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Half of U.S. Employees Admit to Ignoring Social Media Policies

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According to the nCircle 2011 Social Media Security Trends Survey, over half of U.S. employees (66%) admit to ignoring social media policies published by their employers while 44% (down from 48% in 2010) say that they always comply with the … Continue reading

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Google+ Hoopla Hiding a Real Danger?

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Last week, the world was buzzing about Google+.    I got an invitation, but I haven’t tried it yet.  I probably won’t until absolutely forced to do so.  But the hoopla surrounding its launch got me thinking about all the other social media … Continue reading

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The Six Strikes Plan That Could Shut Down Your Business

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A consortium of entertainment copyright holders called The Center for Copyright Information has launched something called the “six strikes plan” that has the potential to shutter unsuspecting businesses by cutting off their Internet access.  Here’s how it works: ISP’s will begin … Continue reading

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Managing The 9-Hula-Hoop To-Do List

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My husband and I are lucky enough to be raising a 10-year-old who fully intends to run a circus one of these days.  He’s already a performer who juggles, performs on the trapeze and aerial silks, takes pratfalls with a local … Continue reading

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Drawing the Line Online: Personal vs. Professional Speech

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I’m thrilled to be working with three of the industry’s top experts on social and digital media as we put together the content for a great webinar on Thursday, July 14.  It’s free, and if you work in a regulated … Continue reading

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ECPA Shows its Age as Google Wi-Spy Lawsuit Proceeds

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Way back in 1986, when digital communications was in its infancy, Congress passed the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA).  Originally conceived as an amendment to the 1968 wiretap law, ECPA’s sponsors intended to cover new technologies like email and online networks. … Continue reading

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We Hold These Truths: Celebrating American Independence

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IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and … Continue reading

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Exceeding the Expectations of Large Customers

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Recently, I’ve been revising a chapter in the 21st Century Marketing book that David Coursey and I are writing.  Of all of the chapters in the book, it’s the one that’s had the most revisions and changes.  That’s because it’s about … Continue reading

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Me — on Fox News — oh, my!


Like most Americans, I try to keep a clear dividing line between my professional and personal lives.  It isn’t always easy, though, in an era where social media started as a consumer playground and evolved into a tool that any … Continue reading

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Twitter 101: Five Steps to a Great Twitter Experience

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One of my cousins said that he’d looked at Twitter, and it seemed to him like a bunch of 20-something people without dates sending messages to their friends about stuff he wasn’t remotely interested in.  I showed him my Twitter home … Continue reading

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