow and become a normal part of everyday life. Companies that puts that much effort into blocking this is essentially wasting time and money themselves, and will eventually realize it's just another form of communication. I wonder if there was this same concern over email.
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