Sorting through legal issues and creating social media guidelines continues to be a a big issue for most companies. Here are links to resources I’ve found helpful on the issue.
Also, please note one legal issue that not enough people are paying attention to. Many companies’ HR policies prohibit you from giving recommendations to people who have worked for them. This policy applies to LinkedIn: most likely you should not be giving LinkedIn recommendations for anyone who has directly worked for you or is currently reporting to you. Here’s a good legal perspective on the LinkedIn issue.
If you know of other helpful policies, please share and I’ll post. Thanks. Lois
Online Database of Social Media Policies: links to 107 policies
Center for Social Media at American University
NewPR Wiki – Resources.BloggingPolicy
For Mayo Clinic Employees « Sharing Mayo Clinic
Enterprise Social Media Usage Policies and Guidelines | SocialComputingJournal.com
10 Must-Haves for Your Social Media Policy
Social Media Policies For Your Company: Internal Policies | davefleet.com
A Corporate Guide For Social Media – Forbes.com Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. -
Wal-Mart’s Twitter Terms of Use Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
- Wal-Mart’s Twitter External Discussion Policy
SAP Social Media Guidelines 2009
Lawyers blocking social media is not a policy
ESPN Responds to Criticism and Publishes Social Media Policy | WordPress Marketing
RightNow social web employee policy | RightNow
Social Media Policy and Employee Guidance « Candid CIO
Social Media Policy Examples | 123 Social Media
Blogging and Social Media Policy Sample – See a Blogging and Social Media Policy Sample
WaPo’s Social Media Guidelines Paint Staff Into Virtual Corner; Full Text of Guidelines | paidContent
3 Great Social Media Policies to Steal From
Social Media Policies | Social Media Law Student
Beats and Tweets: Journalistic Guidelines for the Facebook Era – Inside NPR.org Blog : NPR