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The Need for a Corporate Social Media Policy

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If you saw my last post, you read about my suggestion to hire a social media manager. Along with that thinking, your social media manager’s first step will likely be to draft a corporate social media policy.

I’ve tweeted this post on corporate social media policies about four times the last month. In it, you’ll find excellent examples of the policies corporations big and small, from computer firms to marketing firms, have written for their workforce.

Most top managers harbor reservations about social media because their scared of losing control of message. I don’t blame them. How can a corporation as big as IBM expect to keep all their employees on message point?

A social media policy will help keep your workforce in check. In fact, rather …
[ More ] May 27th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Web 2.0 |

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The fog danced with the coast all day.</p>\";}i:9;a:9:{s:5:\"title\";s:27:\"Looking up a Thousand Years\";s:4:\"link\";s:51:\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyreynes/8591440246/\";s:11:\"description\";s:382:\" <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/people/tonyreynes/\">Tony Reynes</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyreynes/8591440246/\" title=\"Looking up a Thousand Years\"><img src=\"http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8226/8591440246_65217417c6_m.jpg\" width=\"160\" height=\"240\" alt=\"Looking up a Thousand Years\" /></a></p> <p>Muir Woods with a wide angle lens.</p>\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:26:36 -0700\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:10:\"date.taken\";s:25:\"2013-02-23T12:42:43-08:00\";}s:6:\"author\";s:31:\"nobody@flickr.com (Tony Reynes)\";s:4:\"guid\";s:37:\"tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8591440246\";s:5:\"media\";a:4:{s:5:\"title\";s:27:\"Looking up a Thousand Years\";s:11:\"description\";s:41:\"<p>Muir Woods with a wide angle 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A grab shot on a day with wind a, cudding clouds and constant light changes</p>\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Sun, 27 Jan 2013 08:02:59 -0800\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:10:\"date.taken\";s:25:\"2012-09-28T10:20:57-08:00\";}s:6:\"author\";s:31:\"nobody@flickr.com (Tony Reynes)\";s:4:\"guid\";s:37:\"tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8419558841\";s:5:\"media\";a:4:{s:5:\"title\";s:23:\"At the edge of the road\";s:11:\"description\";s:108:\"<p>Another shot from the UP. 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A grab shot on a day with wind a, cudding clouds and constant light changes</p>\";}i:13;a:9:{s:5:\"title\";s:10:\"Plumeria 1\";s:4:\"link\";s:51:\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyreynes/8073524647/\";s:11:\"description\";s:420:\" <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/people/tonyreynes/\">Tony Reynes</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyreynes/8073524647/\" title=\"Plumeria 1\"><img src=\"http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8031/8073524647_e60afdacc1_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" alt=\"Plumeria 1\" /></a></p> <p>Shot in Los Angeles early in the morning with sunlight streaming through the trees. All are dual exposure,</p>\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:14:53 -0700\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:10:\"date.taken\";s:25:\"2012-08-10T20:35:05-08:00\";}s:6:\"author\";s:31:\"nobody@flickr.com (Tony Reynes)\";s:4:\"guid\";s:37:\"tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8073524647\";s:5:\"media\";a:4:{s:5:\"title\";s:10:\"Plumeria 1\";s:11:\"description\";s:113:\"<p>Shot in Los Angeles early in the morning with sunlight streaming through the trees. 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All are dual exposure,</p>\";}i:14;a:9:{s:5:\"title\";s:10:\"Plumeria 2\";s:4:\"link\";s:51:\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyreynes/8073524765/\";s:11:\"description\";s:420:\" <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/people/tonyreynes/\">Tony Reynes</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyreynes/8073524765/\" title=\"Plumeria 2\"><img src=\"http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8038/8073524765_234002823a_m.jpg\" width=\"160\" height=\"240\" alt=\"Plumeria 2\" /></a></p> <p>Shot in Los Angeles early in the morning with sunlight streaming through the trees. All are dual exposure,</p>\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:14:52 -0700\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:10:\"date.taken\";s:25:\"2012-08-10T20:53:53-08:00\";}s:6:\"author\";s:31:\"nobody@flickr.com (Tony Reynes)\";s:4:\"guid\";s:37:\"tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8073524765\";s:5:\"media\";a:4:{s:5:\"title\";s:10:\"Plumeria 2\";s:11:\"description\";s:113:\"<p>Shot in Los Angeles early in the morning with sunlight streaming through the trees. 