Comments on: Texas Tech Twitter ban was the right thing to do http://www.tindog.com/2009/09/30/texas-tech-twitter-ban-was-the-right-thing-to-do/ digressing one cup at a time Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:35:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: jason http://www.tindog.com/2009/09/30/texas-tech-twitter-ban-was-the-right-thing-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-47 jason Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:05:20 +0000 http://www.tindog.com/?p=2871#comment-47 Yeah, I agree that businesses shouldn't necessarily shut down access to social media just to avoid some possibly negative comments. As you said, sites like Twitter provide an opportunity for discussion, and not everyone is always going to agree. But there's a difference between disagreeing and being disrespectful or insubordinate. If you don't like something your company is doing and you voice your opinion in a mature and constructive way, then that's fine. But if you tweet about how your boss can't even show up on time for his own meeting, then how is that helping anyone? I absolutely agree that businesses shouldn't shy away from social media out of fear or ignorance. But along with that, people need to be careful about how they use it. Yeah, I agree that businesses shouldn't necessarily shut down access to social media just to avoid some possibly negative comments. As you said, sites like Twitter provide an opportunity for discussion, and not everyone is always going to agree. But there's a difference between disagreeing and being disrespectful or insubordinate.

If you don't like something your company is doing and you voice your opinion in a mature and constructive way, then that's fine. But if you tweet about how your boss can't even show up on time for his own meeting, then how is that helping anyone?

I absolutely agree that businesses shouldn't shy away from social media out of fear or ignorance. But along with that, people need to be careful about how they use it.

]]> By: James http://www.tindog.com/2009/09/30/texas-tech-twitter-ban-was-the-right-thing-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-46 James Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:20:29 +0000 http://www.tindog.com/?p=2871#comment-46 Good post. You make some really accurate points I hadn't thought of. However, by transparency, I didn't mean to imply that a team, business, etc. should air all their dirty laundry. But entities shouldn't pull the plug on social media because of some negative comments. Instead, this gives them the opportunity to respond in a public forum. I've seen and read about too many businesses that shy away from the conversation for fear of hearing something they don't want to hear. Just because you ignore what's being said, doesn't mean it's not being said. Good post. You make some really accurate points I hadn't thought of.

However, by transparency, I didn't mean to imply that a team, business, etc. should air all their dirty laundry. But entities shouldn't pull the plug on social media because of some negative comments. Instead, this gives them the opportunity to respond in a public forum.

I've seen and read about too many businesses that shy away from the conversation for fear of hearing something they don't want to hear. Just because you ignore what's being said, doesn't mean it's not being said.

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