ABSTRACT

Did you get my tweet? Can I join your LinkedIn? Did you see my updates on Facebook or MySpace? Some people with limited knowledge of computers might think, “what language are you talking?” Social networking is continuing to creep into all arenas of people using computers, even the corporate environment. Does your enterprise permit access to social networking sites during business hours? Does your enterprise have a policy that states what can and cannot be posted to a social networking site? Many enterprises do not have guidelines or education programs for their sta‰ and the enterprise does not know what information may be being disclosed and what the sta‰ are posting about themselves or the enterprise. In the age of social networking, what are the enterprise risks with using social networking internally and not guiding employees on information disclosure?