Comments on: Damien Mulley is the number one threat to Irish Productivity http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/blog/2007/11/01/damien-mulley-is-the-number-one-threat-to-irish-productivity/ People, Technology, Business and Innovation Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:01:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/blog/2007/11/01/damien-mulley-is-the-number-one-threat-to-irish-productivity/comment-page-1/#comment-126043 admin Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:38:17 +0000 http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/aaa/2007/11/01/damien-mulley-is-the-number-one-threat-to-irish-productivity/#comment-126043 It reminds me a bit of China up until the 1500's (!) Until then , the Chinese were way ahead of the Europeans and had a much superior Sea Fleet. That was, until the Emperor banned all outside contact (for politicial reasons), and it was Columbus (from Europe) the discovered the riches of America. The rest as they say is history. Moral of the story: It's easy to block. But the costs of doing so aren't immediately apparent. Paul It reminds me a bit of China up until the 1500’s (!) Until then , the Chinese were way ahead of the Europeans and had a much superior Sea Fleet.

That was, until the Emperor banned all outside contact (for politicial reasons), and it was Columbus (from Europe) the discovered the riches of America. The rest as they say is history.

Moral of the story: It’s easy to block. But the costs of doing so aren’t immediately apparent.

Paul

]]> By: Bernie Goldbach http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/blog/2007/11/01/damien-mulley-is-the-number-one-threat-to-irish-productivity/comment-page-1/#comment-125950 Bernie Goldbach Thu, 08 Nov 2007 05:24:54 +0000 http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/aaa/2007/11/01/damien-mulley-is-the-number-one-threat-to-irish-productivity/#comment-125950 One complaint by a supervisor about a website or its collateral URLs can get the site listed in censorware. Many local area authorities ban everything on Flickr.com, reasoning there's nothing an office worker can do with photographs to increase workplace productivity. And if someone in the chain of command doesn't like a Mulley Musing, they simply add Mulley.net to the list of blocked sites, ensuring the workplace medium of interwebbed sites does not include the bothersome musings. That decision may have nothing to do with productivity but it might have everything to do with the medium not liking the message. One complaint by a supervisor about a website or its collateral URLs can get the site listed in censorware. Many local area authorities ban everything on Flickr.com, reasoning there’s nothing an office worker can do with photographs to increase workplace productivity.

And if someone in the chain of command doesn’t like a Mulley Musing, they simply add Mulley.net to the list of blocked sites, ensuring the workplace medium of interwebbed sites does not include the bothersome musings. That decision may have nothing to do with productivity but it might have everything to do with the medium not liking the message.

]]> By: admin http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/blog/2007/11/01/damien-mulley-is-the-number-one-threat-to-irish-productivity/comment-page-1/#comment-122848 admin Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:55:48 +0000 http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/aaa/2007/11/01/damien-mulley-is-the-number-one-threat-to-irish-productivity/#comment-122848 Donncha, I heard a similar story, not sure if it's an urban legend, that the person doing the dodgy surfing was a senior manager in the company. Needless to say, the publishing of the web stats stopped soon after that. Paul Donncha,

I heard a similar story, not sure if it’s an urban legend, that the person doing the dodgy surfing was a senior manager in the company.

Needless to say, the publishing of the web stats stopped soon after that.

Paul

]]> By: Donncha O Caoimh http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/blog/2007/11/01/damien-mulley-is-the-number-one-threat-to-irish-productivity/comment-page-1/#comment-122847 Donncha O Caoimh Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:39:18 +0000 http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/aaa/2007/11/01/damien-mulley-is-the-number-one-threat-to-irish-productivity/#comment-122847 AFAIR, my blogs were blocked by a major financial company in Dublin, and also by Cork County Council. I guess they noticed my friends there visiting :) Publishing the web surfing records is a good idea, but I can imagine the embarrassment caused by a junk email forcing IE to open a porn site .. AFAIR, my blogs were blocked by a major financial company in Dublin, and also by Cork County Council. I guess they noticed my friends there visiting :)

Publishing the web surfing records is a good idea, but I can imagine the embarrassment caused by a junk email forcing IE to open a porn site ..

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