Almost 40% of British employees criticize their ‘workplace’ on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. About 60% of the 1000 questioned employees said, they would change what they wrote on their social networking profiles if they knew their boss could read it. 53% of the employees find that their colleagues should be disciplined by their employer if they slander the company on social networking websites. An important conclusion is that most employees aren’t aware of possible legal consequences when publicly criticizing their company. MORE >>

When it comes to writing a social media policy , who should decide what goes into it? The policy could end up looking very different, depending on the answer. Social media?! Does the company even have a right to act on the comment? If your company is too small to have in-house counsel, or that individual isn’t versed in this emerging area of law, then bring in an outside expert.). escalating support issues reported through social media, based on specific subject matter and severity). A) Marketing. B) Public Relations. C) Human Resources. MORE >>

Managing staff who participate in social networks. This list also includes policies called; Staff blogging policies, enterprise social network guidelines, Employee Blogging Policies, Staff engagement in online communities, and so on. I’ve done a few press (radio, print) interviews this week re: Telstra so I thought I should have another look at how Enterprise, Government, Corporates, Not for Profits  are handling the fact that their staff are members of social networks too. . GM Motors Blogging Policies  [link]  . MORE >>

Do you have a social media policy in place for your business? FERF) has provided a few statistics that might make business owners consider putting a policy in place. press release from Grant Thornton LLP finds that “executives of public and private companies see social media as a growing set of marketing tools, but have not yet developed the necessary compliance and risk policies and procedures.” ” Why have a policy for social media? What about the social media activity of the employees within your company? MORE >>

Every day, you are faced with multiple considerations concerning your organization’s social media strategy. In order to ensure effective stakeholder communication and avoid any unfortunate situations, it is a good idea to create a social media policy for your employees. In the following, we are going to outline what exactly a social media policy is, what the benefits are from implementing one in your organization and which elements it can include. What is a social media policy? How does a social media policy benefit your company? MORE >>