"I need to put out a press policy. Yeah, I'm in trouble with the press. I haven't been answering them back and have been forwarding them off to our public relations agency, Waggener Edstrom. I feel bad about that, and need to make it clearer. I will not grant any more interviews unless Waggener Edstrom is contacted first and asks me to grant an interview."
Articles, presentations and postings on blogging policies:
"On four points, all of the eight most well-known corporate blogging policies agree -- corporate bloggers are personally responsible and they should abide by existing rules, keep secrets and be nice. Those four principles are the core of today's corporate blogging rules."
"Before you flip the switch and encourage employees to blog about the business, it’s critical that you set the stage for responsible posting. Resolving ownership issues. It’s equally important as an employee writing about your employer to be aware of potential 'land mine' issues that could affect your job security."
MSN Blogging Policy, Susannah Gardner, Buzz Marketing with Blogs, January 25, 2005
"Microsoft has a semi-informal blogging policy and Lenn Pryor (Director, Platform Evangelism) went through them at the Blog Business Summit today. These are the ideas that guide the MSN bloggers, of whom there are many."