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The 100 million dollar tweet

The 100 million dollar tweet

Reports have indicated that a major investment-banking firm was removed from the GM IPO due to a note sent by a senior analyst the night before GM filed terms for its $13 billion initial public offering.

Social Networks – the CRM of the future

Social Networks – the CRM of the future

Businesses are very familiar with the idea of a CRM (customer relationship management) system. As individuals our CRM system tends to be either our cell phones or our contact list in our email.

FINRA Starts Social Media Audits

FINRA Starts Social Media Audits

This past week we’ve heard multiple stories of FINRA starting to audit social media usage across regulated firms. The most interesting example we heard was of a FINRA auditor delivering printouts of LinkedIn profiles from registered reps of a firm.

The future of FINRA social media fines

The future of FINRA social media fines

As I was reading a blog post regarding MetLife’s $1.2mm fine from FINRA for failure to implement supervisory systems required to meet compliance obligations, I couldn’t help but see the foreboding for social media and this industry.

New York Life “gets” social with Socialware

New York Life “gets” social with Socialware

Today Baseline Magazine released an article on the efforts of New York Life to move from prohibition to participation in the world of social media. Recently recognized by FORTUNE as one of the world’s most admired companies in 2010, New York Life is now directing their innovation towards the social frontier.

Are your employees farming at work?

Are your employees farming at work?

You can have the clearest social media policy for the enterprise, implement and train on it, but if it’s not automated, employees will flat out ignore it.

Accelerate the creation of your social media policy

Accelerate the creation of your social media policy

Adopting social media can be a daunting task for any business. If you are in a regulated industry the social media mountain is seemingly insurmountable. Many firms get stuck right out of the gates trying to answer the question of “what should our policy be?”

Announcing the launch of SocialTurns.com

Announcing the launch of SocialTurns.com

I am excited to announce the launch of a new community, called SocialTurns.com. The site is designed for financial professionals to discuss social media issues, best practices and news.

Social Media Success, Learn from the Experts

Social Media Success, Learn from the Experts

It is going to be a busy week here at Socialware. We have three webinars scheduled and each one promises to offer unique insights and perspectives on the use of social media in financial services. Here is a quick summary of each session and links to sign-up.

Just Released: Facebook Social Networking Guide

Just Released: Facebook Social Networking Guide

By now we all know that Facebook’s growth is off the charts. They are getting ready to announce that they have reached they half a billion mark. That’s right, 500,000,000 users. That is almost twice the size of the population of the United States.