I get the vast majority of my blog reading and commenting done AT WORK.
There, I said it. If I’ve ever commented on your blog in the past several years, there’s a solid 90% chance that was done in my office on a work computer. That’s because I can multi-task. I can talk on the phone, service an account, and read about baseball cards all at the same time. I’ve become very good at squeezing a little Blogger into the down time between appointments, and it’s never been an issue before.
Until now.
Blogger is now blocked on my work computer. I doubt it’s just because of me. I work for a large, international company that has already blocked pretty much every semblance of social media and personal e-mail there is. If it’s blocked on mine, it’s blocked on everybody’s. It was just a matter of time. I get it, too. I was responsible with it but could see how some may not have been.
I can still read some of your posts provided they are shown on my own blog’s sidebar (the Blogger site is blocked but I can still visit specific blogs). I can also see other blogs through your own site’s sidebars. No pictures, though - just post titles.
BUT
Whatever engine exists in a computer that allows one to comment on a blog post is no longer there. This means that I can read, but I cannot comment. It’s frustrating. Going forward, any commenting you see from me will have been done at home or on my phone (which I don’t normally do as I’m usually busy with e-mails, Sim City Buildit, or Rovercraft).
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In summation: I’m not going anywhere, and I’ll still be reading as much as possible, but comments from me are going to be fewer and further between. Sorry, y’all.
The saddest day of my life* may be the day Gmail was blocked at work.
ReplyDelete*not really, but it still sucks.
I was in banking for around 6 years and just about every website was blocked. That wasn't fun. My current job has me digging in the web a lot anyway so I have full access.
ReplyDeleteThat sucks.
ReplyDeleteI'm guilty as well. Most of my blogging reading happened at work too.
My job goes through cycles where sites will be blocked. Usually it's eBay, streaming music, fantasy sports, and anything with 'game' in the title whether or not it actually relates to gaming of some kind. Blogger occasionally gets blocked, but it's been a few years since that happened.
ReplyDeleteWhat a drag...then again, you'll probably never see this comment - so, never mind.
ReplyDeleteI don't think you have ever commented on mine lol. But i think we all are guilty about posting at work
ReplyDeleteI've never had access to blogger or social media sites at work. I just assumed everyone played by the same rules, which I suppose is pretty naive of me.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about the bad news and welcome to my world.
The beauty of journalism is you must have access to EVERYTHING, especially social media.
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