Is Blogging Bad for Businesses?

It seems like everyone has a blog these days. Whether its a blog about daily life, a fantasy blog or a paid blogging position, the blogging phenomenon is here to stay. However, Richard Annington, the CEO of Eazyrecruit, warns against the potential danger of blogging for businesses.

The main reason why blogging can be bad for businesses is the fact that it creates the possibility for public disputes that could get ugly. For example, if an employee is mad at a boss, a blog could be used to voice those frustrations.

“As blogging disputes continue to dominate the headlines, it’s not surprising that employers are becoming increasingly worried about incurring the wrath of a disgruntled employee with an online axe to grind,” said Annington. “Furthermore, because blogging is a relatively new phenomenon, many businesses aren’t sure what can be done to guard against it.”

Annington suggests that businesses include a clause in their internet usage policy that frowns upon using blogs to comment about happenings within the business.

Said Annington: “In an incredibly short space of time, blogging has gone from being virtually unheard of to one of the buzzwords of the moment. As the global population becomes increasingly internet literate, we can expect blogging to become a staple method of communication. Businesses which ignore this fact do so at their peril.”

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