& XSLT Happy New Year - Joe:

Just my personal observation:

1.  Smaller IT companies encourage Blogs.
2.  Mass media hates Blogs and would like to see them banned.
3.  Inside the Beltway - discourage them especially after last
    years 'Washingtonienne' scandal!

Betty

>  [If anyone is aware of a fairly recent XML-DEV thread on this topic,
>  please let me know - I did not find one through searching the archives]
> 
>  Happy New Year All,
> 
>  The purpose of this message is solicit thoughts/experience/advice
>  regarding corporate policies on blogging. I'll start from the top:
> 
>  I have long thought about starting a blog, and decided that I would not
>  do so unless I was 100% clear on my company's policy regarding employee
>  blogging. I did some internal research (PR, Legal, etc.), and found out
>  that my company does not yet have any policy on blogging (which is not
>  surprising as we are primarily a consulting firm rather than a vendor).
> 
>  So I have decided to write my company's blog policy - and then filter it
>  through Legal, PR, and various other internal resources prior to being
>  published.
> 
>  So my general question is: What are some things that people believe
>  should be taken into account in such a policy? (please note that this is
>  not the same as asking for your own employer's policy - please do not
>  divulge any proprietary information here or directly to me).
> 
>  For example, the following questions/considerations come to my mind:
> 
>  - Should employees be encouraged/allowed to state their corporate
>  affiliation in their blog?
>  - What if an employee states a position in a "hot" area (such as SOA)
>  that - even if unintentionally - conflicts with the corporation's
>  message for that area?
>  - What if such a position conflicts with another employee that is
>  writing on the same topic in their own blog? (i.e. can such things be
>  realistically monitored?)
>  - Should employees be required to place a uniform disclaimer on their
>  blog that states "The opinions here are of my own..." etc.
>  - What types of "violations" (if one may use that term) can be
>  considered so severe that they should lead to termination of an
>  employee?
>  - How does one balance between rights such freedom of speech, and the
>  need of a corporation to put forth a consistent, solid message?
>  - Any others?
> 
>  Thanks so much,
>  Joe
> 
>  Joseph Chiusano
>  Associate
>  Booz Allen Hamilton
> 
>  700 13th St. NW, Suite 1100
>  Washington, DC 20005
>  O: 202-508-6514
>  C: 202-251-0731
>  Visit us online@ http://www.boozallen.com <http://www.boozallen.com/>
> 
> 


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