tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12991590.post451556036682449749..comments2023-10-28T14:29:30.777+01:00Comments on On a Hill: On Facebook FridaysMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851706422848638847noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12991590.post-51490507098326050572007-11-28T00:15:00.000+00:002007-11-28T00:15:00.000+00:00I work at Serena and have found this to be very us...I work at Serena and have found this to be very useful. We have offices all over the world, and while this isn't really our "corporate internet", it does give us the ability to get to know people we interact with daily in a deeper and more personal way. <BR/><BR/>A long time ago, I had a manager who insisted that because of the inherent depersonalization of email, that we begin all emails with "Hi [firstname]" to set a friendly and personal tone. Facebook gives me the ability to see the people I only interact with formally as real people. It changes the tone of the organization as a whole, and of the individual relationships that ultimately make us work as a company.<BR/><BR/>It also doesn't hurt that some of us old fogeys are coming to understand (and embrace) the cyber-world of the younger generation who will be a big part of our potential employee pool and our market.<BR/><BR/>I think it makes us a better company.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12991590.post-87424545524259541192007-11-20T01:23:00.000+00:002007-11-20T01:23:00.000+00:00http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3...http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3710336Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com