Social Media

An excellent contribution to Forbes.com by Joshua-Michéle Ross of O’Reilly from 2009 - and it remains timeless. We have noted it before and strongly agree the discussion around social media is not one of productivity - but it is strategy, inclusion, teamwork and analytics. “If you are an executive, keep in mind two points as...
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Why Your Boss Hates Facebook. from ReadWriteWeb… “As it turns out, this sort of “time theft” may be no longer be your company’s top concern when it comes to social networking in the workplace. According to a new study from security firm Sophos, the real problem with social networks, and most of all Facebook, is the...
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Investment News held an excellent panel session on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 covering the use of LinkedIn by professionals in the financial services industry. You register and replay the webcast and review the slides for free online. We were thrilled that two of those participating are Arkovi users! In addition, Arkovi was noted as...
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The universe of financial services professionals is buzzing today after the release of long awaited guidance on using social media while being under the regulatory watch of FINRA. This encompasses any securities registered persons and the broker dealers they work with.
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An excellent presentation by Jeff Pilcher - working through the fear, uncertainty, doubt and rewards of extending an organization's message into the social media universe.
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The power of social media in business - an excellent conversation starter to share the opportunity with corporate gatekeepers terrified to explore the social strata. Tx @irinaskaya
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Great article by Gene Rebeck, senior editor of Twin Cities Business, on the business approach to marketing and communications strategy using social media. We also do not take credit for the phrase in the headline - it is cited in the article. The fundamental takeaway here is forging a strategy and the relevant tactics...
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These are very common fears and blockers I hear when discussing social media for business. This is a phenomenal visual to highlight those. We hope we have some answers for these phobias.
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Arkovi for social media archiving was just a glimmer in mid-2009 as we tossed around ideas about how we could aggregate our social media footprint for our own content management uses. Our backgrounds in financial services certainly influenced our view of the archiving component - but we needed more flexibility. As we shared some...
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An excellent discussion at PlanAdviser.com around financial advisors and integrating Twitter into their business workflow. A key area we hope to serve here is the need for record retention and interactive use of your online social footprint. To dip your toes in the water - you can archive Twitter for free on Arkovi. PLANADVISER.com - Think...
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