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Social Media Policies

A Step Towards Ending 'Thinspiration' On Twitter

The Huffington Post | Nina Bahadur | Posted 04.18.2013 | Women
Read More: Thinspo, Thinspiration Hashtag, Pro-Ana, Twitter Thinspiration, Thinspiration Hashtag Petition, Thinspiration Social Media, Pro-Ana Communities, Eating Disorder Recovery, Twitter Hashtags, Thinspiration, Pro-Anorexia, Social Media Policies, Thinspiration Communities, Eating Disorder, Women News

In January, the Huffington Post took a look at the thinspiration community on Twitter in light of the company's statements that they had no intention ...

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Doctors Behaving Badly in Social Networking Sites: What Would Prompt State Boards to Investigate?

Barbara Ficarra | Posted 03.20.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Doctors, Physicians, Social Networking Sites, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter, Facebook, State Medical Boards, Annals of Internal Medicine, Barbara Ficarra, Nurses, Social Media Policies, Social Media Guidelines, Health Care Social Media, The Federation of State Medical Boards, Healthy Living Health News, Healthy Living News
Barbara Ficarra

Investigations into online inappropriate physician conduct will be up to the state boards. Online behavior from physicians and any other licensed health care professional should mimic their professional life offline. It's imperative that professional ethics is maintained online and offline.

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Social Media Health: Does Transparency and 'Social' Trump Your Privacy?

Barbara Ficarra | Posted 02.27.2013 | Healthy Living
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Barbara Ficarra

There are some health care professionals who refuse to engage in social media, and there are others who have mastered it. And yet there are some who just don't understand it.

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Ohio Teacher's Post-Election Facebook Rant Calls Out Jay-Z Fans, Communists, Muslims For Obama Reelection

Posted 11.09.2012 | Home
Read More: Education News, School Technology, Ohio Schools Teachers on Facebook, School Social Media, Teacher Conduct, Teachers on Facebook, Teacher Behavior, Columbus City Schools, School Social Media Policy, Facebook in Schools, Linden Mckinley High School, Ohio Teachers, Social Media in Schools, Social Media Policies, Video, Home News

Emotions were strong on election day as millions turned to social media to share their thoughts. Among them was a Columbus, Ohio teacher whose post on...

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Teacher In Post-Election Rant: 'Die, Oklahoma'

Posted 11.13.2012 | Home
Read More: School Technology, Video, Lamont Lowe, School Social Media, Oklahoma City Schools, Teacher Conduct, Teachers on Facebook, Teacher Behavior, Affirmative Action, Oklahoma Schools, Facebook in Schools, School Social Media Policy, Teachers, Oklahoma Affirmative Action, Social Media in Schools, Social Media Policies, Home News

An Oklahoma City high school science teacher and girls' volleyball coach is apologizing for an explosive, hate-filled rant he posted on Facebook Tuesd...

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Why You Need a Social Media Policy, Even If You're @HubSpot (or @WGAins)

Rich Nadworny | Posted 01.01.2013 | Media
Read More: Social Media Policies, Corporate Culture, Social Media Marketing, Media News
Rich Nadworny

The need for having an internal social policy is simple: it reduces risk. In reality, the social policy is most likely a variation on other internal, employee documents. One advantage it does have is that it clearly states what behavior is allowed and forbidden in specific social channels.

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School District: Violent Facebook Comments Posted By Students 'Posed A True Threat'

Gregory Kristof | Posted 06.15.2012 | Home
Read More: School Technology, Social Media, Mean Girls, Dangerous Facebook Comments, Facebook Comments, Facebook Friends, Middle School, School Facebook, Female Friendships, Facebook, Social Media in Schools, Facebook Threats, Social Media Policies, Indiana Schools, Students on Facebook, Video, Home News

In Indiana, three girls were expelled over Facebook comments in which they discussed killing fellow classmates using guns, box cutters and gasoline, W...

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Dave Jamieson

'DO NOT POST': Major Companies' Social Media Policies Deemed Unlawful

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.31.2012 | Technology
Read More: Nlrb, Walmart, Social Media, Labor, Video, Twitter, General Motors, Labor Rights, DISH Network, Target, Facebook, Labor Unions, National Labor Relations Board, Social Media Policies, Technology News

WASHINGTON -- In an effort to control employees' activities on Facebook and Twitter, some U.S. companies have instituted social media policies that ru...

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Should Teachers And Students Be Facebook Friends?

AP | KAREN MATTHEWS | Posted 06.18.2012 | Home
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NEW YORK — Should students and teachers ever be friends on Facebook? School districts across the country, including the nation's largest, are we...

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How Necessary Is a Social Media Plan?

Ari Herzog | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
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Ari Herzog

Gabrielle Medecki, marketing director for Wolfgang's Vault (a kick-ass 9-year-old music website if you've never visited) questions whether the creat...

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FTC to Social Media Marketers and Bloggers: Y'all Play Fair Now!

Andy Sernovitz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Sernovitz, Ftc, Sponsored Posts, Social Media, Wom, Disclosure, Ethics, Social Media Policies, Word of Mouth, Blogging, FTC Social Media Regulations, Media News
Andy Sernovitz

"I'm a free-speaking blogger" doesn't give you a free pass from consumer protection laws. If you get compensation, you're a business now. You don't get a free pass just because it's social media.

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Social Media: Banning vs. Blocking

Ari Herzog | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Social Media, Grammar, Social Media Policies, Technology News
Ari Herzog

I am sorry I have to write, this but it appears some of the leading technology journals are unable to agree on the difference between a ban and a block.

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