A study released in April by BlogHer & Compass Partners indicates more than 36 million women actively participate in the blogsophere each week, and that half of the participants felt blogs were a reliable source of information and advice. The study found women were so passionate about blogging that 55 percent would give up alcohol, 42 percent would give up their iPods—but only 20 percent would give up chocolate!
The FTC, in a recent advisory opinion, highlighted the possibility that a seller’s failure to disclose the connection with an endorser could result in a violation of the FTC Act. This opinion has legal implications for blogging by employees, even on personal time and even if the company is unaware of the employee’s activities. Employees should be advised to strictly abide by their employer’s blogging policy, and if they blog about a product, they must identify their employment status. What? You don’t have an employee blogging policy? Shame on you. Come get one. Come to Reed Smith. Need to know more? Read our Labor & Employment e-flash bulletin "According to the FTC, Employee Blogging May Subject Employers to Liability" and contact the authors, Angela M. Washelesky in our Chicago office or Sara A. Begley in our Philadelphia office.
– Attributed to Dr. Robert Schuller“What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?”
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