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Accelerate the creation of your social media policy
September 7, 2010 04:09 -
Connecting to (and recruiting) top talent
August 26, 2010 04:08 -
Announcing the launch of SocialTurns.com
August 16, 2010 20:08 -
Ignoring social networks won’t work
August 11, 2010 18:08 -
Wealthy investors want to be engaged
August 4, 2010 18:08
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Bruce Johnston:
Chad; Great points and couldn't agree more. I had a similar discussion with -
mic adam:
Hi, i am doing a larger study on social media monitoring and linkedin will be on -
Gerri:
I'm trying the same experiment on LinkedIn to see if the results come out in a s -
Chad Bockius:
What we've found is that there are still more questions than answers circulating -
Debbie Nixon:
This is such a timely topic and one so many advisors want. What is your suggesti
SocialTurns
Posts Tagged ‘Social Networking Enablement’
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.
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.
When will we learn? Enterprises are getting social.
Access to social media at work continues to be a hot topic. A recent article – like many others – underscores the challenges and victories that can come from blurring the lines between personal and business. “It’s the dumbest policy in the world to block your employees from going to social media sites,” said Mark [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Fans are great, connections are better
79% of the largest fortune 500 firms “use Twitter, Facebook, YouTube or corporate blogs to communicate with customers and other stakeholders”, according to a study done by PR firm Burson-Marsteller. That number is only increasing. As many companies start to embrace social networking a common first step is to create a Facebook “Fan page” (54% [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Government, Social Networks and Freedom of Information
I came across an article yesterday, titled Twitter and Government Transparency. In it Andy Opsahl outlines the potential challenges social networks are creating for government entities. The question being raised is whether or not activity on sites like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn need to be archived and available for records requests. As Melinda Catapano points [...]
Socialware featured in the Austin Business Journal
Staff writer Christopher Calnan just published a profile piece on Socialware and the need for Social Middleware. The article gives an overview of the company, the problems we are solving in the social space, background on our funding and a perspective from the industry. On that front here are a few of my favorite quotes: [...]