Comments on: Do You Need a Social Media Policy?

By: Chris Boudreaux

Chris Boudreaux — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:22:08 +0000

This social media policy database contains links to more than 70 policies, and you can filter by industry.

By: Wilma Ariza

Wilma Ariza — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:22:47 +0000

Thank you for putting into cohesive words my thougths these past few days as I have entered the social media stampede to nonprofit development. Very thoughtful…I shall follow and learn -LOL-

By: Lorelle VanFossen

Lorelle VanFossen — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:14:51 +0000

@ Ari Herzog: Thanks for the recommendation and fix.

By: Ari Herzog

Ari Herzog — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:01:22 +0000

You may enjoy reading a post I wrote last week on the importance of companies adopting policies for online behavior at the workplace. I culled the data from various sources: 30 Tips to Manage Employees Online. Also, you have a typo in the text and link for "Twirl" which is really "Twhirl."

By: Barbara B. Nixon

Barbara B. Nixon — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:26:52 +0000

Lorelle,

I learned about this post from the For Immediate Release #380 podcast, and it’s a timely post. I’m teaching a first-year experience course for freshmen at Georgia Southern University. The focus of the course is how we make connections, online and off. I’m seriously considering having the students create their own personal social media policies as their final project for the course. Thanks for sparking this idea!

Barbara

(Now, I guess I must create my own!)

By: Adam Cohen

Adam Cohen — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:27:51 +0000

I do believe that companies should go beyond blog policies and create a social media policy. Just as in real life, there are guidelines when you go out in public and you represent both yourself and your company wherever you go. You can express yourself freely, but depending on the venue you are encouraged to act within guidelines. I took a cut at authoring our social media policy for our agency and described the basic tenets. Thanks for helping spread the word about social media policies, I think they will be import as more and more businesses have initiatives in this space.

By: Lorelle VanFossen

Lorelle VanFossen — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:40:38 +0000

@ Brian Carnell:

Thank you for the interesting response. I don’t believe exploring this issue has anything to do with self expression or creative expression. It has to do with realizing that everything we do online is now public, and we are held accountable. A lot of people forget that and have come to regret it later. There is a growing industry of companies who promise to help remove those online regrets that interfere with the job hunt and reputations.

I was taught by my past generations not to eat with my mouth open, not to fart in public, and other social niceties that makes social interaction more acceptable. Do these things inhibit my personality or make me a cookie cutter person? No. But they do make me more pleasant to be around in a crowd. Some people need a little reminding of lessons in social etiquette online.

Instead of imposing upon others my rules for social engagement online, this post is asking you what are your rules for online social interaction and engagement are, if you have them. If you don’t, then that’s your choice. Have fun chewing with your mouth open and farting in public virtually.

However, if you do like playing nice in the online world, what stops you from chewing with your mouth open, so to speak. :D

By: Brian Carnell

Brian Carnell — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:58:36 +0000

Yes, I think you’re right. We should definitely forbid people from being themselves online and assume every stray comment on a discussion forum somewhere is representative of that person as a whole.

Then on to other things. Have you noticed the strange church Bob has started going to? Or the creepy music Jill raves about?

I think it’s important that we stamp out all self-expression that doesn’t conform to the company line. Wouldn’t want to think of people as diverse individuals . . . much better to put them into stereotypical pigeonholes.

WTF

By: Nancy Nally

Nancy Nally — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:03:58 +0000

This article meshes exactly with why I wrote a book review today of the book “Radically Transparent” on my website Scrapbook Update. Individuals cannot ignore the fact anymore that our online reputations are becoming extremely important – and widely broadcast.

You can see the review at: Radically Transparent Review