Comments on: Phooey! Twitter is NOT dangerous!

By: Michael Krigsman

Michael Krigsman — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:14:34 +0000

Chris, what’s the business case for better communication? Answer that, and you’ll be home free.

By: Chris dawes

Chris dawes — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:09:33 +0000

Cigarettes are wonderful… oh wait, that was marketing… twitter is wonderful… oh wait…

I’m yet to see a solid business case for twitter that benefits business.

By: Michael Krigsman

Michael Krigsman — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:00:32 +0000

As you pointed out, I use Twitter all the time, and love it. Truly, it’s an amazing little thing; as proof positive for me, it’s how you and I met, after all.

However, not all organizations are free-flowing with their information. In many cases, there are legitimate concerns about the porous membrane, and Twitter propels those concerns to a new level.

Someone accused me of being “irresponsible” by broadcasting such issues. As a blogger, my first responsibility is to identify issues of concern and present them in a cogent manner. Despite my personal current infatuation with Twitter, I recognize it’s not appropriate for all people in all circumstances.

Thanks for your comments; always enjoy them.

Michael Krigsman
Blog: http://blogs.zdnet.com/projectfailures
Twitter: http://twitter.com/mkrigsman

By: DragonI

DragonI — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:23:21 +0000

Krigsman is on crack. Someone check his stock portfolio.

Why do you think employers make you sign confidentiality agreements? Plus if you’re going to leak info, I rather IM my TRUE friends. Reason – less chance of me being implicated and found out.

And if you are security freak, block twitter via your proxy. Or if you’re George Bush, nuke Twitter off the face of the planet. Next on the hit list is Pownce!

Why would dedicated employees even help promote a company via blogs or any other social network? You’d be crazy. I’d have to have the “What NOT to Twitter about” manual in front of me before hitting the submit button

By: ed

ed — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:11:58 +0000

Ric,

Yeah, the “porous membrane” concept is interesting; I think most organizations have got to do a LOT of thinking about this issue. But it already existed long before Twitter came along…

By: Ric

Ric — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:51:59 +0000

Michael’s point also assumes that corporate transparency is of necessity a “BAD THING”. Now there IS a point to be made about commercial confidentiality, so not everything should be out and about immediately. But there is a growing body of thought suggesting that a porous membrane (http://www.gapingvoid.com/Moveable_Type/archives/001623.html)
can be a good thing for business – it’s just a business model that is currently uncommon. I suspect that it won’t stay that way …