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“Twitter Got Me Fired”
July 22nd, 2010
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by Warren Whitlock · Filed Under: Twitter Stories · Twitter Videos
I wouldn’t give watch this video if it weren’t for the story behind it… but here’s why I’m posting it.
Best Buy suspended an employee for making a video about cell phone (without mentioning anything about him or his relationship with that company).
Now Paramount Pictures is looking at his work.
As you watch, think about what this means to the future of media.
- Should we be encouraging employees to share their views at home, or even at work?
- Will tomorrow’s stars be Twitter stars first?
- How can you set a social media policy in this fast changing world?
I think that all companies should create a social media policy. This way employees will know what is expected of them. Of course such a policy would have to be able to be changed to keep up with technology. I think companies should encourage employees to talk about what they sell, but it should be done at work so that the company can have some control over the message.
Well,
There’s a thin line between “Policy” and “Freedom of Speech and Expression”.
What an employee does in his own time is his own business. But, if they are slandering their company, their should be some sort of repercussion.
At the same time, if people do not want their companies or the public to see what they post, they could easily calibrate their settings to private.
In the case of the Best Buy employee… their should have been a warning (hard to say what happened there without hearing the whole story).
I think people need to begin to realize there really is no sacred or private place for them to discuss things on the Internet and if they need to voice their concerns and opinions, that my be detrimental to their jobs, then they should do things the old fashion way… complain about it at the bar during happy hour
Thanks for the funny video
Bob Yeager
I watch this clips its really a great clip.
I like this and share this nice animated post.
@deanna
Many companies set social media policies a year or two back, after much consideration I’m sure.
Those are the policies that are causing trouble today
@bob
A “Warning” might be interesting. I can hear them saying “that video you posted permanently on the web.. you shouldn’t have done that. Don’t do it again”
Kind of like telling a girl not to have sex after she’s pregnant. Good advice, a little late
Public company stocks can go down when there is news of an employee doing any number of things in there oft times. The CEO making an offhand remark at a cocktail party can get him fired.
I agree with your FREEDOM line. I’d tell employees “What you say can and will be used against the company.. We trust you. Be careful out there”