Thursday 27 September 2007

Second Life goes on strike

SOUTH WEST LONDON -- Hi all.

I had an email from Isabella yesterday to ask for some SL screen shots. She was talking to some people at her place of work. And at the same time the following news item came through from HR Magazine:

"27/09/07
The first ever cyber picket line kicked off today in virtual reality world Second Life. Italian IBM workers, angry at their employer's decision to slash bonuses worth up to 1,000 Euros, are protesting in Second Life, representing the next step in the real-life ongoing battle against the IBM bosses. Workers are expecting to garner support from fellow IBM employees around the world, including the UK and India. Many unions are also showing their support, with TUC demonstrating alongside the employees."


It raises an interesting question. So far we have talked about people talking about your business in Social Media and using social media proactively. But little aout how social media can be used as an actual venue for work actions to occur.

Thoughts?

/d

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