Do you have a Social Netwoking Policy? In Colleton County, a South Carolina paramedic and firefighter was fired earlier this month because of a video he posted on Facebook. Brown’s situation is similar to an increasing number of disciplinary actions being taken against firefighters for social networking. The case shows the challenge that fire service leaders and firefighters face in dealing with social media issues. What appears to be uncontroverted is that Brown created an animated video at a web site, xtranormal.com, on which you can create cartoon-like characters, type in a script, and the characters will speak in a robotic-like language. The video involved two characters, a white firefighter and a black doctor, set in the emergency department of a hospital.
There are thousands of social networking sites other than Facebook, Twitter, My Space, Linkedin, with some of the thousands to inlcude: Advogato, Amie Street, ANobii, aSmallWorld, Athlinks , The Auteurs, Avatars United, BabyCenter, Badoo, Bebo, Bigadda, BigTent, Biip, BlackPlanet, Blogster, Bolt.com, Books iRead, Buzznet, CafeMom, Cake Financial, Care2, Cellufun, Classmates.com, Cloob, CollegeBlender, CouchSurfing, DailyBooth, DailyStrength, Decayenne, deviantART, DigitalVerse.org, Disaboom, Dol2day, DontStayIn, Draugiem.lv, Elftown, Epernicus, Eons.com, Experience Project, Exploroo, Facebook, Faceparty, Faces.com, Fetlife, Fillos de Galicia, FilmAffinity, FledgeWing, Flixster, Flickr, Fotolog, Foursquare, Friends Reunited, Friendster, Frühstückstreff, Fubar, Gaia Online, GamerDNA, Gather.com, Gays.com, Geni.com, Gogoyoko, Goodreads, Google Buzz, Gossipreport.com, Grono.net, Habbo, hi5, Hospitality Club, Hyves, Ibibo LinkedIn, Listography, LiveJournal, Meetup.com, and Meettheboss.
Is a policy needed? Most certainly. Do you have one that you are willing to share? Please do.
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I run a video blog and I'm very careful to not put any company logos anywhere or talk about anything or anybody...I enjoy my freedom of speech but I really enjoy my department and my job! It should be common sense in this area...but common sense is usually the least common thing!
The question i rasie is this with social networking do we have the right to punish a member who makes comments regarding other members and or the dept. /
Could you send me a copy of one , we currently do not i would be interested in forwarding to my Board.
Can do
Mike France said:The question i rasie is this with social networking do we have the right to punish a member who makes comments regarding other members and or the dept. /
Could you send me a copy of one , we currently do not i would be interested in forwarding to my Board.
John,
We are having alot of the same issues with social networking as many other departments are having. Can you send me any info that you may have, like you sent Mike Fance?
John K. Murphy said:Can do
Mike France said:The question i rasie is this with social networking do we have the right to punish a member who makes comments regarding other members and or the dept. /
Could you send me a copy of one , we currently do not i would be interested in forwarding to my Board.
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