Comments on: Social Media Blurring “Personessional” Lines http://notogroup.com/blog/social-media-in-the-workplace-the-blurring-the-lines-of-personal-and-professional-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=social-media-in-the-workplace-the-blurring-the-lines-of-personal-and-professional-life Market Trends, Executive Hiring, and Talent Management Topics Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:30:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Patty Stockton http://notogroup.com/blog/social-media-in-the-workplace-the-blurring-the-lines-of-personal-and-professional-life/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Patty Stockton Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:29:45 +0000 http://notogroup.com/blog/?p=260#comment-16 http://www.thesocialcmo.com/blog/2010/01/a-corporate-social-media-policy-do-you-really-need-one/ Here is an interesting article about social media policies in the workplace... http://www.thesocialcmo.com/blog/2010/01/a-corporate-social-media-policy-do-you-really-need-one/

Here is an interesting article about social media policies in the workplace…

]]> By: Patty Stockton http://notogroup.com/blog/social-media-in-the-workplace-the-blurring-the-lines-of-personal-and-professional-life/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Patty Stockton Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:34:42 +0000 http://notogroup.com/blog/?p=260#comment-14 The lines definitely get blurred between the different types of social media. I have heard of bosses trying to "friend" their employees. You can accept them and then block them later. Or just ignore the request and say you do not go on facebook very often. A friend was a Talent Recruiter and therefore had a facebook account and experienced people from work trying to "friend" her. My recommendation is to utilize linkedin for professional purposes, facebook for personal use for family/friends (use security settings so it is not open to outside viewers), and utilize twitter for interesting articles in your profession. People need to be very careful at what they write on their blogs. I think it is fair for an employer to view potential candidates' profiles. They need to do their research on people they are hiring just like a candidate would research a potential employer. The lines definitely get blurred between the different types of social media. I have heard of bosses trying to “friend” their employees. You can accept them and then block them later. Or just ignore the request and say you do not go on facebook very often. A friend was a Talent Recruiter and therefore had a facebook account and experienced people from work trying to “friend” her. My recommendation is to utilize linkedin for professional purposes, facebook for personal use for family/friends (use security settings so it is not open to outside viewers), and utilize twitter for interesting articles in your profession.

People need to be very careful at what they write on their blogs. I think it is fair for an employer to view potential candidates’ profiles. They need to do their research on people they are hiring just like a candidate would research a potential employer.

]]> By: Lisa Peyton http://notogroup.com/blog/social-media-in-the-workplace-the-blurring-the-lines-of-personal-and-professional-life/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Lisa Peyton Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:04:31 +0000 http://notogroup.com/blog/?p=260#comment-13 Great article! I would advise companies to tread lightly and take time in considering all the issues when attempting to construct a social media policy. There are several great examples of companies that have managed to incorporate employees social media activity into the voice of their brand. Intel is a super example of a large corporation that has to deal with all sorts of legal issues but at the same time manages to honor the individual voices of it's employees. Some companies may want to consider hiring a social media firm to help them craft an in-house social media plan that could address all the issues you mentioned above. That's my 2 cents! Thanks, Lisa Peyton Great article! I would advise companies to tread lightly and take time in considering all the issues when attempting to construct a social media policy.

There are several great examples of companies that have managed to incorporate employees social media activity into the voice of their brand. Intel is a super example of a large corporation that has to deal with all sorts of legal issues but at the same time manages to honor the individual voices of it’s employees.

Some companies may want to consider hiring a social media firm to help them craft an in-house social media plan that could address all the issues you mentioned above.

That’s my 2 cents!

Thanks,
Lisa Peyton

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