Open Thread: Does Your Company Have a Blogging Policy?

Jason Harris — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:52:46 +0000

A recent story on news.com identifies the need for awareness by employees of what is acceptable in a public facing personal blog. On the Patent Troll Tracker blog (now hidden from public view), the author just recently identified himself as a Cisco employee. As a result, two lawyers in Texas filed a suit alleging author Rick Frenkel of smearing their good name and causing harm to a patent case against Cisco.

This case raises some complex issues regarding corporate and personal blogging and we’d love to hear your thoughts on the subject.

What comprises an effective blogging policy? How do you go about developing such a policy? Do employers have authority in dictating what an employee blogs about, given the company’s name is never mentioned? Do you know if your company has a blogging policy? If so, is it too restrictive?

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