Dice.com Censorship Hypocrisy

It seems Dice is willing to highlight the censorship of others.

http://news.dice.com/2012/01/27/twitter-censorship/

"Twitter announced a change towards its censorship policy, and it has sparked both positive and negative response from its users. The change would allow Twitter to censor tweets locally in any particular country, when required by the local law, but keep the tweet accessible in other countries."


It's quite telling that the comment posted in response to this article was itself censored!

A big difference here between Dice and Twitter is that Twitter is censoring users to comply with local laws, whereas Dice.com are censoring users to promote their own corporate interests.

Painting a biased image using censorship

Dice is widely cited for it's claims about the tech industry.

For example: www.pcworld.com/article/229191/computer_science_grads_fielding_multiple_job_offers.html

They are so widely quoted in fact that it is sometimes difficult to find other independent media sources that do not rely on Dice spokespersons. It is because of this reach that it is so important for Dice to paint a balanced and representative view of our industry, we deserve this much. When we come to Dice forums to  exchange our experiences, we expect everyone to be able to participate equally, why are some of us being silenced and banned? Why has Dice resorted to censoring criticism? It only promotes a group think where the only allowed viewpoints are those that aren't overly critical of Dice's representations of the industry.

Dice gets away with publishing information it knows is contested. Yet instead of taking the responsible route and encouraging an open debate, they cut off discussions on the matter, wiping them out of existence.

Dice Inc are a prime example of corporate disregard for society, seeking to promote misleading & shielded corporate messages at the expense of open speech.

Dice hiring discussion board censors

Great opportunity to participate in corporate newspeak and censor dissidents!

Location :Silicon Valley San Francisco, CA 94101

Other Pay :Plus Bonus Opportunity

Employee Type :Full-Time

Industry :Internet - ECommerce

Manages Others :No

Job Type :Media - Journalism - Newspaper

Education :4 Year Degree

Experience :At least 3 year(s)

Travel :Up to 50%

Relocation Covered :No

Post Date :7/6/2012

 Description Dice.com, the leading global career site for technology professionals, has established a new position of Community Manager to develop, manage, and evangelize online discussions and participation in them by Dice users.

Reporting to the Senior Editor of Dice News, this position will appeal to someone with a passion for social media, technology, online communication, blogging, and interacting with a wide range of very smart people.  Our users include professionals in all aspects of tech, from software architects to game developers, big data experts, and operations specialists.

When you become a Dice team member, you join a company that values their loyal and enthusiastic employees by providing them a competitive salary, great benefits, including a 401(k) match, generous paid time off, casual dress, wellness program, fitness club reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, and more.

Keys to success in this position:

• Innovative thinking around content and audience engagement
• Comfort level with cutting edge technology topics and tools
• Understanding of interactions between website users, and best practices in moderating discussions
• Ability to manage remote freelancers and interact with in-house moderators and vendors
• Ability to develop strategies to increase user engagement on Dice

    
In this position you will:

• Take lead in daily oversight and moderation of discussion boards, including management of freelance and staff moderators
• Work with Dice editorial staff to ensure blogger participation in appropriate discussions
• Tracking and reporting
• Work with Marketing, Customer Support, and other departments to develop initiatives aimed at creating new offerings within the discussions and promoting their use
• Participate in discussions to solicit ideas from users and respond to the feedback
• Evangelize communities and discussions both within and outside of Dice
• Act as primary liaison with platform providers and other appropriate vendors
• Develop strategies and tactics to grow community size, activity, and retention
• Participate in editorial planning

 RequirementsMinimum Qualifications:

• College degree in communications, multimedia, or related field
• Minimum of three years experience with online communities, forums, and social media
• Well-rounded understanding of IT industry and technology-based consumer products such as smartphones, tablets, video games, etc.
• Expertise with website discussion and management tools.  Expertise with blogging and tools such as Wordpress preferred
• Experience in tracking and reporting
• Self-motivation and ability to work under deadline pressure
• Strong collaborative, project management, and communication skills
• Ability to travel

Dice is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Reference, Background, and Credit Checks Required.

Dice.com censorship continues

Dice continues to silence voices they don't want heard on the Dice.com community site.

This is the face of corporate censorship: