Social Media And Employee Rights
More and more people are joining social networks on a daily basis and employers believe these networks are a source of information about their employees. In this post I'll share some thoughts I have about ways employees may be able to protect their privacy and the private information they post online and in social media. read more…
Cyber Monday Safe Shopping Tips
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The Top 20 Social Brands In The World
The Dachis Group, “Analyzes the effectiveness of strategies and tactics organizations employ to engage the market through social channels.” Based upon data collected by the Dachis Group they created the index ranking depicted in the infographic below. National Amusements, Inc. and Viacom Company take the title of most powerful social businesses. read more…
Financial Advisors BEWARE Of LinkedIn Endorsements
LinkedIn launched its new Endorsement feature several weeks ago and many of us are still trying to determine if we like this feature or not. There is no lack of discussion on the usefulness of the feature and the annoyance of those emails we’re getting every day that provide us with the first name only of a person who has endorsed us, hoping we will reciprocate. Putting aside for a moment the big-picture ramifications of this feature, I want to focus on the effects this feature may have on LinkedIn users in regulated industries, like financial advisors. read more…
