If you tweet for work, who owns your Twitter profile

Joe Newman — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:04:03 +0000

You’ve invested much of the last two years building up your profiles on Facebook, Twitter, Digg, StumbleUpon et al to the point where you’re a power user on several of the sites. You’ve got thousands of followers on Twitter and hundreds of friends and subscribers on Digg and StumbleUpon.

You didn’t feel guilty building these networks during your work hours because you used them to market your employer as much as you used them to build relationships. Your organization has certainly benefited from your reach across several social media platforms.

You’ve benefited personally, as well. Your stature as a social media elite has helped land you a new gig at a respected PR agency. So, my question is, does your old employer have a legal claim to your Twitter and Digg profiles?

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If you tweet for work, who owns your Twitter profile