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Report Link Employees Blogging.Fisher & Phillips, LLP - June 03, 2008 If it sometimes seems that everyone in the U.S. has a blog, there's a reason for it. Technorati, a website that covers the blogosphere, says it is tracking 112.8 million blogs currently, with 175,000 new blogs coming on line...each day. People blog about politics, entertainment, food and wine, and every intimate detail of their lives. They also blog about their employment – and their employers. Report Link Enjoining Damaging Web Posts by Former Employees Comes at a Steep Price.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - March 12, 2008 Our last blog entry discussed the First Amendment shield that covers current and former employees who use anonymous or pseudonymous Internet postings to trash their employers. Today’s cautionary tale highlights the practical challenges employers face in court even when a current or former employee posts confidential records on the Web in violation of confidentiality agreements and laws. Report Link Venting Online: How To Deal With Employee Blogs.Fisher & Phillips, LLP - November 02, 2007 Blogs (electronic internet diaries or postings) are booming. Employees are now using blogs to broadcast information and opinions worldwide. Inevitably, some of those employees will post negative, harassing, hostile, false, or confidential information and opinions about their employers and co-employees. Report Link Blogs: Why They Matter to Employers.Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. - August 23, 2007 One of the latest trends in electronic communication, “blogs” are fast, easy, inexpensive, and universally accessible. They’re also unregulated, though, and can subject an unwitting employer to liability. Report Link Six Steps to An Effective Blog Policy.Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP. - June 20, 2007 Employment lawyers have been warning for some time that blogs will one day be a volatile issue in the workplace. Recent events show that day has arrived. For example, a blogger on the Cherokee County, Georgia Planning Commission resigned her position after a firestorm of criticism about a posting in which she advocated dismantling Israel to achieve peace in the Middle East. Terminating an individual’s employment for inappropriate comments on a blog has even been coined as: “doocing,” named for an employee who was fired for comments on her blog at www.dooce.com. Report Link Legal Implications of Employee Blogs.Cooley Godward Kronish LLP. - May 11, 2007 Web logs, or “blogs,” have gained enormous popularity over the last few years. From traditional journalism to consumer marketing, few communications channels have escaped their impact. This is particularly the case in corporate America. Many companies have realized that company-sponsored blogs offer a means of communicating with customers in a more direct, personal manner. At the same time, employees are blogging about product strategies, financial prospects and corporate politics with or without their company’s knowledge and/or approval. Report Link Managing Risks Associated with Employee Blogs (pdf).Vedder Price - February 02, 2007 A blog, short for “weblog,” is an online journal where
the author can share his or her thoughts and opinions
with the millions of people who surf the Internet each
day. To capitalize on the rapid rise in popularity of
blogs as a form of new media, many of the nation’s
leading companies have begun to publish offi cial
corporate blogs as a means to humanize the company,
reach customers and address critics in a personal and
informal way. Report Link Can Workplace Policies Control Your Organization's Potential Risk from Employee Blogs?Jackson Lewis LLP - February 09, 2006 With the increasing prevalence of blogging – posting a diary or journal on the Internet by an individual, group, or entity – employers increasingly are concerned about what employees may be saying electronically that could be harmful to business interests or that may put the organization at risk of liability for harassment and other unlawful conduct. Blogs are accessed like websites, are available to anyone through the Internet, and often invite posts, or readers comments. Through electronic devices – yours and theirs – employees may post blogs about any topic or issue. What they ate for lunch, their political views, or a confidential business deal may instantly become the next discussion thread, a prospect that has employers worried about what bloggers may be saying and what can be done about it. Report Link Employee Web Logs Raise Privacy, Confidentiality Issues For Employers (pdf).Ogletree Deakins - August 11, 2005 Many employers have comprehensive
policies addressing e-mail, Internet
usage, confidentiality, trade secrets,
and solicitation. As the business world
has steadily transitioned into the digital
age, HR departments have kept pace
by crafting and revising these policies
to protect company resources from misuse.
However, an increasingly prevalent
source of risk for employers has
often escaped notice – the proliferation
of employee web logs, or “blogs.” Report Link Don't Get Bogged Down With Workplace Blogs (pdf).Nexsen Pruet - July 11, 2005 Added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2003, “blog” is “a frequently updated Web site consisting of personal observations, excerpts from other sources, etc., typically run by a single person and usually with hyperlinks to other sites; an online journal or diary.” A blog is similar to a website, and in some cases blog visitors do not even realize they are visiting a blog rather than a website. A blog usually contains web links to other blogs
and websites, news stories, and items that also appear on websites. The key difference between a blog and a website is that a blog allows the owner to post “diaries” through which visitors can read and interact. Thus, in practice, a blog can be similar to a chat room or message board, but focused on specific topics of the blog owner’s choosing.
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