If Paul the Octopus Can Do It…
For you football (soccer as they say here in the US) fans, you’ve got to love the uncanny talent and skill (and maybe luck, too) of Paul the Octopus. He’s the eight-legged oracle who correctly picked...
View ArticleKeep It Simple, Stupid
We’ve all heard this saying before and it’s easy to get lost in the bewildering array of communications channels available to us. There’s the usual email, instant messaging networks (Yahoo!, Google...
View ArticleSocial Media and Cloud Security, are they on the new Federal CIO’s radar?
Last week, it was announced that Steven VanRoekel would be replacing Vivek Kundra as the CIO at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). It’s a high-profile position that essentially puts VanRoekel...
View ArticleTwitter Malware: It’s Coming After You
I may need to wear a shirt like this in the office. Most readers of this blog are savvy social media users. I would include myself in that category. Well, I would have until last Sunday. Yes, I will...
View ArticleFINRA 11-39: Applause, Missing Pieces, and Users
In the week that “retweeted” was officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary, after only two years of use, FINRA beats the retweet and issues new guidelines on social media, just 18 months after...
View ArticleSchool’s not quite out, but the results are in.
You know that there’s been a seismic shift in the US Government’s communications strategy when guidelines are published by the government for agencies about how they can adopt social networks to...
View ArticleCyber security strategy in the spotlight at DHS
Recently, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its blueprint on cybersecurity. The document essentially provides a framework for managing the myriad cyber threats that are lurking out...
View ArticleSocial Media Scammers – New Frontiers of Aggravation
Any veteran of social media has at one time or another put face-to-palm when they see another one of their contacts trying to distribute yet another scam through their profile. There is no escaping...
View ArticleSpam going down
Today’s post comes from Norv Leong, Director of Product Marketing at Actiance. No, I’m not talking about one of America’s most beloved (or perhaps ridiculed) canned foods, but rather, the elimination...
View ArticleBelbey Blogs: New Guidance on Using Social Media at Retail Banks
This week, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) released “Social Media: Consumer Compliance Risk Management Guidance. The FFIEC is asking for comments within sixty days. You...
View ArticleBelbey Blogs: FFIEC Issues Supervisory Guidance for Social Media for Retail...
Today’s blog is by Joanna Belbey, Social Media and Compliance Specialist at Actiance. Follow her on Twitter @Belbey or connect with her on LinkedIn. In January of 2013, the Federal Financial...
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