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Social media in a regulated world
Manchester United, at the forefront of community building through social media, came close this week to having their fingers burned by the Twitterati. In the wake of almost 24 hours of feverish speculation across social media channels and traditional news outlets, MUFC posted two tweets at 0830 BST on 22nd April:
Read MoreA regulatory lesson for Polar Bears
Manchester United, at the forefront of community building through social media, came close this week to having their fingers burned when social media speculation threatened to upset regulatory requirements. In the wake of almost 24 hours of feverish speculation across social media channels and traditional news outlets, MUFC posted two tweets at 0830 BST on 22nd…
Read MorePrivacy and online collaboration
In an article for the FT this week, Emma Jacobs brought privacy into the spotlight. There’s a groundswell of opinion that there is now too much private data floating around in the ether, with the potential to compromise individuals out in the real world.
Read MoreManaging the Online Culture Clash
There is a real clash of cultures in our society, as Digital Skills become ever more vital for day to day living and business growth. The younger generation, raised with computers, have an intuitive grasp of rapidly-changing online tools. The older generation, who have watched the extraordinary rise of the internet over the past 20…
Read MorePicture pitfalls: 5 tips for staying the right side of copyright law
Once you’ve ticked all the boxes on your website under your local legal framework – the Companies Act 2006 in the UK, The Companies (Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2008 and The Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 in the whole EU, for instance – it’s time to take a closer look at the content of your…
Read MoreTackling data security in your business
We’re not talking about hacking and malicious attacks. We’re talking about the danger that lies within your own organisation: Apathy. If you’ve read about Data Security in your business in Poles Apart: Challenges for business in the digital age, you’ll know all about this! This recent research supports our findings that data security is way…
Read MoreCopyright images: keep it legal!
The thorny question of copyright for photographs on the internet has been around for a long time – and it’s not going away. It’s all too easy to pick up a picture from a website. Try it: right click with your mouse and “Save Image As”. You now have a copy of an image which…
Read MoreManaging the Online Culture Clash
There is a real clash of cultures in our society, as Digital Skills become ever more vital for day to day living and business growth. The younger generation, raised with computers, have an intuitive grasp of rapidly-changing online tools. The older generation, who have watched the extraordinary rise of the internet over the past 20…
Read MoreHow do you go mobile?
Businesses who are getting to grips with the online space have a new challenge that they can’t ignore: the rise and rise of mobile devices. It’s hardest for those who caught on to the idea of websites in the last decade, and invested in what they thought was a long term online solution. In 2007,…
Read MoreDo you have business intelligence?
What does Business Intelligence mean to you? Smart entrepreneurs? Accountants digging into your figures? Expensive market research campaigns? Weighty analysis in the Financial Times? NO! Business Intelligence is at your fingertips whatever size of enterprise you are running. In this connected age, every business is online (whether they know it or not), and the…
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