Re: Vikings upset Karmazin

["Ronald Steele" <ekul2891@ifriendly.com>]

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>From: Mark <bostonradio@yahoo.com>
>To: bri@bostonradio.org
>Subject: Re: Vikings upset Karmazin
>Date: Mon, Apr 24, 2000, 6:20 AM
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> --- Garrett Wollman <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> wrote:
>>
>> My guess is that Mel has never worked in an office building where he
>> couldn't hear his station(s).
>
>
> I am not pro or against streamcasting but the fact(sources :
> Wall Street Journal, USA Today) is that a growing number of
> corporations which occupy those office buildings have already
> or are in the process of firewalling their local networks so that their
> employees don't misuse company's property on company time.
> Also, companies' web servers simply block our certain addresses,
> specifically sports-related/entertainment-related(including radio stations).
>
>
> Mark
>
And it's debateable if it constitutes a "misuse" to listen to netcasts. I
bet you could find some company silly enough to let actual radios stay, but
block out netcasting sites. Now wouldn't THAT be irony? Also, in some jobs,
I dare say that you have happier workers when they can have their favorite
station-program playing while they work.

Luke Steele