Should your company have a social media policy?

April 10, 2010 · Filed Under Be a Better Manager, Parking Lot · 1 Comment 

Even though we’ve heard about the ease and ramifications of cyber invasion and heard about some of the stuff that has shown up on Youtube with devastating business impact - very few of us have social media policies. 

Maybe that’s because we’ve never done one and have no clue how to do it.

Here’s an article that addresses the 5 W’s – why, what, who, when and where – of adopting such a policy:    Read more

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Cash for a tweet? Sweet!

April 8, 2010 · Filed Under Parking Lot · Comment 

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It’s called in-stream advertising. 

No fees.  Easy. 

Why not? 

Click on the pic or on this link to sign up for ad.ly.

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Protect your business from cyber invasion

March 5, 2010 · Filed Under Be a Better Manager, Parking Lot · Comment 

 This is a must read from “USA Today” (Thursday, March 4, 2010):   “How cybercriminals invade social networks, companies” by Byron Acohido

Read it  if you have anything valuable on your computers….intellectual property, customer lists, patents, strategic documents, passwords, birthdates, hometowns, etc. Read more

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Caution to Social Media Users

March 1, 2010 · Filed Under Parking Lot · Comment 

If you haven’t already done so,  visit the site called Please Rob Me.

 A quick visit will give you a clear message, but if you’d like more info,  read this article by Rachel Metz: 

Does posting location online say ‘Please Rob Me’?

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