Excerpt from:  Managing Blogging Risks
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September 07, 2007

Blogging on the Job: Risks in the Workplace

C|Net -- "Being a blogger can get you in trouble nowadays, at least if you write something that sufficiently vexes your employer."

Although this article from C|Net is a bit dated, it's still a useful FAQ on the subject of blogging in the workplace and some of the risks you face as a company with employees that like to blog.

"Blog firings are relatively rare. In a recent survey of 279 human resource professionals by the Society for Human Resources Management, just 3 percent of companies reported disciplining bloggers and none reported firing anyone for blogging." -- Society for Human Resource Management

I couldn't find any data for 2006; drop me a comment if you know of any more recent stats.

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