Social Media Laws? A Closer Look at the Speculation

• May 31st, 2011 by Ann Smarty

Over 500 million people have Facebook accounts and 50% of those people log into the site daily in order to post status updates.  About 100 million people have Twitter accounts and there are about 55 million “tweets” per day that are posted on the network.  After looking at these numbers, it should come as no surprise that there has been… Read more

Cyber Bullying Prompts Internet Safety for kids

• May 30th, 2011 by SEM Contributor

Cyberbullying has become almost as prevalent as school yard bullying and represents a serious stain on the potential safety of children. When it comes to internet safety for kids, cyber bullying is the second largest threat online. Cyberbullying has gained a high profile due to a series of cases in schools and workplaces where cyber bullying as caused high… Read more

How to Sell On Facebook

• May 30th, 2011 by SEM Contributor

Facebook offer a myriad of opportunities for business owners to attract and keep new clients as well as advertise their brand to markets that were not previously available to them.  Aside from just attracting new business and marketing their brand, merchants can use also create a Facebook store in order to  sell their products and services.  Facebook offers a variety… Read more

The Dark Side of Social Media

• March 22nd, 2011 by SEM Contributor

Social media has many uses and has long been championed as a cause for good. Like many new communications methods that preceded it however, social media, that is Computer Mediated Communication using social networking platforms like Twitter and Facebook, has long been dogged by accusations that it is the harbinger of doom and the end of mankind as we know… Read more

Facebook Suicide Reporting: The New Frape?

• March 14th, 2011 by SEM Contributor

I am sure that most people have at least one down-in-the-dumps friend connected to their Facebook account who regularly posts status updates regarding how depressed they are, or how they are contemplating suicide or self harm. Some of the harsher folk amongst us would see this as an act for attention but more compassionate individuals would simply read this as… Read more

Facebook Standing Up to Bullying

• March 10th, 2011 by Tisha Tolar

Facebook announced at the Bullying Prevention conference held at the White House recently that they are instituting new tools to help protect the social media sites users from cyberbullying. The company said they are looking to create a ‘culture of respect’ throughout the Facebook community. The tools being included into Facebook’s system comprises of a safety center with resources for… Read more

Is Social Networking Blocked in Your Workplace?

• March 1st, 2011 by SEM Contributor

Are social networks like Facebook and Twitter blocked in your workplace? Luckily, I work for a company that encourages the use of Twitter (not so much Facebook) during the working day but a friend of mine can’t access these types of websites at all where he works. I can understand that employers would be worried about their employees wasting time… Read more

Twitter Makes Bullies of Us All?

• February 24th, 2011 by SEM Contributor

Comedian Ben Elton’s most recent offering ‘Live from Plant Earth’ hasn’t exactly proved a hit. Just 939,000 viewers tuned into the debut show and he didn’t exactly do himself any favours by discussing micro blogging and social networking website Twitter unfavourably on air. In last week’s live episode, Elton referred to Twitter as “cultural cannibalism” and the users of the… Read more

Social Networking Insurance for Businesses: A Trending Topic

• February 16th, 2011 by SEM Contributor

The general insurance unit of AIG – Chartis – has announced that in the future, they will offer insurance for businesses who wish to protect themselves in the event of any confidential company information ending up on social media website such as Twitter and Facebook. The insurance company will cover expenses that will help limit company reputation damage and financial… Read more

Facebook Fueled Divorce: Let’s Stop Blaming Social Networking!

• February 15th, 2011 by SEM Contributor

Divorce lawyers are increasingly citing social networks as the source of many cases of murdered marital bliss. One attorney from Rosen Law Firm in Raleigh (UK) has argued that “Social media is a factor in almost every [divorce] in one way or another today.” Alice Stubbs of another Raleigh Law Firm; Tharrington Smith LLC supports this statement:

“In the last

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