Social Media Corporate Guidelines
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HP blogs are written by a variety of employees at different levels and positions in the company, so you can expect many viewpoints. You can also expect the following: We will strive to have open and honest dialogues with our readers. We will correct inaccurate or misleading postings in a timely manner. We will not delete posts unless they violate our policies. Most changes will be made by adding to posts and we will mark any additions clearly.
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.
I’m coming up on a year managing and writing this blog (April 2 will be the one-year anniversary) and I’ve been pretty impressed (and I guess maybe even a little disappointed given the nature of my job) that I haven’t drawn the attention too much of our legal team. Until now. As most of you know, I’ve been reporting eBay’s Quarterly earnings results via this blog and specifically covering the calls live on Twitter for the past 3 quarters. Full disclosure…?
With the rise of new media and next generation communications tools, the way in which Cisco employees can communicate internally and externally continues to evolve. While this creates new opportunities for communication and collaboration, it also creates new responsibilities for Cisco employees. This Internet Postings Policy applies to employees who use the following: All of these activities are referred to as “Internet postings” in this Policy Please be aware that violation of this policy may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.