#ihatemyboss: Rethinking the NLRB's Approach to Social Media Policies
Lauren R. Younkins · bepress Legal Repository · 2013
1. "#" is a Twitter symbol called a "hashtag," which is used to categorize messages by 2013] Rethinking the NLRB's Approach to Social Media Policies 223 newspapers all around the world.11 Eighteen days later, on February 11, 2011, the thirty-year regime was over: Hosni Mubarak resigned.12 The world media called it "Revolution 2.0." 13 The different in the way these two historic events unfolded demonstrates the profound impact of social media.The world is a different place today from what it was before Internet access became nearly universal, which has facilitated contact with social media.14 Almost everyone is in some way connected to social media, and social media has completely altered how people communicate.15 The way people relate to one another, express themselves, and conduct business have all been profoundly changed by social networking and blogging.Social media has also blurred the line between people's private and professional lives.Increasingly, employees use social media to discuss issues arising in the workplace.16 A worker might use social media to announce a promotion, report rumors of downsizing, complain about a coworker or boss, or discuss dangerous working conditions.17 In response, many employers have issued social media policies, which set forth rules or guidelines on what is appropriate for employees to post online about their workplace.18 A social media policy might, for example, provide that an organize people, such as detailing how and where to gather physically, while Twitter is for 'amplification,' enabling people in real time to share news and comment.").