Comments on: Creating a social-media policy that works, with Alexandra Levit

By: Bryan Long

Bryan Long — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:20:21 +0000

Every company needs a social media policy. Thanks for the advice on how to create one. My recent post Social media policy- A treasure trove of netiquette rules

By: Kingmaker Media » Blog Archive » Strategy vs Policy

Kingmaker Media » Blog Archive » Strategy vs Policy — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 04:27:20 +0000

[...] and author of five books including “New Job, New You.” Levit recently shared her take on social-media use in the workplace with SmartBrief’s, Jesse [...]

By: 5 things every social-media policy should include « FCEdge Powerful Marketing Communications

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:24:58 +0000

[...] 5 things every social-media policy should include Every organization should have a written policy setting out its expectations of employees who use social media, says Wall Street Journal career columnist Alexandra Levit. The key is to be clear and not to take anything for granted, she says: define your terms, spell out precisely what you consider acceptable, and explicitly tell employees the kinds of information that should never be shared on social networks. SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Social Media [...]

By: Kenneth Forrest

Kenneth Forrest — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:44:32 +0000

Social media is quickly growing. Serving for a million of people around the world does help a lot of people promoting their businesses. There will come a time that all people should learn social media. Thanks for the information. Nice post! My recent post Top 3 Costly Email Marketing Mistakes

By: Alexandra Levit

Alexandra Levit — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:49:23 +0000

@Josephine: Absolutely discuss it with your supervisor, but I would think that contributing content as an expert for your company means mentioning the company name, and contributing content that establishes your own brand omits that name.

By: Social Media: Developing Strategy vs Policy – « Kingmaker on leadership

Social Media: Developing Strategy vs Policy – « Kingmaker on leadership — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:29:03 +0000

[...] However, your social media policy is much more operational centric. To help you better understand the difference, I recently came across an interview with Alexandra Levit. She is a career columnist for the Wall Street Journal and author of five books including “New Job, New You.” Levit recently shared her take on social-media use in the workplace with SmartBrief’s Abe Silk. [...]

By: Jesse Torres

Jesse Torres — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:25:41 +0000

Check out Creating an Ironclad Social Media Policy. Free download at docstoc.com http://www.docstoc.com/docs/45894330/Creating-an-...

By: working girl

working girl — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:48:58 +0000

I couldn't agree more that companies need a clear social media policy these days. I also think the policy should be inclusive and, well, social to really harness the potential of social media: http://ls-workgirl.blogspot.com/2010/07/got-passi...

By: Josephine

Josephine — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:42:21 +0000

What a great article on creating a social media policy; I especially liked how you mapped out the specific areas of focus to include. I'm be interested in hearing your thoughts on the line between branding yourself as an expert in your field personally through social media versus branding yourself as an expert for your company and any pitfalls to avoid.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:24:38 +0000

Facebook is a huge application with a number of amazing uses that can be applied to business. Palo Alto has written a practical guide to how to safely allow Facebook to be used in the workplace while still protecting the security of your business. The white paper http://bit.ly/brno0T is really interesting and will allow you to understand that there is utility to Facebook and that it can be an excellent medium for business.