Social Media Guidelines
社交媒体是传播信息、促进成就的宝贵工具 与学生、未来的学生、教职员工、校友和更大的人交流 community. Each of us has a role to play in telling South’s story; the University 鼓励尊重和深思熟虑地使用社交媒体作为媒介来做到这一点.
学术和行政单位的教职员工可以创建社交网络页面, 代表他们的部门、学校、学院或项目的简介、董事会或feed, with supervisor approval. Administrators of such networks should be aware that they 以大学代表的身份发表每条评论、照片、帖子或 推特,这些交流反映了整个大学,谁 we are, what we do and why that matters.
营销和传播办公室整理了这张最佳实践清单 as a guide:
Be Responsible
- 在代表大学的时候要专业、尊重和纪律严明 monitor your accounts regularly. You are responsible for what is posted on the account you manage.
- 在发布前核实所有信息,并透明地纠正错误.
- 在紧急情况下,只共享主大学提供的信息 channels or by official University messages. This minimizes the chances of providing 可能导致混淆的不准确或相互矛盾的信息.
Be Relevant
- 提前计划,以确保内容是相关的,及时的,吸引人的,并增加价值.
- Avoid posting too often or simply to fill a void.
- 删除不经常使用或不支持机构的大学帐户 priorities.
Be Respectful
- Engage in civil and thoughtful discourse; always respect the dignity of others. Realize 社交媒体上有空间让用户表达自己的观点.
- 亵渎,人身攻击,辱骂性语言,仇恨言论和垃圾邮件是禁止的.
Be Strategic
- Measure results. 利用分析来衡量表现并了解用户 behavior.
- 要认识到,相同的内容在所有平台上并不会得到相同的回应. Each 平台有自己的首选图像大小,有效的复制策略,可访问性 features, etc. 熟悉每个频道可能拥有的不同受众.
- 有处理负面评论或包含不准确信息的策略吗. In general, the Office of Marketing & Communications does not recommend deleting user 评论,除非包含仇恨言论,辱骂性语言,亵渎,广告, political endorsements or spam. Comments that are not relevant to a post, along with 那些包含严重不准确或可能误导的错误描述, can be hidden or deleted.
Be Inclusive
- The University population is a diverse one. Ensure that social media content fosters 包容的文化和氛围,欢迎各种不同的声音.
- 书面和视觉内容,包括摄影和视频,应代表谁 we are and who we strive to be as a community. Be mindful of a wide spectrum of diversity, 包括性别,种族,年龄,性取向,智力和身体能力,以及 academic discipline.
Be On-Brand
- Follow the University’s Brand Guidelines, paying specific attention to the sections on Voice and Photography.
- Use only University-approved logos.
Be Secure
- 通过遵循网络安全最佳实践(包括启用)来最小化安全风险 multi-factor authentication and using unique passwords following Computer Services Center recommendations.
- 向美国社交网络贡献内容的大学员工必须遵守相关政策 and laws governing privacy of information and records. Any information that should 根据大学现行政策或适用规定,不得与第三方共享 laws should not be disclosed on a social media site.
- 所有大学的社交媒体账户必须有一名以上的大学员工服务 as an account administrator.
Be Accessible
- 确保您的内容对残疾人是可访问和包容的.
- 清晰地写帖子和标题,使文本易于理解,从而起到辅助作用 tools like screen readers can effectively read your copy.
- 提供描述性图像标题,并为图像添加替代文本.
- 包括视频字幕,因为它们对听力受损的观众至关重要.
Be Independent:
- 社交媒体网络不应该被大学员工用来支持私人 businesses, or for personal financial gain. Sharing of content and engaging with other 社交媒体账户是大学的官方赞助商或合作伙伴 permissible.
- 大学社交媒体账户不应该支持特定的政治候选人 or electoral causes.
- 管理道德行为和利益冲突的州法律和大学政策 are applicable to social media.
Published sources used in these guidelines include: