Archive for the ‘Social Applications’ Category
Ignoring social networks won’t work
As all types of businesses evolve on the social web one thing is true, everything has changed. IT is no longer in control, decisions are made on a department-by-department basis. In the world of financial services this can also mean individual advisors are making their own decisions, regardless of corporate policy.
6.5 things you may have missed about LinkedIn
The social network we all know and love, LinkedIn, has been busy making improvements lately. They have quietly grown to over 70 million users and it appears that steady slow growth we are used to is accelerating. If you haven’t been following all the news here are 6 things you may have missed, plus a [...]
New Twitter Guide Released, Socialware Insights Preview
On the heels of the FINRA Notice 10-06 we created and released a Companion Guide to FINRA/SEC Social Networking Compliance. After over 750 downloads and 6 webinars (and counting) focusing on the topic we knew there was still a major gap in the industry. It wasn’t a technology gap but one of information. We would [...]
Latest Social Networking Tools: GPS and a Helmet
Explaining business software can often be a challenge. You will typically see descriptions like this: “Our new collaboration cloud is the latest SaaS-based app to enable new levels of engagement, uncovering real-time influencers that gets translated into a listening grid so you can better automate outreach, nurture leads and convert high-value traffic.” While this is [...]
25½ reasons to backup your social activity
By now we all know that if you are in a regulated industry you need to archive your social activity. But aside from complying with industry regulations there are a number of other reasons you should be backing up your social posts, mentions, updates, connections and more. Here are 25 reasons I came up with, [...]
CMO Guide to Social Media
I just came across this great social media summary from CMO.com. According to a recent survey by The CMO Club and Bazaarvoice, 81% of CMOs plan to link their annual revenues to their social media investment. I think this is a great start but I would like to see columns for Lead Generation, Sales, Customers [...]
10 reasons you should use social networks for business
A while back The Harvard Business Review posted an article titled The Uber-Connected Organization: A Mandate for 2010. In the article they shared details about companies that are still blocking access to social media sites and those that have started to embrace the value these sites can offer. We’ve already shared some stats around companies [...]
Gartner’s social software predictions for 2010 and beyond
Gartner recently released a set of predictions on the use of social software in the enterprise. If you are like most executives you can feel the pressure from your organization to become more social. If you are already a consumer of social applications you will probably be nodding your head in agreement. I won’t analyze [...]
Facebook’s ridiculous growth and why you care
Facebook recently turned 6 years old and on their Birthday announced they had reached 400 millions users world wide. When it comes to getting your message out, building brand buzz or engaging a future customer you’ve come to the right place. Just take a look at these stats (and then scroll down for a great [...]
New research report on the use of social at work
Every day we are flooded with statistics about social media use, companies defining policies, companies blocking access and even companies forcing employees to delete their LinkedIn account. Well today is no different. Manpower, a world leader in the employment services, released a report that surveyed over 7,700 business in the Asia-Pacific region. Their findings are [...]



