Blogging, not talking

Mark Jones continues to raise some very significant, though subtle issues here. (A link to his post is in the heading)

To blog or not to blog appears to be a vexing question for many corporations at the moment. It's a topic of several conversations in which I have both participated and heard about lately.

The agenda is a mixture of:
Regulating the blogging activity of employees; maintaing the appearance of fairness and openness; protecting stakeholder interests; and supporting a modern day civil liberty (the right to virtually congregate.)

Under the cloak of the blogsphere, some executives can be brave, or at least a little braver than they might be in other "more traditional" communication channels.

I grieve the circumstance where bloggers are gagged - or worse, deliberately spin company lines and attempt to appear "open.”

Like any channel of communication we have a duty to not abuse it by damaging others, but it emerges as a significant pillar of our democracy, along with off the record conversations with journalists.

Great Expectations

I am today thrilled to report that Martha and Tom are about to move into a new market segment and expect a baby on or about Jan 4.

Our lives are blessed in so many ways and we look forward to receiving this latest gift from God with joy. So far, Martha is doing brilliantly, and we pray for her continued good health and safety.

We now reserve the right to engage in baby-related conversations at any time with anyone, and use pregnancy and baby analogies in any or all of our communications.

Without doubt, this news will change the flavour and content of this blogsite forever. It is yet another example of our Boomer / Gen X partnership.

I work in the tech sector, I live straddling market sectors, I love across the whole range.

Comments, suggestions ideas are welcome.