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Harnessing the Force: How Lessons From Star Wars Can Elevate Your Blogging

ProBlogger

If you plan to use external content, such as images or videos, familiarize yourself with fair use guidelines or obtain proper permissions and licenses to avoid legal issues. Additionally, consider diversifying your revenue streams by exploring opportunities for licensing or syndication.

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IBM Social Computing Guidelines

Buzz Marketing for Technology

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—and also to protect both IBM bloggers and IBM itself, as the company sought to embrace the blogosphere. Respect copyright, fair use and financial disclosure laws.

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Paywall for News.com and Online Community Social Media

Laurel Papworth

Not that I have any say in it – Fair use laws and my Creative Commons licence ensure that my content is free to roam the ‘net as long as it is not sold. And any company that does not create the original product but distributes that product is in the distribution, not manufacturing business. To be sold.