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5 messages in org.xml.lists.xml-devRe: [xml-dev] OT: Corporate Blog Poli...| From | Sent On | Attachments |
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| Chiusano Joseph | Jan 5, 2006 7:52 pm | |
| harvey | Jan 5, 2006 8:01 pm | |
| Jelks Cabaniss | Jan 5, 2006 11:16 pm | |
| bryan rasmussen | Jan 5, 2006 11:57 pm | |
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| From: | harvey (har...@eccnet.com) | |
| Date: | Jan 5, 2006 8:01:06 pm | |
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Happy New Year - Joe:
Just my personal observation:
1. Smaller IT companies encourage Blogs. 2. Mass media hates Blogs and would like to see them banned. 3. Inside the Beltway - discourage them especially after last years 'Washingtonienne' scandal!
Betty
[If anyone is aware of a fairly recent XML-DEV thread on this topic, please let me know - I did not find one through searching the archives]
Happy New Year All,
The purpose of this message is solicit thoughts/experience/advice regarding corporate policies on blogging. I'll start from the top:
I have long thought about starting a blog, and decided that I would not do so unless I was 100% clear on my company's policy regarding employee blogging. I did some internal research (PR, Legal, etc.), and found out that my company does not yet have any policy on blogging (which is not surprising as we are primarily a consulting firm rather than a vendor).
So I have decided to write my company's blog policy - and then filter it through Legal, PR, and various other internal resources prior to being published.
So my general question is: What are some things that people believe should be taken into account in such a policy? (please note that this is not the same as asking for your own employer's policy - please do not divulge any proprietary information here or directly to me).
For example, the following questions/considerations come to my mind:
- Should employees be encouraged/allowed to state their corporate affiliation in their blog? - What if an employee states a position in a "hot" area (such as SOA) that - even if unintentionally - conflicts with the corporation's message for that area? - What if such a position conflicts with another employee that is writing on the same topic in their own blog? (i.e. can such things be realistically monitored?) - Should employees be required to place a uniform disclaimer on their blog that states "The opinions here are of my own..." etc. - What types of "violations" (if one may use that term) can be considered so severe that they should lead to termination of an employee? - How does one balance between rights such freedom of speech, and the need of a corporation to put forth a consistent, solid message? - Any others?
Thanks so much, Joe
Joseph Chiusano Associate Booz Allen Hamilton
700 13th St. NW, Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20005 O: 202-508-6514 C: 202-251-0731 Visit us online@ http://www.boozallen.com <http://www.boozallen.com/>