A Guide to IT Contracting, 2nd Edition

Chapter 26

Social Media Policies

CHECKLIST

Key Steps

• □ Understand your company’s need for a social media policy

• □ Acknowledge that the definition of social media is a moving target—so define the term broadly

• □ Describe the overall scope of the social media policy and how it relates to other company policies

• □ Set guidelines for internal computer use generally; employees should know that:

  • – If it is done on a work machine, it belongs to the company

  • – Content produced on work machines is not private

  • – Content may be monitored

• □ Set guidelines for outbound communications; employees should:

  • – Exercise care in drafting all communications, whether personal or professional; pause before posting

  • – Never post inappropriate content

  • – In general, ...