Apache CloudStack Social Media Guidelines

Do's and Don'ts for Social Media

Whether you're posting from a personal account about Apache CloudStack or posting from one of the official accounts, there are a few things you want to keep in mind.

• Informal voice is OK, unprofessional is not.
  • Be polite when talking about CloudStack and responding to questions.

• Share relevant, positive information.
  • Feel free to share stories about CloudStack, whether they come from the CloudStack community, tech press, or folks outside of the press and community.
  • Avoid sharing negative stories about "competing" projects.
  • Keep posts/reposts relevant. Everybody loves LOLCats, but it's probably best not to share them from the official CloudStack social media accounts.

• CloudStack does not have "sponsors", events and activities have sponsors.
  • Avoid language like $foo_company is sponsoring the Apache CloudStack project.
  • Companies can sponsor events and activities. For example, $foo_company is hosting a CloudStack meetup in Atlanta this weekend.

• Don't use Apache CloudStack social media accounts to promote unrelated commercial activities.

• When in doubt, ask
  • If you're unclear on whether a post or item is OK, ask on the cloudstack-marketing mailing list. The other contributors on the list will always be happy to discuss and guide other contributors on what is and isn't appropriate for our social media activities.