Comments on: SXSW Follow-Up – Corporate Social Media Guidelines http://blog.networksolutions.com/2009/sxsw-follow-up-corporate-social-media-guidelines/ Small Business tips, interviews and conversations that provide advice and discussion about small business. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:43:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: 10 Steps to Creating a Social Media Policy for your Company http://blog.networksolutions.com/2009/sxsw-follow-up-corporate-social-media-guidelines/comment-page-1/#comment-3729 10 Steps to Creating a Social Media Policy for your Company Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:45:04 +0000 http://blog.networksolutions.com/?p=691#comment-3729 [...] Facebook is closing in at 300 million users. Twitter is the fastest growing social site with 55 million. And LinkedIn is already the favorite child of over 65 million professional business users. How many of your employees, customers, and vendors are on these websites? And, what are they saying about you, your company, and your practices? Better yet – how are you responding? Having a social media policy in place does not mean that you get to dictate your image. But, you do get to interact responsibly in the conversation that dictates your image. And, you get to help your employees do the same. The world is changing fast, and how we communicate is changing even faster. It isn’t just Gen Y that blogs and twitters – it is a growing phenomenon embraced by all generations. There are great benefits to today’s technology and its widespread use, but there are also some risks as dictated by Raj Malik of Network Solutions (http://blog.networksolutions.com/2009/sxsw-follow-up-corporate-social-media-guidelines/). [...] [...] Facebook is closing in at 300 million users. Twitter is the fastest growing social site with 55 million. And LinkedIn is already the favorite child of over 65 million professional business users. How many of your employees, customers, and vendors are on these websites? And, what are they saying about you, your company, and your practices? Better yet – how are you responding? Having a social media policy in place does not mean that you get to dictate your image. But, you do get to interact responsibly in the conversation that dictates your image. And, you get to help your employees do the same. The world is changing fast, and how we communicate is changing even faster. It isn’t just Gen Y that blogs and twitters – it is a growing phenomenon embraced by all generations. There are great benefits to today’s technology and its widespread use, but there are also some risks as dictated by Raj Malik of Network Solutions (http://blog.networksolutions.com/2009/sxsw-follow-up-corporate-social-media-guidelines/). [...]

]]> By: Darren Brazier http://blog.networksolutions.com/2009/sxsw-follow-up-corporate-social-media-guidelines/comment-page-1/#comment-3139 Darren Brazier Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:37:09 +0000 http://blog.networksolutions.com/?p=691#comment-3139 I wrote a set of guidelines for my company about 3 months ago and glad to say I covered most of these things (might have to make a few amends though). I used IBM as a point of reference for mine, they have great guidelines for just about everything. Also saw a blog assessment flowchart by the Air Force that was pretty cool <a href="http://tinyurl.com/5p6n9r" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/5p6n9r</a>. I wrote a set of guidelines for my company about 3 months ago and glad to say I covered most of these things (might have to make a few amends though). I used IBM as a point of reference for mine, they have great guidelines for just about everything. Also saw a blog assessment flowchart by the Air Force that was pretty cool http://tinyurl.com/5p6n9r.

]]> By: rebeccaAM http://blog.networksolutions.com/2009/sxsw-follow-up-corporate-social-media-guidelines/comment-page-1/#comment-3137 rebeccaAM Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:38:06 +0000 http://blog.networksolutions.com/?p=691#comment-3137 I had the opportunity to see this session in person at SXSW. Shashi, Raj and Steve did an impressive job of relaying the information to the crowd effectively in regard to how to communicate the value of social media to the powers that be in your company, as well as how to abate any fears and protect yourself from potential liability. There were many questions from the audience, and quite a few people made their way up to the front of the room after the close of the session with more questions for the speakers. People were certainly eager to learn more about this topic and appreciated the team sharing it with them. <br><br>Thanks for posting the above guidelines for others to refer to. I had the opportunity to see this session in person at SXSW. Shashi, Raj and Steve did an impressive job of relaying the information to the crowd effectively in regard to how to communicate the value of social media to the powers that be in your company, as well as how to abate any fears and protect yourself from potential liability. There were many questions from the audience, and quite a few people made their way up to the front of the room after the close of the session with more questions for the speakers. People were certainly eager to learn more about this topic and appreciated the team sharing it with them.

Thanks for posting the above guidelines for others to refer to.

]]> By: Dojo Master Mike http://blog.networksolutions.com/2009/sxsw-follow-up-corporate-social-media-guidelines/comment-page-1/#comment-3134 Dojo Master Mike Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:37:42 +0000 http://blog.networksolutions.com/?p=691#comment-3134 that raj malik is a very handsome lawyer...a little verbose, but handsome nonetheless! that raj malik is a very handsome lawyer…a little verbose, but handsome nonetheless!

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