I wrote in a recent report, that companies should have a blogging policy to provide guidelines for employees who want to have blogs. This primarily relates to employee's personal blogs and lays out the guidelines of what the company expects. As expected, policies will vary greatly depending on company circumstance. Here are a few examples and also, my variation.

Sample Corporate Blogging policy

1. Make it clear that the views expressed in the blog are yours alone and do not necessarily represent the views of your employer.
2. Respect the company’s confidentiality and proprietary information.
3. Ask your manager if you have any questions about what is appropriate to include in your blog.
4. Be respectful to the company, employees, customers, partners, and competitors.
5. Understand when the company asks that topics not be discussed for confidentiality or legal compliance reasons.
6. Ensure that your blogging activity does not interfere with your work commitments.

Originally from the Forrester Best Practice report, Blogging: Bubble or Big Deal.

Corporate blogging policy examples

Groove Networks

Harvard Law School

Sarasota Herald Tribune

Sun Microsystems

Sun Blogs

Robert Scoble's The Corporate Weblog Manifesto

Fredrik Wacka's Beginners' Guide to Corporate Blogging

IBM Blogging Guidelines

Yahoo! Blogging Policy

Hill & Knowlton

Plaxo

Thomas Nelson

Feedster

Fellowship Church

Edelman Online Behavior Policies And Procedures

Cisco's Internet Postings Policy

BBC Guidelines On Employee Weblogs And Websites

Link to Charlene Li's Blog

Do you have a corporate blogging policy? Before embarking on your blogging journey unix web hosting, you should consider the “dos” and “don’ts” of blogging from both a company and a blogosphere point of view.

Here are some ideas for you:

1. Employees/bloggers must abide by non-disclosure agreements or confidentiality policies vps hosting.
2. Employees/bloggers must be aware of company policies governing use of corporate identity (logos, etc.) apply. xenical review
3. Employees/bloggers cannot make discriminatory, libelous, etc., comments when discussing the company, its employees and competitors
4. Employees/bloggers must comply with other company policies (e.g., anti-harrassment rules) certified hoodia
5. The company should reserve the right to discipline employees/bloggers who violate any of the corporate policy reseller web hosting

contributed by riyan jason on Aug 6 12:37am