RSA Conference 2012 -- Social Media in Marketing and the Workplace: Legal and Regulatory Compliance

The past few years have witnessed an explosion of legal and regulatory activity involving social and other new media. This session will examine several key areas, including copyright, trademark and related intellectual property concerns; defamation, obscenity and related liability; false advertising and marketing restrictions; gaming; data privacy issues presented by social media; and impacts of social media on employees and the workplace. Attendees will learn how to identify legal risks and...

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From: RSA Conference

Related topics : social media legal issues in the workplace / social media impact on marketing

Social Media in the Workplace - HR Seminar Trailer

1-1 Recruitment and Coffin Mew Solicitors held an HR Seminar on the difficult issue of Social Media in the Workplace. Here are some highlights. If you'd like to attend any future events, please get in touch to register your interest on 01256 336100.

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From: 1-1 Recruitment

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Employer Social Media Policies and Employee Off Duty Conduct

Can you discipline an employee who uses their personal social media account to disparage their supervisor, coworkers or the employer? Can an employer be held liable for an employee's off duty harassment of a coworker via social media? Should your workplace social media policy cover off duty conduct? In a presentation at BLR's Advanced Employment Issues Symposium (AEIS), Peter Lowe of Bran & Isaacson provides real life examples of where an employer's social media policy and employee off duty...

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From: BLR

Related topics : social media policy examples / using social media / social media social

Webcast: Social Media in the Workplace

This is a discussion of social media in the workplace with Lael Bellamy and Justin Connell. Access the PowerPoint presentation at http://www.pbpatl.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Legal-Issues-of-Social-Networking-Webcast-2011.pdf and visit out website at http://www.pbpatl.org.

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From: probonoatl

Related topics : social media legal issues in the workplace / social media networking websites / social media network / social media content

Social Media Pros and Cons: Community Building to Facebook Addiction

Social media and social networking – like Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter – have changed the ways we interact and access information. http://carrierclinic.org presents this video to discuss the pros and cons of social media. Does facebook addiction exist? What are the dangers of social media? And how does social media benefit people in terms of staying connected, addressing mental health issues, and boosting productivity at home, school, and the workplace?

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From: Carrier Clinic

Related topics : social media network / social issues in media and information / social media social media / social and networking community

Neal Hartman: Settings the Rules for Employee Social Media Use

MIT Sloan senior lecturer Neal Hartman provides advice to employers about social media use in the workplace.

Set Ground Rules For How Employees Use Social Media: http://bit.ly/XQNRNq

Neal Hartman Faculty Bio: http://mitsloan.mit.edu/faculty/detail.php?in_spseqno=41135

While it seems like issues around social media in the workplace have exploded in recent years, they have actually been around since the dawn of email. Back in those days, employers questioned things like whether they could...

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From: MITSloan

Related topics : social media issues in the workplace / company social media policy / social media media

McKonly & Asbury Webinar - Navigating the Legal Aspects of Social Media in the Workplace

More and more people are using social media sites like Facebook and Twitter to share their ideas, thoughts, interests, pictures, etc. with their "friends" and, more often than not, the world at large. Indeed, the use of social media has permeated nearly every aspect of our lives. This webinar will highlight different issues that employers and employees confront when dealing with the use of social media in the workplace.

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From: McKonly & Asbury

Related topics : social media legal issues in the workplace / social media sites like facebook / business using social media / social media news

Eric Schwartzman on Current Social Media Topics & Future Trends: PRSA 2011 Digital Impact Conference

http://www.prsa.org/Conferences/DigitalImpact/

Eric Schwartzman, PRSA 2011 Digital Impact Conference Co-Chair discusses:

• The continued growth of PRSA's social media conference and how the sessions now highlight social media's impact on B2B, financial services, health care and other industry sectors.

• Mobile communications and other social media hot topics.

• Future trends in social media such as more realistic social media marketing campaign objectives and PR's role fighting...

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From: PRSA National

Related topics : social media marketing future trends / social media conference / social media social

Social Media in the Workplace – Social NOTworking

AlphaStaff presents the Human Resources Challenge: 22% of employees visit social networking sites 5 or more times per week, yet only 54% of employers have a policy dealing with social media inside and outside the workplace. During this presentation, participants will learn about potential legal issues involved in adopting a policy and how to avoid those issues. Sample provisions will be discussed and recommended actions addressed.

Presented by Jackson Lewis.

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From: AlphaStaff

Related topics : social media legal issues presentation / employee social networking sites / social networking policies for employees

Social Media @ Work: Managing Risks and Opportunities with John Akula

This is the recording of the webinar that took place on November 1, 2012. Social media in the workplace—Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other platforms—is expanding at a dizzying pace. New technologies and business models have raced ahead, and the law is playing catch-up. Every day business managers face many new questions, often with legal implications, but find few clear answers. How should a manager approach risks and opportunities in this shifting, uncertain legal environment?

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From: MIT Sloan Executive Education

Related topics : social media legal issues in the workplace / manage social media / social media business opportunity