<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><channel><title>Social Media Examiner | Should organizations pay the data plan for the community manager? | Topic Replies</title> <atom:link href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/feed/</link> <description>Should organizations pay the data plan for the community manager? - Forum Topic in the Group Facebook</description> <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:59:24 +0000</pubDate> <generator>http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5</generator> <language>en</language> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/#post-10538</guid><title><![CDATA[Frederic Gonzalo replied to the forum topic Should organizations pay the data plan for the community manager? in the club Facebook]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/#post-10538</link> <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:48:43 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/fredericgonzalo/" title="Frederic Gonzalo" rel="nofollow">Frederic Gonzalo</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/" rel="nofollow">Should organizations pay the data plan for the community manager?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/boxcarmarketing/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/boxcarmarketing/' rel="nofollow">@boxcarmarketing</a> Without a doubt, I stand on the side that believes companies ought to pay for the data plan for employees handling social media. Give them the proper tools, and they will occasionally be able to [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/#post-10529</guid><title><![CDATA[Abigail Gorton replied to the forum topic Should organizations pay the data plan for the community manager? in the club Facebook]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/#post-10529</link> <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:39:08 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/abigailgorton/" title="Abigail Gorton" rel="nofollow">Abigail Gorton</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/" rel="nofollow">Should organizations pay the data plan for the community manager?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/boxcarmarketing/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/boxcarmarketing/' rel="nofollow">@boxcarmarketing</a>&#160; So the 'real' issue becomes "Gee, I am doing a whole lot more work than we agreed on, can I get compensated for this?" Like all other compensation discussions it comes down to whether the [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/#post-10526</guid><title><![CDATA[Kathy Weir replied to the forum topic Should organizations pay the data plan for the community manager? in the club Facebook]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/#post-10526</link> <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:16:09 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kathyweir/" title="Kathy Weir" rel="nofollow">Kathy Weir</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/" rel="nofollow">Should organizations pay the data plan for the community manager?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> <a class="mention" href="../../../../../members/boxcarmarketing/" title="Mention Monique Sherrett" rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/boxcarmarketing/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/boxcarmarketing/' rel="nofollow">@boxcarmarketing</a> I love it when they give it to the intern who knows how to Tweet and post on Facebook. Half the time they never respond to comments and questions and it's definitely an eight to five job for [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/#post-10517</guid><title><![CDATA[Monique Sherrett replied to the forum topic Should organizations pay the data plan for the community manager? in the club Facebook]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/#post-10517</link> <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:10:26 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/boxcarmarketing/" title="Monique Sherrett" rel="nofollow">Monique Sherrett</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/" rel="nofollow">Should organizations pay the data plan for the community manager?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> I agree with you Kathy. <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kathyweir/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kathyweir/' rel="nofollow">@kathyweir</a><div>The 9-5 approach doesn't work. That said, as a consumer, I don't expect a company social media person to respond to my tweet or connection immediately. I just want to know [&#8230;]</div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/#post-10410</guid><title><![CDATA[Kathy Weir replied to the forum topic Should organizations pay the data plan for the community manager? in the club Facebook]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/#post-10410</link> <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:03:18 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kathyweir/" title="Kathy Weir" rel="nofollow">Kathy Weir</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/" rel="nofollow">Should organizations pay the data plan for the community manager?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> If you're doping social media right it is close to a 24/7 job and the company needs to provide that access if the employee is working outside normal business hours. Unfortunately too many companies think and [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/#post-10244</guid><title><![CDATA[Abigail Gorton replied to the forum topic Should organizations pay the data plan for the community manager? in the club Facebook]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/#post-10244</link> <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 07:13:58 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/abigailgorton/" title="Abigail Gorton" rel="nofollow">Abigail Gorton</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/" rel="nofollow">Should organizations pay the data plan for the community manager?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> Is there any Extra cost to the employee above what they would otherwise be paying for their cell phone / home Internet? If they want this job, they would probably not qualify if they were the kind of person who [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/#post-10221</guid><title><![CDATA[Soundgate Studio Inc replied to the forum topic Should organizations pay the data plan for the community manager? in the club Facebook]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/#post-10221</link> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:01:07 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/sgsrecording/" title="Soundgate Studio Inc" rel="nofollow">Soundgate Studio Inc</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/" rel="nofollow">Should organizations pay the data plan for the community manager?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/boxcarmarketing/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/boxcarmarketing/' rel="nofollow">@boxcarmarketing</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/andrea-vahl/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/andrea-vahl/' rel="nofollow">@andrea-vahl</a> I feel an organization should give their SMMs a proper work station. Not make them rely on their phones. A nice comfy desk with 2 screens. :)</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/#post-10198</guid><title><![CDATA[Monique Sherrett replied to the forum topic Should organizations pay the data plan for the community manager? in the club Facebook]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/#post-10198</link> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:22:00 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/boxcarmarketing/" title="Monique Sherrett" rel="nofollow">Monique Sherrett</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/" rel="nofollow">Should organizations pay the data plan for the community manager?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/andrea-vahl/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/andrea-vahl/' rel="nofollow">@andrea-vahl</a> Thx for your thoughts Andrea. I agree. I think it should be paid for, but I guess there are a ton of considerations depending on the size of the company. In some ways maybe that makes it easier, if [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/#post-9957</guid><title><![CDATA[Andrea Vahl replied to the forum topic Should organizations pay the data plan for the community manager? in the club Facebook]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/#post-9957</link> <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:15:30 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/andrea-vahl/" title="Andrea Vahl" rel="nofollow">Andrea Vahl</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/" rel="nofollow">Should organizations pay the data plan for the community manager?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> I do think so, <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/boxcarmarketing/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/boxcarmarketing/' rel="nofollow">@boxcarmarketing</a> &#160;If that's part of their job, and they are a full time employee then you need to give them the tools to do their job. &#160;What do others think on this topic?</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/#post-9911</guid><title><![CDATA[Monique Sherrett replied to the forum topic Should organizations pay the data plan for the community manager? in the club Facebook]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/#post-9911</link> <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:31:15 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/boxcarmarketing/" title="Monique Sherrett" rel="nofollow">Monique Sherrett</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/" rel="nofollow">Should organizations pay the data plan for the community manager?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> Hi <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/andrea-vahl/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/andrea-vahl/' rel="nofollow">@andrea-vahl</a> Yes I mean the cellphone data plan for employees. Do you think a company should pay for that if a person is using their personal phone during off hours to do community management or social media [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/#post-9677</guid><title><![CDATA[Andrea Vahl replied to the forum topic Should organizations pay the data plan for the community manager? in the club Facebook]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/#post-9677</link> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:12:02 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/andrea-vahl/" title="Andrea Vahl" rel="nofollow">Andrea Vahl</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/should-organizations-pay-the-data-plan-for-the-community-manager/" rel="nofollow">Should organizations pay the data plan for the community manager?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> What data plan do you mean? &#160;On their phones? &#160;<a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/boxcarmarketing/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/boxcarmarketing/' rel="nofollow">@boxcarmarketing</a> &#160;It depends on what the structure is. &#160;Is the community manager an independent contractor with other clients? &#160;Then no, that person needs to bill [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> </channel> </rss>