In my wonderful travels of the internet I came across a blog post (by Frankarr) about an article that Computerworld ran about corporate blogging. Basically the general idea is that big companies are trying to stop employees blogging because of the possible PR nightmare and to reduce the risk of information leaks.

As far as the information leaks go, it's sad that employees can't be trusted to keep sensitive information out of the public forums, (which will shun them for betraying their company). Most of the problems can be solved with a few options:
1. Make the individual responsible for what they write. If they're going to have a corporate blog, make sure their name is on it.
2. Educate staff on what is considered good policy: "Blog smart" - Frank Arrigo

In a lot of discussions with other students, the topic of 'Is your blog a liability in the job search' comes up almost too frequently, with little or no indication of how blogging is percieved by most companies. One can only hope that corporations will embrace the blogging masses instead of shying away from what may be a useful community.