Archive for the ‘Legal implications’ Category

The essential guide to minimizing legal risks in Social Media Marketing

If you’re working in social media, you’re a publisher now and must be aware of the legal implications in the field. Here’s an essential guide.

Should Google govern global free speech?

How is it possible that one company is governing global free speech? What are the implications?

When employees go wild on social media

Fear of employees ruining a company through social media is probably not a legitimate reason to not start a program. This post explains why.

Social media, our voice, and the power to destroy

The social web is a place of stunning beauty and terrible darkness. This is a story of the Internet’s ability to destroy.

Learning From Big Social Media Blunders

In the past 12 months there were some pretty big social media missteps. What can we learn from these mistakes?

It’s time to draw the line on social media disclosure

Perhaps by now you’re heard of the “Please Rob Me” site that highlights those on Twitter disclosing that they’re away from their homes. While the site is kind of funny, it […]

Is blogging a man’s job?

I read a blog post yesterday that staggered me. It was about a woman who could only find success as a blogger and freelance writer after she posed as a man […]

“Social media expert:” Women need not apply?

A few months ago, one of my Twitter followers sent me a link to a blog post by Alexa Clark claiming there is a bias against women on the social […]

The end of PR as we know it

I usually dismiss people who say that social media “changes everything.” At least in marketing, it’s a variation on a theme of “listen, react, and serve your customer” that has served […]