Comments on: Social Media Policy or Social Media Plan?

By: sofresh

sofresh — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:39:48 +0000

Thanks Anne. I think a lot of IT departments are coming around. Hopefully we
can speed up their education together.

By: Anne

Anne — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:33:29 +0000

it is important to do both, and there are some great solutions to the problem of security in the workplace in conjunction to the use of social media platforms but it may be none of the above, Because so many employees are using Enterprise 2.0 applications without permission IT departments are feeling the only solution is to block them all together but they are missing the fact that these applications can also deliver significant business value and by using systems like the ones designed by Palo Alto can help them maximize their employees abilities to utilize these applications without endangering their networks, their recent white paper onhttp://bit.ly/brno0T has some real solutions to the problems IT departments everywhere are facing.

By: kellymonroe

kellymonroe — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:12:13 +0000

Instead of having a policy in place because it almost guaranteed to be broken, why not a block some pieces of social media and keep some parts of social media accessible? Palo Alto Networks might have found a solution to this problem. Here's a link to a whitepaper they have created: http://bit.ly/d2NZRp

By: sofresh

sofresh — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 05:26:08 +0000

Agreed. Platform agnostic is the key term.

Think pre-social media. Your company policies would not say “do not do TV
interviews unless approved by XYZ”. It would just reference interviews or
live interviews. Could be newspaper, radio, TV, etc.

By: coreycreed

coreycreed — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:28:48 +0000

You bring up a tricky point. I don't think the social media policy will typically get rewritten that frequently, yet social media changes so quickly. Instead of making sure the information in relevant, I would recommend that the policy avoid being too specific with regard to exact websites and other specifics that will likely change.

By: dhatfield

dhatfield — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:06:48 +0000

Great post Corey! & Thanks Jason for your insight too. Many businesses focus on the tools first with full enthusiasm – but have no plan or policy in place.

By: jakrose

jakrose — Sat, 29 May 2010 01:37:53 +0000

Be careful that when you post on Friendster that you have first exited the time machine fully, closing the hatch door completely behind you.

By: John Rogers

John Rogers — Fri, 28 May 2010 22:39:53 +0000

Great first post Corey! I like your explanation of the difference between a social media policy and plan. I agree, I think for most organizations: Policy = HR/Legal Guidelines and Plan = Marketing/PR Strategy.

Looking forward to more of your contributions in the future. I just posted my first article for Social Fresh today. Really like what Jason + assembled team are doing on the relaunched site.

By: Johnatan Romero

Johnatan Romero — Fri, 28 May 2010 19:55:55 +0000

Really enjoyed this article – Thanks for sharing Corey!

By: Stephen Bolen

Stephen Bolen — Fri, 28 May 2010 17:49:06 +0000

Our corporate IT department just circulated a “proper use of social networks” guide that is rife with dated material (and I was not consulted on the content prior to publishing). I would add another point above: make sure your information is relevant in the policy statements.

I say this knowing that I just received a pamphlet instructing me to be careful with what I post on Friendster. :)