On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 11:49 AM, Larry Medina <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Rich-
>
> This is another classic case of "cart before horse" logic on the part of an
> organization/agency.  And please don't take this as any criticism of you
> personally.
>
> The concept of allowing, encouraging, or suggesting the use of a technology
> for business purposes without first issuing a policy about how or what it
> should or should not be used for is ill planned.  I'm not saying let's
> ignore or 'not embrace' the technology, but there was seemingly PLENTY of
> time before the use began to determine what the policy about it would be.
>


I agree with Larry,technology is great but implementing it before the
ramifications are understood  or known can cause problems down the road.
here are a couple of links to cases that point this out

Quon Text Messages at work
http://bit.ly/dk13Y9

Blackberry use and overtime
http://bit.ly/cuQkS7

i'm sure if you sifted through the various RAIN postings from past years you
would find other examples. these articles popped up today


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