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All are dual exposure,</p>\";}i:15;a:9:{s:5:\"title\";s:10:\"Plumeria 3\";s:4:\"link\";s:51:\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyreynes/8073524825/\";s:11:\"description\";s:420:\" <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/people/tonyreynes/\">Tony Reynes</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyreynes/8073524825/\" title=\"Plumeria 3\"><img src=\"http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8320/8073524825_88625111c0_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" alt=\"Plumeria 3\" /></a></p> <p>Shot in Los Angeles early in the morning with sunlight streaming through the trees. All are dual exposure,</p>\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:14:51 -0700\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:10:\"date.taken\";s:25:\"2012-08-11T08:24:52-08:00\";}s:6:\"author\";s:31:\"nobody@flickr.com (Tony Reynes)\";s:4:\"guid\";s:37:\"tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8073524825\";s:5:\"media\";a:4:{s:5:\"title\";s:10:\"Plumeria 3\";s:11:\"description\";s:113:\"<p>Shot in Los Angeles early in the morning with sunlight streaming through the trees. All are dual exposure,</p>\";s:6:\"credit\";s:11:\"Tony Reynes\";s:8:\"category\";s:47:\"morning white losangeles blossom plumeria cream\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:420:\" <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/people/tonyreynes/\">Tony Reynes</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyreynes/8073524825/\" title=\"Plumeria 3\"><img src=\"http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8320/8073524825_88625111c0_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" alt=\"Plumeria 3\" /></a></p> <p>Shot in Los Angeles early in the morning with sunlight streaming through the trees. All are dual exposure,</p>\";}i:16;a:9:{s:5:\"title\";s:10:\"Bond Falls\";s:4:\"link\";s:51:\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyreynes/8070222709/\";s:11:\"description\";s:402:\" <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/people/tonyreynes/\">Tony Reynes</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyreynes/8070222709/\" title=\"Bond Falls\"><img src=\"http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8457/8070222709_71d312b589_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" alt=\"Bond Falls\" /></a></p> <p>The sun was getting low in the sky and I was able to get nice reflections off the rocks,</p>\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Tue, 09 Oct 2012 03:07:24 -0700\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:10:\"date.taken\";s:25:\"2012-09-25T17:48:43-08:00\";}s:6:\"author\";s:31:\"nobody@flickr.com (Tony Reynes)\";s:4:\"guid\";s:37:\"tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8070222709\";s:5:\"media\";a:4:{s:5:\"title\";s:10:\"Bond Falls\";s:11:\"description\";s:95:\"<p>The sun was getting low in the sky and I was able to get nice reflections off the rocks,</p>\";s:6:\"credit\";s:11:\"Tony Reynes\";s:8:\"category\";s:52:\"bw fall water michigan upperpeninsula 2012 bondfalls\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:402:\" <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/people/tonyreynes/\">Tony Reynes</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyreynes/8070222709/\" title=\"Bond Falls\"><img src=\"http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8457/8070222709_71d312b589_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" alt=\"Bond Falls\" /></a></p> <p>The sun was getting low in the sky and I was able to get nice reflections off the rocks,</p>\";}i:17;a:9:{s:5:\"title\";s:18:\"Lake of the Clouds\";s:4:\"link\";s:51:\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyreynes/8070218398/\";s:11:\"description\";s:448:\" <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/people/tonyreynes/\">Tony Reynes</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyreynes/8070218398/\" title=\"Lake of the Clouds\"><img src=\"http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8318/8070218398_47bb6f6342_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" alt=\"Lake of the Clouds\" /></a></p> <p>This was shot about 10 minutes after the sun rose. There was still some ground fog hanging around the end of the lake.</p>\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Tue, 09 Oct 2012 03:07:24 -0700\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:10:\"date.taken\";s:25:\"2012-09-26T08:35:13-08:00\";}s:6:\"author\";s:31:\"nobody@flickr.com (Tony Reynes)\";s:4:\"guid\";s:37:\"tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8070218398\";s:5:\"media\";a:4:{s:5:\"title\";s:18:\"Lake of the Clouds\";s:11:\"description\";s:125:\"<p>This was shot about 10 minutes after the sun rose. There was still some ground fog hanging around the end of the lake.</p>\";s:6:\"credit\";s:11:\"Tony Reynes\";s:8:\"category\";s:65:\"trees orange fall yellow fog sunrise michigan upperpeninsula 2012\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:448:\" <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/people/tonyreynes/\">Tony Reynes</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyreynes/8070218398/\" title=\"Lake of the Clouds\"><img src=\"http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8318/8070218398_47bb6f6342_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" alt=\"Lake of the Clouds\" /></a></p> <p>This was shot about 10 minutes after the sun rose. There was still some ground fog hanging around the end of the lake.