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6 reasons why your business should be on Google+
This week Google announced business accounts on Google + . It had been much mooted and Google had even played down the suitability of Google...
Is social networking suitable for screening job candidates?
The truth is out: More and more employers are checking out applicants online and on social media before filling roles and more and more job...
Using social media to improve communication for remote workers
A recent poll conducted by LinkedIn found that more than a third of respondents (36%) work remotely every day while 32% work remotely at least...
Security trends for 2012
In this article I have identified five influential security trends to watch in 2012. The results, identified by a team of highly experienced accredited security...
Social media has replaced the need for international spy networks
Anyone watching James Bond or 1950′s war documentaries may be led to believe that in order to receive useful intelligence, a foreign agency or home-grown...
Crowdsourcing: Remember you are the one in charge!
Crowdsourcing is at term that has been in use for several years and refers to the process of outsourcing tasks, though originally apparently started by...
Is it time to embrace crowdsourcing into your business strategy?
Organisations are de-layering to improve flows of information and thus knowledge within the enterprise. At the same time, externally they are focusing on driving individual...
The mythology of ‘Crowdsourcing’
Crowdsourcing means many things to many people and there isn’t a whole lot of consensus on exactly what it is. At a basic level, most...
Riding the wave of IT consumerisation
Much has been made of the wave of consumerisation sweeping across the corporate landscape. New devices and applications are being adopted irrespective of whether they...
Men more likely than women to take risks on Facebook, Twitter
Men are more likely than women to accept friendship requests from strangers, announce their location, ignore privacy settings, leave their account searchable to all and...
Making sense of social media
If you want to know what someone thinks, just ask. Better yet, just listen. Unsolicited feedback is everywhere and oftentimes people will tell you what...
Can businesses sell with social?
As I keep saying, there are as many ways to use social media for your business as there are businesses. The best way to use...
Should you sign up to Google’s Facebook killer?
Back in June, Google unveiled Google+, sending waves of excitement through the technology press. As thousands of people rushed to sign up to the search...
“Every little helps”: Social media and the UK riots
A new study from the University of Leicester into the use of social media in street protests and riots has revealed how it is effective...
Tweet River automatically screens Twitter “noise”
The ability to put a stream of tweets on your front page is a perfect way to give your website instant dynamism, but can bring...
