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IBM Social Computing Guidelines

Buzz Marketing for Technology

IBM Social Computing Guidelines. 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.

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Live Tweeting Requires Ethical and Legal Considerations

Socialized

The best guidance for whether live blogging and live tweeting is acceptable comes from the Fair Use provision of U.S. Factors that affect whether reproduction of a copyrighted work is fair use are: “The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes.

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What you need to know about social media copyright

Sprout Social

How copyright works on social media Before we dive into the nitty gritty, here are a few definitions you need to know to make sense of copyright regulations and legal jargon: Commercial intent: When a brand uses products, tools, content or other intellectual property with the intent to make a profit.

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

ProBlogger

However, it’s crucial to establish clear guidelines and maintain strong communication to ensure that the franchisees uphold your brand’s standards. Copyright your original work to safeguard against unauthorized use or plagiarism. You can listen to more about How Collaborations Can Accelerate Your Blog’s Growth here.

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Social Media Lawsuits Protect Yourself From Them | Guest Posts.

Convince & Convert

Remember all the hubbub last fall when the FTC released its Guidelines for Blogging and Social Media ? Todd Defren and Dell have both shared excellent examples to build from. The FTC encourages social media policies be in place and reviewed. Wikipedia has a good explanation of it ( [link] ).

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$100,000 in One Week, a Viral Nova Follow-Up

Viper Chill

Sarah covered the topic of Fair Use, which I believe is what a number of these sites will claim to be following the guidelines of: “ Section 107 of the Copyright Act abrogates Section 106 by permitting others to use your original works so long as the use is “fair.” Is this fair use?

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