As an update to my social media policy articles on 123socialmedia.com, I have collected a list of information that is broken down into real world examples of different social media policies across a variety of top industry niches. Below you can find a breakdown of the top industry categories, or click through to read additional policies from dozens of companies in each segment.
If you have any questions about social media policies and how they apply to your business model, feel free to contact me and I’ll point you to more specific resources (right now I have about 600 social media policies in my list and they just don’t fit into a singular article!)
Wireless / Electronics
- Creston Electronics Inc Social Media Policy
- SanDisk Social Media Policy
- Dell Online Policies
- HP Blogging Code of Conduct
- IBM Social computing guidelines
- INTEL – Social Media Guidelines
- SUN / Oracle Social Media Participation Policy
Finance
- ARTICLE – Social Media 101 – beginners guide for Finance employees
- REUTERS – Social Media Guidelines
- Treasury Board of Canada – Internal Wikis and Blogs
- Wells Fargo Blog and Social Media Community Guidelines
- Federal Trade Commission – Guide Concerning Use of Endorsements
Travel – Retail – Automotive
- General Motors – Fastlane Blog Policy
- NORDSTROM – Social Networking Guidelines
- WALMART – Twitter External Discussion Guidelines
Military
- New Media and the Air Force
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Social Media User Guidelines
- Department of the Navy – Utilizing New Web Tools
Religious Model
Employees
Law Firms & Legal
- Baker Daniels Social Media Policy
- ARTICLE – Freedman Chicago – Social Media for Law Firms
- ARTICLE – Legal Risks of Social Media and Human Resources
Non-Profits
- Social Media Handbook for Local red Cross Units
- NPR – Social Media Guidelines
- Bread for the World Social Media Policy
- ASHA Social Media Guidelines for Employees
- Pikes Peak Library District – Social Media Public Policy
Government
- Washington Governor – Social Networking Policy
- USA.gov – Government Policy Issues
- City of Seattle – Social Media Use Policy
- State of Utah – Social Media Guidelines
- PEW Internet Report – Government Online
- City of Lindsborg – Social Media Policy
- State of Vermont – Proper Use of Social Media
- City of Boynton Beach Social Media Policy & Procedures
- Port of Tacoma Social Media Policy
- South Carolina Budget and Control Board Social Media Policy
- ARTICLE – Guidelines for scure use of social media (CIO.gov)
Banks
Hospitals / Medical
- North Hills Hospital Social Media Policies and Guidelines
- Kaiser Permanente Social Media Policy
- Indiana University Schoold of Medicine – Guidelines for Online Social Networks
- Holzer Clinic Social Media Policy
Schools and Students
- College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Social Media Policy
- Adrian College Social Media Guidelines
- Ball State University Social Media Policy
- California State University, Fresno – Social Media Eqtiquette
- Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Internet Use Policy
- Vanderbuilt University Social Media Handbook







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Blog Post: Social Media Policies Toolkit http://bit.ly/bwswvF
Just wrote the PRWestcoast Social Media governance policy. Lots of key considerations boiled down 2 common sense & good judgment
New social media guidelines look good. Although I was really impressed by this one from – http://bit.ly/8XYaon
FDA Policy on Social Media and Product Promotion http://bit.ly/cX7ouj
Problems writing your social media guidelines? Here’s what you should think about and why: http://bit.ly/b4nSpQ
Salen guidelines de la AMA “Médicos y el uso de redes sociales” , vale la pena revisarlas y tropicalizar el asunto http://goo.gl/IUfXu
Social media AMA physician professionalism policy http://goo.gl/fb/BqWGX
Thanks for sharing these! It’s great to see how other organizations have documented their policies for social media!