Dark Side of Social Media: Real Risks for Big Firms
Think every business embraces social media? Guess again… The Society of New Media Communications and Research found last year found that only 35% of Fortune 500 companies maintained a corporate Twitter...
View ArticleDark Side of Social Media: Risks of Social Media in the Workplace
Large firms especially tend to be reluctant to permit the use of social media in the workplace. Roughly half of large firms surveyed prohibit the use of Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter at work. Why?...
View ArticleSocial Media in the Workplace: The Challenge of Training and Monitoring...
For larger firms, highly regulated firms, and firms with assessed risks, social media can appear to be more of a curse than a blessing. But developing a social media policy, offering workplace...
View ArticleSocial Media in the Workplace: Setting Contact Limits for Schools to Protect...
As discussed last week in this blog, social media presents risks, as well as opportunities, particularly in the workplace. Yet another example has surfaced that I think deserves attention and...
View ArticleSocial Media in the Workplace: New Statistics
Results from the Proskauer International Labor & Employment Group Survey were released last month, and describe a global picture of how social networking is being employed — and not — in the...
View ArticleThe challenge of social media in the workplace: across borders
Say you are a firm that operates in more than one state in the United States. Or perhaps you have offices in other countries. How do you institute social media policies that work for your business?...
View ArticleNew study reveals employees handling social media are untrained
We’re familiar with all the social media gaffes that have been committed recently by untrained employees. Why just this week, a Fortune 500 company I subscribe to on YouTube inadvertently put up a...
View ArticleSocial Media in the Workplace: New Stats and Findings
There were some interesting statistics in today’s Ad Age article on social media, among them: several related to social media in the workplace. Social Media, Security, and Risks in the Workplace Nearly...
View ArticleSocial media in the workplace (Mindflash infographic)
Check out this helpful infographic highlighting statistics and best practices associated with social media in the workplace from Mindflash. (You’ll find more posts on this topic in our blog by...
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