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Blogs » Value of Blogs Customer Behavior @TTU — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:10:42 +0000

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By: kathleent1

kathleent1 — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:30:55 +0000

I don’t know if I really like blogging. It just seems like there are too many variables that can go wrong. People could be lying about what they are posting and could possibly use it as a way of venting and in turn, it gets them in trouble. It also does not really seems like a fun or productive use of free time. And it certainly should not cut into anyones work day. I can’t image that companies really find blogging as a good source of information.

By: treyk1

treyk1 — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:04:33 +0000

I personally don’t like blogs. As iana1 said, I too prefer the message board format. Aside from that though, I disagree with employees being hired because of their blogs at Wal-Mart, or anywhere else that has that policy. Sure it shows they interact with others, even if it is from behind a keyboard, but like the author suggested, what happens when they post something questionable? Are they fired right away? I know I’ve come home upset about something and posted something I probably shouldn’t have, but fortunately, my posting is leisure and #1 doesn’t really matter, and #2 I can go back and edit it before anyone I work with is likely to read it, as opposed to a work sponsored blog that would likely take up a lot of an employee’s workday. Which brings me to another point: if the blog is work sponsored, how much time during the workday can one devote to blogging? I know I have lost quite a few hours to message boards. It might work well for customer complaints, but for employees it’s a waste of time and resources waiting to happen.

By: iana1

iana1 — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:17:25 +0000

Blogging is an interesting animal. It’s kind of like a message board, but it’s not. I prefer a message board style to blogging, mainly because there are more topics that can be covered, other than just one story and just a bunch of posts about it. Blogging is good though if you just want a quick reaction to something. Just like the article talks about, blogging about sports is a good way to get information out and see what other people think about it. It’s just not something I’m used to and prefer other forms of e-communication than blogs. Just not my style.

By: chrisc2

chrisc2 — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:00:13 +0000

Blogging seems to have its advantages in the business world. It is a great way for a company to get feedback on what it is they are doing right and wrong. The downside is, almost anyone can post something on there, which kind of seems like it could become a gossip median. Also, a lot of the information that is generated from a blog can’t be considered a creditable source. Who knows who is posting what? It seems that blogs are places where someone can go to vent their opinion on matters that might be important to them, but are blogs just adding more useless information to the internet for people to look at? I don’t really know. I see the benefit to personal blogging, so you can have a blog to keep distant family and friends up to date on happenings in your life. It would be much easier to have a blog to communicate to dozens of friends and family, instead of calling all of them each day. Maybe if I had a blog I could do less socializing and more studying each day!