My Uncle Doug pointed this one out to me: Blogging is all fun and games, until the boss finds out. The article doesn’t cover any new ground, and I just get a single-sentence mention, but it’s another one for the list.
Tagged: 15 minutes of fame, employment, Weblogs
About two weeks ago, I spent some time being interviewed by Amy Joyce of the Washington Post about my expulsion from the Microsoft campus for an article she was working on about the potential pitfalls of blogging about one’s job. The article went live today: Free Expression Can Be Costly When Bloggers Bad-Mouth Jobs.
Categories: 15Minutes,Life,Weblogs
Tagged: 15 minutes of fame, employment, interview, me, washington post, Weblogs
With the news of another weblogger losing his job because of posts on his weblog the issues of what webloggers can and cannot expect to be able to post on their weblogs has started bubbling ‘round the blogosphere again. Now there’s a proposed Bloggers’ Bill of Rights — but how useful is it? And which companies should really be singled out?
Categories: 15Minutes,Microsoft,Weblogs
Tagged: 15 minutes of fame, bill of rights, ellen simonetti, employment, Microsoft, privacy, publishing, rights, Weblogs
First off, my apologies, as it’s entirely likely that I managed to mangle the Americanized version of a Japanese greeting. Looks like the recent Wired article that I’m mentioned in just got picked up in Japan, which is sending another round of visitors my way.
Categories: 15Minutes
Tagged: 15 minutes of fame, interview, me
One year ago today, I lost my job because of a photo I took, and began my fifteen minutes of fame. My, how time flies.
Tagged: 15 minutes of fame, anniversary, me
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