Social media has become an increasingly important part of marketing efforts. But to be effective a social media campaign must be planned and coordinated. That starts with figuring out just exactly what you want to accomplish with your social media presence. Social media is so diverse that it's easy to lose your way in the social media forest. To prevent this you must have MORE

Thumbs up Image by Umberto NURS Social media has become the new cyber battleground. In the wake of the social media revolution, cybercriminals exploit businesses and their customers at a massive scale. MORE

Everyone from pre-teens to granddads, does social media today. companies with 100 or more employees that were surveyed are using social media for marketing purposes. Do these numbers represent a business “social media gap”? MORE

This social intelligence company integrates content into new experiences for consumers and also provides enterprises with new ways to deliver value from social media. The post About WayIn: A Social Media Intelligence Company appeared first on CTOvision.com. This post is part of our series providing background and context on sponsors of Cognitio's 30 April Synergy Forum. We are very pleased to help bring WayIn into the DC tech ecosystem by introducing them at our Synergy Forum. MORE

Like a financial audit, a social media audit surveys your practices and status and suggests areas for improvement. An initial social media audit is an important part of drawing up a social media marketing plan. Essentially the first audit tells you where you are in the social media world and serves as a basis for planning your future activity. An audit of your social media MORE

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Setting my clocks back this weekend for Daylight Savings Time got me thinking about how some CIOs are at risk of getting left behind on social media. In the age of social media, history stands to repeat itself. CIOs can Lead in the Second Stage of Social Media. MORE

If you are “professionally active” on social media, it’s easy to follow and to be followed while falling into the trap of not really getting to know those folks who just became a small part of your life. Social media brings people with like interests together, but it can’t make people slow down and take a look at the other person once the connection has been made. MORE

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Companies should educate employees not to connect to strangers on social media to reduce the risk of phishing attacks, Intel Security has warned MORE

Cyber criminals capitalise on the popularity of holiday-related media sites to spread malware MORE

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The market for the monitoring and analysis of social media conversations is beginning to hit its stride, so CIOs should expect a growing demand from your marketing colleagues for assistance selecting, installing, and maintaining a social media intelligence tool set. MORE

Its understandable why the healthcare industry has lagged behind in social media adoption. But, times are changing for three reasons: Regulators are issuing social media guidance. Customers are pushing healthcare organizations to communicate via social media. MORE

Half of employees say that their company does not have rules about using social media at work. Here's what you need to craft a social media policy to protect your data and avoid legal trouble MORE

Getting the most out of social media can require help from the CIO Image Credit: Sean MacEntee. I’m thinking that by now we can all agree that social media is important. Every company wants to make the most of the free service that each of the different social media channels offers, but the challenge is that they are not 100% exactly how to go about doing this. A great example of this are the social media channels Instagram and Snapchat. MORE

Older adults are more connected than ever before, says Ofcom, with almost half of 65 to 74-year-olds now having a social media profile MORE

New social media scams and marketing #fails are common fodder for water cooler banter today - even a recent episode of HBO's Veep ran a joke where the President blames a Chinese cyberattack for sending an ill-advised tweet. So why is social media such a serious cyberweapon today? MORE

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As social media becomes more common it is moving from an experiment to an integral part of companies' advertising and marketing efforts. Taking social media seriously and integrating it into your media plans requires evaluating your efforts carefully and getting feedback on its effectiveness. This means taking a slightly different approach to your social media efforts. MORE

As social media becomes a more central part of CRM, the ability to generate good posts for web sites, blogs, tweets and such becomes a more important skill. An active presence on social media helps built recognition and fill the sales funnel with potential customers. Successful social media posts create value for your followers, encouraging them to stay with you and building MORE

Customers expect to be able to contact brands via social media, with nine out of 10 claiming availability of a brand through their preferred social channel has an impact on their retailer loyalty MORE

Paypal’s Information Security Director Trent Adams likens the ongoing battle to protect its brand to a game of whack-a–mole, and with new social media threats popping up daily, it’s becoming more like “whack-an-ant-hill” because while one account may be shut down, others are probably still at work. MORE

re putting a social media integration plan and strategy together, be sure to include automation and integration of Google+. As with other social media apps, you should begin with the API So when you?re MORE

Social media is a big part of most people's lives, and has steadily increased in importance to businesses as well. There are two main uses for professional social media use: to inform others through engaging with them, and to learn from others. MORE

Navigating customer relationship management (CRM) in the current social media climate means making changes and adapting to what today's customer wants, while still employing the time-tested strategies that have worked in the past. What Is CRM? CRM is a term that refers to the different tools companies employ to understand and analyze their customer interactions MORE

CIOs need to know how to find social media secrets. Darn that social media stuff! The arrival of social media has just boosted the importance of information technology. What 5 Rules Need To Be A Part Of Your Social Media Policy? MORE

Hope has been placed on the Internet (particularly on social media) to expose users to more sources of information and diverse points of view. It seems that more access to social media is correlated with less willingness to engage with the controversial issue in person. MORE

The power of social media comes when you do it correctly. Facebook, Twitter , Instagram — these social media tools seem to be occupying the news every day. If anyone had any doubts about the importance of information technology, the arrival of social media has changed that. MORE

CIOs need to find ways to work with social media, not fight against it Image Credit. Yet another social media tool has just shown up? It turns out that the answer to this problem may come from social media. Social media is something that won’t be going away. MORE

A hacking group based in Saudi Arabia claims to have accessed several social media accounts belonging to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg MORE

It was discovered that teens spend up to nine hours a day on social media websites and 60% of this time is spent using mobile devices with access to the internet. In today?s s world, it is rare to go to a mall, restaurant, or even school without finding one or more teens on their cell phones. So, the younger generation literally has the internet at their fingertips MORE

Their capabilities continue to evolve to enable organizations to continually improve how social media is used to both understand and engage. In each of these use cases, command centers and ops centers need to make better use of social media as a two-way communication method. MORE

Hello Folks, 6 years ago I wrote about easily making USB media to install Windows 7. the process worked so well it’s been drilled in my head and I’ve been using that process ever since. Last week, I was in Montreal to meet the guys from the MITPRO.( read more ). MORE

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