blogwell new york social media ethics briefing, presented by andy sernovitz
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SocialMedia.orgVideo Case Studies
Andy Sernovitz
Social Media Ethics Briefing:Staying Out of Trouble
This video is from
BlogWellSan FranciscoJune 20, 2011
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SocialMedia.orgCase Studies
This presentation is from
BlogWellNew York
April 17, 2013socialmedia.org/blogwell
3 + 1 Rules for
Safe Social Media Outreach
1. Require disclosure and truthfulness in social media
2. Monitor the conversation and correct misstatements
3. Create social media policies and training
+ Don't pay for it
Disclosure Best Practices Toolkit
socialmedia.org/disclosure
• Checklists for every
situation
• Customize for your team
• Disclosure of Identity
• Personal and Unofficial
Participation
• Truthfulness
• Advocacy Campaigns
• Agency/Contractor Disclosure
• Vendor Questionnaire
• Policies and Training
Raise your standards
Anything that makes an ad look like a
not-ad is wrong
If you have to disclose it, it's probably deceptive
FTC says: The need for a disclosure is really a warning
sign that [it] may contain some element of
deception. Rather than focusing on ... the whole
disclosures rigmarole, how about stepping back
and ... get rid of the need for a disclosure in the
first place? We’re not sayin’. We’re just sayin’.
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