July 27, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
If there’s one group of people who know how to make a mint off of public relations, it’s the British Royal Family. So the fact that this group of ribbon cutting and plaque unveiling experts has set up a Flickr account should be a message to any organization that sells itself: Grab control of your online visual images.
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Tags: British monarch, Flickr, iTunes, podcasts, Prince William, social networking, Twitter, YouTube
June 4, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
If your organization’s dragging its heels about creating a social media policy or strategy, the folks at the analyst firm Forrester might start looking at you with some pity.
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Tags: Forrester, policy, sex, social networking, strategy, usage
March 23, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Want another reason to be careful about what you post on Facebook? It could come back to haunt you in court — and that’s sure to cost you money.
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Tags: American Associal of Matrimonial Lawyers, e-discovery, Facebook, My Space, social networking, Twitter
March 8, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
American small businesses have tapped into that entrepreneur spirit during the downturn and are looking to new and creative ways to keep their bottom line from sinking too far, too fast. One popular tactic: social networking.
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Tags: adoption, Robert H. Smith School of Business, small business, social networking, University of Maryland, Web sites
March 1, 2010 by Sam Narisi
February 19, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
There’s plenty of evidence that social networking is fast outpacing e-mail as the online communications tool of choice. Further evidence:
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Tags: 2010, Facebook, Linkedin, Microsoft, Myspace, Outlook, social networking
January 19, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Should bosses and their direct reports be friends? Not friendly, as in exchanging daily pleasantries in the office, but “friends” in the social networking sense?
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Tags: boss, Facebook, friend, Linkedin, Myspace, request, sites, social networking, subordinate
December 28, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Want to see how it looks when a social network takes over the world? A very cool map created by Italian blogger Vincenzo Cosenza will show you.
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Tags: Facebook, Hi5, map, QQ, social networking, Vincenzo Consenza
December 16, 2009 by Sam Narisi
While many companies are reluctant to completely ban social networking sites in the workplace, there are some steps employers can take to minimize legal risks.
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Tags: social networking, Web use policy
August 5, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Facebook’s success has earned the social networking site a lot of critics. Among them: The Catholic Archbishop of the United Kingdom (UK), Vincent Nichols.
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Tags: Archbishop, Facebook, social networking, teen suicide, United Kingdom, Vincent Nichols
