Blogger has been blocked by my employer's web filters. Instead of my blog control panel, I am now greeted with a cheerful screen, decked out in company colors, informing me that the requested site is a threat to my security, productivity, and way of life. (Blogs hosted on Blogger are still available for viewing, at least for now; only the editing function is blocked.)
I am in favor of Internet filters; there is nothing quite as nasty as an email or web worm shutting down thousands of an organization's computers. But this seems kind of extreme, and also pointless, since I am still typing this message from the office and sending it to the blog via email.
The argument of lost productivity is a valid one, but I'm sure they lose far more productivity to espn.com and other sites that remain open. Not that I'm rationalizing; I average less than two posts per week on this blog, and I usually make them while I'm sitting on massive, stultifying conference calls ("Thank you for joining the call. You are the… 34th … participant") or viewing vendor presentations over WebEx. My recent change from selling technology back to buying it has reminded me how little the customer really cares about 99% of what the IT sales team is saying.
So this is the latest post, brought to you via email, right out the company's front door. I'm curious to see how it works.
1 comment:
I love it. . . Mr. Covert Operations. . . posting to a blog could be a “threat to your. . . way of life.” I see that you laugh in the face of danger!
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