Facebook Faces Off With Ontario Gov't

News Type: Event — Seeded on Thu May 3, 2007 6:27 PM EDT

Article Source: CBC

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Ontario government employees won't be among the 21 million worldwide users of the popular social networking website Facebook — at least while they're at work.
Premier Dalton McGuinty said Thursday he doesn't see how Facebook — an internet phenomenon that allows members to display their profile, photographs, interests and comments to fellow users and reconnect with long-lost acquaintances — adds value to a workplace environment.

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