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Facebook Planning Office Version To Rival LinkedIn, Google
An anonymous reader points out a report that Facebook may be coming out with an office version to take on LinkedIn. Facebook at Work would “allow users to chat with colleagues, connect with professional contacts and collaborate over documents.” "Facebook is reportedly gearing up to take on LinkedIn, Google's Drive and services, Microsoft's Outlook and Yammer with a workplace-friendly version of the social networking site, but such a dream is unlikely to appeal to the enterprise. As reported last week by the Financial Times, "Facebook at Work" is a new product designed to allow professional users to message colleagues, connect with professional contacts and collaborate over documents. The website will have the same look as standard Facebook — including a news feed and groups — but according to people familiar with the matter, the idea is to keep work and personal accounts separate. It makes sense for the social networking giant. Launching a professional version can boost ad revenue, keep engagement up and give the company a valuable new market to tap. But in application, cracking the corporate world won't be easy."
We've had people walked out, fired, for using Evernote in meetings.
I'm curious how you'd know. Did someone trip a content filter/IDS trying to use it or did someone grab a laptop/tablet and demand to see what they were doing?
It sounds pretty fascist to shitcan someone like that, especially if the policy they were fired under wasn't fairly specific about Evernote-type services.
It seems hard to believe someone would risk immediate termination for Evernote. I've known people who liked it but I don't think I know anyone who'd say "Yeah, I like it so much I'd risk getting fired for it."