</p>\";}i:18;a:9:{s:5:\"title\";s:15:\"Lake at Sunrise\";s:4:\"link\";s:51:\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyreynes/8070221901/\";s:11:\"description\";s:438:\" <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/people/tonyreynes/\">Tony Reynes</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyreynes/8070221901/\" title=\"Lake at Sunrise\"><img src=\"http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8171/8070221901_d2438fef85_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" alt=\"Lake at Sunrise\" /></a></p> <p>These larch have usually changed color to t brilliant yellow by now....they are still very pretty across the lake.</p>\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Tue, 09 Oct 2012 03:07:23 -0700\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:10:\"date.taken\";s:25:\"2012-09-30T07:08:15-08:00\";}s:6:\"author\";s:31:\"nobody@flickr.com (Tony Reynes)\";s:4:\"guid\";s:37:\"tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8070221901\";s:5:\"media\";a:4:{s:5:\"title\";s:15:\"Lake at Sunrise\";s:11:\"description\";s:121:\"<p>These larch have usually changed color to t brilliant yellow by now....they are still very pretty across the lake.</p>\";s:6:\"credit\";s:11:\"Tony Reynes\";s:8:\"category\";s:75:\"trees fall water yellow reflections dawn michigan upperpeninsula larch 2012\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:438:\" <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/people/tonyreynes/\">Tony Reynes</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyreynes/8070221901/\" title=\"Lake at Sunrise\"><img src=\"http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8171/8070221901_d2438fef85_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" alt=\"Lake at Sunrise\" /></a></p> <p>These larch have usually changed color to t brilliant yellow by now....they are still very pretty across the lake.</p>\";}i:19;a:9:{s:5:\"title\";s:18:\"Roadside Grab Shot\";s:4:\"link\";s:51:\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyreynes/8070221653/\";s:11:\"description\";s:420:\" <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/people/tonyreynes/\">Tony Reynes</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyreynes/8070221653/\" title=\"Roadside Grab Shot\"><img src=\"http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8040/8070221653_c118e91c94_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" alt=\"Roadside Grab Shot\" /></a></p> <p>We stopped at the side of the road for this group of trees, It was about 9 in the morning.</p>\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Tue, 09 Oct 2012 03:07:23 -0700\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:10:\"date.taken\";s:25:\"2012-09-27T10:56:34-08:00\";}s:6:\"author\";s:31:\"nobody@flickr.com (Tony Reynes)\";s:4:\"guid\";s:37:\"tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8070221653\";s:5:\"media\";a:4:{s:5:\"title\";s:18:\"Roadside Grab Shot\";s:11:\"description\";s:97:\"<p>We stopped at the side of the road for this group of trees, It was about 9 in the morning.</p>\";s:6:\"credit\";s:11:\"Tony Reynes\";s:8:\"category\";s:65:\"trees red orange fall yellow shadows michigan upperpeninsula 2012\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:420:\" <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/people/tonyreynes/\">Tony Reynes</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyreynes/8070221653/\" title=\"Roadside Grab Shot\"><img src=\"http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8040/8070221653_c118e91c94_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" alt=\"Roadside Grab Shot\" /></a></p> <p>We stopped at the side of the road for this group of trees, It was about 9 in the morning.</p>\";}}s:7:\"channel\";a:6:{s:5:\"title\";s:24:\"Uploads from Tony Reynes\";s:4:\"link\";s:40:\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyreynes/\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Fri, 17 May 2013 05:01:14 -0700\";s:13:\"lastbuilddate\";s:31:\"Fri, 17 May 2013 05:01:14 -0700\";s:9:\"generator\";s:22:\"http://www.flickr.com/\";s:7:\"tagline\";N;}s:9:\"textinput\";a:0:{}s:5:\"image\";a:3:{s:3:\"url\";s:85:\"http://farm1.staticflickr.com/166/buddyicons/46377456@N00.jpg?1169890680#46377456@N00\";s:5:\"title\";s:24:\"Uploads from Tony Reynes\";s:4:\"link\";s:40:\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyreynes/\";}s:9:\"feed_type\";s:3:\"RSS\";s:12:\"feed_version\";s:3:\"2.0\";s:5:\"stack\";a:0:{}s:9:\"inchannel\";b:0;s:6:\"initem\";b:0;s:9:\"incontent\";b:0;s:11:\"intextinput\";b:0;s:7:\"inimage\";b:0;s:13:\"current_field\";s:0:\"\";s:17:\"current_namespace\";b:0;s:19:\"_CONTENT_CONSTRUCTS\";a:6:{i:0;s:7:\"content\";i:1;s:7:\"summary\";i:2;s:4:\"info\";i:3;s:5:\"title\";i:4;s:7:\"tagline\";i:5;s:9:\"copyright\";}s:13:\"last_modified\";s:29:\"Fri, 17 May 2013 12:01:14 GMT\";}' WHERE `option_name` = '_transient_rss_10e719d9e24bb4331dec5b67b5928c17'

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