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BYOD policy: Employee right to social media privacy is paramount

Posted May 13, 2013 - 1:09 pm

BYOD guidelines are just being defined, but one warning must rise above the din: never, ever, try to gain unauthorized access to an employee's private social networking site.
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6 tips to build your social media strategy

Posted May 8, 2013 - 11:30 am

IT executives and social media experts share their top six tips for selecting the social media platforms that will provide the greatest return on your investment of time and resources.
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San Francisco adds social networking element to emergency, disaster planning

Posted May 8, 2013 - 10:55 am

The nation's tech hub plans to partner with social networks to help residents prepare for the worst.
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Why (and how) to take LinkedIn seriously

Posted May 7, 2013 - 2:52 pm

You're missing out if you're not using this social network to benefit your business.
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How to add video, images to your LinkedIn profile

Posted May 6, 2013 - 2:28 pm

LinkedIn's newest feature lets you showcase your professional achievements by uploading presentations, documents, images and video to your profile. Here are step-by-step instructions for improving your LinkedIn brand.
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5 quick steps for using LinkedIn for recruitment

Posted May 6, 2013 - 1:19 pm

Don't miss these tools for mining new hires on LinkedIn.
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Science of attracting new Twitter followers revealed!

Posted May 3, 2013 - 12:24 pm

A large Twitter following can be yours if you follow these guidelines determined by a Georgia Institute of Technology study.
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Salesforce.com to ship Communities app in June

Posted May 2, 2013 - 5:01 am

Salesforce.com next month will begin shipping its Communities application, designed to let companies build external-facing social sites for interacting with their customers and partners.
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Designing your digital legacy

Posted April 29, 2013 - 2:02 pm

Virtual life can go on. Here's how to set up your online estate through major social networks and useful Web services.
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Make your Twitter feed less annoying in 3 simple steps

Posted April 29, 2013 - 1:21 pm

A combination of lists and software clients can help you manage the social and informational irritants of Twitter.
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Wolfram Alpha nerd-crunches your Facebook activity, turns your social life into data

Posted April 29, 2013 - 11:10 am

All those likes and posts pics turned into raw data.
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Crowdsourcing a crisis: How to use Twitter in a tragedy

Posted April 23, 2013 - 2:27 pm

A few major missteps following the Boston Marathon bombing provide a helpful guide of dos and don'ts.
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Social networking drives business processes at Pandora and Rosetta Stone

Posted March 27, 2013 - 11:22 am

Pandora and Rosetta Stone have embraced social business tools and the cloud to cut costs, increase productivity and improve collaboration. Learn how these two companies overcame security concerns, gained executive buy-in and more.
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Cautionary tale from a Twitter 'share-cropper'

Posted March 25, 2013 - 4:00 pm

Twit Cleaner is a popular web app that has been used by hundreds of thousands of Twitter users to clear deadwood from their accounts. Now, however, Twit Cleaner has become one of the latest victims of Twitter's controversial API changes.
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12 simple steps to safer social networking

Posted March 25, 2013 - 3:31 pm

Follow our privacy tips for Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and Instagram to ensure that you're not oversharing.
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SharePoint-Yammer integration promising, but a long-term plan

Posted March 22, 2013 - 6:51 pm

CIOs and IT managers tracking the progress of the SharePoint-Yammer integration got more details about the road map this week, but the updates were a sobering reminder of the long road ahead as Microsoft works to mesh the two products.
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Microsoft to let Office 365 users replace SharePoint's newsfeed with Yammer's

Posted March 19, 2013 - 3:39 pm

Microsoft offered more details on Tuesday about its plans to integrate SharePoint and Yammer, saying it'll give Office 365 customers the option of replacing SharePoint Online's activity-stream component with Yammer's.
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How social CRM customizes marketing, brings new revenue

Posted March 18, 2013 - 1:39 pm

Segmenting customers and watching their habits on Facebook and other social networks shows the music company how to customize its marketing.
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5 tips for using social media in your job search

Posted March 13, 2013 - 9:56 am

LinkedIn may be the go-to place for many job seekers, but dont stop there. Here's a look at how you can use Facebook, Twitter and Google+--as well as some lesser-known social networks--to attract recruiters and land a job.
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Twitter hack pays off, brings Burger King 60K new followers

Posted March 11, 2013 - 6:18 am

Burger King saw a surprising upside after its Twitter stream was recently compromised: Tens of thousands of people began following its account.
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Facebook video explains why they're messing up your News Feed again

Posted March 7, 2013 - 3:17 pm

In an attempt to "clean up the clutter", Facebook tries to explain what's going on.
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Facebook unveils redesigned News Feed

Posted March 7, 2013 - 2:26 pm

Facebook is giving its billion users a completely new way to look at its site.
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SharePoint 2013 challenges and questions for IT

Posted March 4, 2013 - 6:00 pm

SharePoint 2013 arrives with a new user interface and new collaboration, search, storage and task management features. But gaps remain in areas like social and mobile, and upgrading and governing SharePoint is still rife with challenges.
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The five evils of enterprise social

Posted March 4, 2013 - 1:28 pm

The history of enterprise collaboration technology is littered with abandoned platforms that were intended to "change everything."
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The how-to guide for LinkedIn

Posted March 2, 2013 - 8:21 am

Our LinkedIn guide delivers expert advice on the site's features, step-by-step how-to instructions, details on its apps and proper LinkedIn etiquette. Also included: tips and tricks for your job search and company analysis.
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