200 Sample Social Media Policies and Ideas

Social Media is still a relatively new and cloudy area in regards to employee and employer privacy and security. The lines of what is appropriate and what is inappropriate are still quite gray, however several companies are ammending their existing policies to include guidelines for social media use in the workplace. We found 200 policies, tips, and ideas for coming up with your own social media policy – just remember, not all policies are created equal. Make sure you create guidelines that fit the culture of your workplace…there certainly are no “one-size-fits-all” policies out there.

Sample Policies

• 91 Social Media Policies from Leading Organizations
  from Social Media Governance
• 30+ Social Media Policy Examples
  from 123 Social Media
• 29 Sample Social Media Policies
  from the Altimeter Wiki
• “My Two-Line Social Media Policy”
  from socialmediatoday

Tips for Building Your Policy

• 10 Must-Haves for Your Social Media Policy
  from Mashable
• Corporate Social Media Policy: Top 10 Guidelines
  from PR-Squared
• Social Media Policies and Procedures (8 Tips for Sample Social Networking Policies)
  from Daniel Hoang’s blog

Etiquette and Rules

• The Ultimate Social Media Handbook (Covers 9 Social Media Platforms)
  from Techipedia
• The 11 Rules of Social Media Etiquette
  from Digital Labz

Don’t forget to visit the ERC Media Center for more examples of how ERC is using social media to connect people and share information…