Sample social media policies | Simon Wakeman - public sector com. General Published on December 7th, 2009 | by Simon Wakeman 0inShare An important part of managing the impact of social media on an organisation is having an effective social media policy for staff. A good policy helps staff understand what they can and can’t do with social media at work, as well as helping protect the organisation against some of the risks of using social media.
Written carefully a policy should be an enabler, rather than a hindrance. I’m also a firm believer that a social media policy needs to focus on behaviours, rather than tools. Intel These guidelines do a good job on focussing on activities rather than specific tools. I also like the way the Intel guidelines make clear that responsibility for what staff use social media for lies with staff – it makes ownership clear while also making strong links with the impact that staff use of social media can have on the organisation’s reputation as a whole. UK Civil Service Gartner public web participation guidelines About the Author. A huge list of social media and blogging guidelines « Webyogi�. There are many social media and blogging guidelines online.
While researching I found myself searching back and forth between sites. On this post I have put the most impressive links in one place for reference and hopefully not to re-invent that wheel. I’m a bit obsessed with social media guidelines having recently come back from the inspirational, amazing, early morning soiree that was Localgovcamp. I am still buzzing with excitement about what’s happening in the world of local authority social media. One policy that really sings to me is Zappos Twitter policy ‘Be real and use your best judgement’ - that’s it!
The list Employee guidelines Blogging guidelines Once digested and reviewed i’m working on a very simple version in plain English using lovely charts…. About these ads Like this: Like Loading... Online Database of Social Media Policies. Best Practices for Corporate Twittering « Social Media Musings b.
How to write your firm’s social media policy | FreshNetworks Blo. In our last post we looked at why every business needs a social media policy. And the fact that the most important thing for any business is to have a policy in the first place. But if you’re writing your social media policy for employees, what should it include? What kind of guidelines should you give the people who work at your business. At FreshNetworks, our approach is to keep things simple and to make them inclusive. Have a simple and clear policy on how employees should be using social media and make sure you include your employees in the process of drawing them up. Oh, and make sure your policy encourages your employees to use social media more and not less. Here are five considerations we discuss with clients when developing their social media policies and guidelines that might help you if you are developing yours: 1.
Your best representatives should be your own staff and so any social media policy should actively encourage them to take part online. 2. 3. 4. 5. Social Computing Guidelines. In the spring of 2005, IBMers used a wiki to create a set of guidelines for all IBMers who wanted to blog. These guidelines aimed to provide helpful, practical advice to protect both IBM bloggers and IBM. In 2008 and again in 2010 IBM turned to employees to re-examine our guidelines in light of ever-evolving technologies and online social tools to ensure they remain current to the needs of employees and the company. These efforts have broadened the scope of the existing guidelines to include all forms of social computing. Below are the current and official "IBM Social Computing Guidelines," which we review periodically so that they may evolve to reflect emerging technologies and online social tools.
Introduction Responsible engagement in innovation and dialogue Online collaboration platforms are fundamentally changing the way IBMers work and engage with each other, clients and partners. IBM Social Computing Guidelines Detailed discussion IBM supports open dialogue and the exchange of ideas. 10 Must-Haves for Your Social Media Policy. Sharlyn Lauby is the president of Internal Talent Management (ITM) which specializes in employee training and human resources consulting. She authors a blog at hrbartender.com. A few weeks ago, I wrote that your organization should have a social media policy, and one of the things I heard among all the great comments was: "Okay, but what should it say? " There are generally two approaches to social media policy making. Some organizations handle social media in an evolutionary way. Other organizations, meanwhile, feel more comfortable establishing a clear policy from the outset.
Whether you're writing your social media policy from the get-go, or letting it develop organically in reaction to situations as they arise, here are 10 things you should definitely consider. 1. All policies need to address what's in it for the reader/user — what should the reader take away after reading the policy? But that’s the spirit of social media — it’s all about leveraging the positive. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.