Wow. Thank you, thank you, thank you for introducing me to the cluetrain manifesto -- I hadn't ever heard of it before, and now, I'm glued. Surprised this document's not referenced even more! What really stuck with me is how absolutely true your ending quotation is: "Companies make a religion of security, but this is largely a red herring. Most are protecting less against competitors than against their own market and workforce." Thanks again for the reference and inspiration -- @GlennFriesen http://www.impactlearning.com/

The craziest thing is that many of these businesses would benefit greatly from the increased link-building and brand-building from their employees. And worst, Draconian rule leads employees to undermine their bosses. Not good. Thanks for another excellent post! Glenn Friesen @glennfriesen http://www.impactlearning.com

@tedlismon - Excellent point - it's a cool factor issue. Sometimes leaders learn of a channel and think it's necessary to exploit it (used in the nice, businessy way, not the sad way). It's like trying to attack on every front -- it's a surefire way to lose the war.