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Article: Digital graffiti: what every employer should know about employee blogging.(weblogs instead of employee manuals)(Column)
- Article from:
- ABA Banking Journal
- Article date:
- November 1, 2005
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The legalities surrounding technology in the workplace are complicated enough for banking professionals. Today we've added a new headache that should prompt employers to change employee manuals. "Blogging"--which is an online computer journal (a "weblog," or "blog" for short)--has become a fun, faddy way to express "e-pinions" to the world and discuss everything from political roundtables to the latest smart remarks of the celebrity flavor-of-the-month.
There are over 5 million online blogs, and the number increases daily. Blogging can be a novel way to disseminate information and form connections with other interested online friends. Or it can be a dangerous, ...