Most employers have a policy that includes guidance on employees who use the internet for their personal use, which may also include maintaining a presence online through blogs and social networking sites like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn.  These guidelines help set expectations and prevent problems before they arise. Companies invest a lot in their brands, and their employees who maintain a presence online should be respectful of that.

My employer has a policy and guidelines that are designed to ensure that employees are not giving the false impression that they are acting in an official capacity, specifically when using company equipment for non-company purposes. If there is an expectation that such use could be interpreted to represent the company, then they expect an adequate disclaimer to be used.

While this policy applies specifically to use of company equipment with my current employer, I believe it behooves me to apply it to myself in a more broad sense. So, with that in mind:

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