Workplace by Facebook opens to sell enterprise social networking to the masses
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Re: Workplace by Facebook opens to sell enterprise social networking to the masses
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#3I dread one day having to limit job searches to places that don't make me use my private social networking account to do business.
Re: Workplace by Facebook opens to sell enterprise social networking to the masses
#4I dread one day having to limit job searches to places that don't make me use my private social networking account to do business.
"Workplace" accounts are completely separate, with the exception of an optional link to your personal account to make it easier to log in. To my knowledge, no other data is shared. Your employer owns the data, not Facebook.
Re: Workplace by Facebook opens to sell enterprise social networking to the masses
#5I dread one day having to limit job searches to places that don't make me use my private social networking account to do business.
"Workplace" accounts are completely separate, with the exception of an optional link to your personal account to make it easier to log in. To my knowledge, no other data is shared. Your employer owns the data, not Facebook. See https://workplace.fb.com/trust/ .
Sorry you're being downvoted. This is useful information that allays some of my concerns. Thanks.
Re: Workplace by Facebook opens to sell enterprise social networking to the masses
#6No thanks. Slack is distracting enough as is. Why would I want the rest of my social circle affecting my productivity?
Re: Workplace by Facebook opens to sell enterprise social networking to the masses
#7Is this driven by the digital collaboration at work trend started by Slack, or intended to be an entirely different beast?
Re: Workplace by Facebook opens to sell enterprise social networking to the masses
#8Here is a more direct look at the actual features:
https://fbatwork.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/workplace_3min_...
Re: Workplace by Facebook opens to sell enterprise social networking to the masses
#9I dread one day having to limit job searches to places that don't make me use my private social networking account to do business.
I dream of the day where I'm not followed around by my data exhaust. It's just wishful thinking.
I feel that the marginal benefit of social media systems has peaked. It's begun to make interactions less human and less personal; the gain over using email is negligible. I don't need to see your picture, I just want to know when I'll have VPN access.
Re: Workplace by Facebook opens to sell enterprise social networking to the masses
#10Is it actually $3 for the organization? It isn't clear if this is per-seat or per-organization.