ANC distanced itself from the war room allegations

As the allegations of the ANC war room saga story rages on, there are now calls for social media to be regulated. The ANC has distanced itself from the allegations that it used R50 million in its war room to discredit opposition parties in the run up to the 2016 municipal elections. It supports calls for the new policy on social media.

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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

Featuring your answers: Should companies have a social media policy for employees?

Make sure to subscribe to the BraudCast YouTube Channel to contribute to our weekly discussions. Your answers may be featured in our next video! http://www.youtube.com/c/TheBraudCast-GerardBraud

Gerard Braud, crisis communication expert, shares a follow-up video from a question he posed Monday. In this video he shares his own public relations tips, as well as features various expert's tips who answered the question on social media.

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From: The BraudCast

Related topics : company social media policy / social media companies / social media tips

OpenTalks: Marci Maddox - Social Compliance In A Free-For-All Social World

Popular social media platforms used for open communication and transparent content sharing increase compliance risk. Marci looks at how successful Social Compliance strategies marry participation, policies and technology.

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From: OpenText

Related topics : free social media platform / social media participation policy / social media content

Virtual communities and social media | Jim Rawson | TEDxAugusta

Jim Rawson contends social media can build a virtual community in which to transform the sharing of ideas into real life endeavors. Social media can be used to build connections and relationships to have impact on the world.

Jim Rawson is the P.L., J. Luther and Ada Warren Professor and Chair of the Department of Radiology and Imaging at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University. His primary research interest is health policy, process improvement and innovative educational...

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From: TEDx Talks

Related topics : community colleges and social media / social media in education research / social media education conference / social media social

WISH 2015 Interview: L Suzanne Suggs, Chair of Communicating Complex Health Messages Forum

The communication of science, and health policy in particular, to the public is a major policy issue. As well as public health messages, governments and health system leaders need to communicate the rationale and need for innovation and change in healthcare delivery models in a dynamic and fast-changing political, social and media environment.

The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) Forum, chaired by L Suzanne Suggs, PhD, MS, CHES, Associate Professor of Social Marketing and Head of...

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From: WISH Qatar

Related topics : social media changed politics / social marketing health communication / social media for market research / social media marketing policy

Social Media Manager Job Description with JobsDictionary

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The responsibility of a Social Media Manager Job Description will be initiating marketing policies in all major search engines and proceed with the pay per click strategies to accomplish the best outcome from the marketing technologies.

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Related topics : social media marketing manager job description / social media job search / social media jobs / manage social media

A conversation about social media and pedagogy

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Students from Concordia's Graduate Diploma in Communications program recently participated in a conversation about the place of social media in today's post-secondary institutions. The session was organized by communications professor Leslie Shade; Ollivier Dyens, Vice-Provost, Teaching and Learning, and Concordia¹s Centre for Teaching and Learning Services.

Following the discussion, the students broke out into groups and joined some of the university's instructors...

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From: Concordia University

Related topics : organizations using social media / social media today / social media participation policy / social media blogs / online social media

Social Media Crisis Communication

During this webinar, you'll learn best practices for communicating via social media during a crisis based on examples from government agencies, NGOs, and private industry. Social media community managers should have a plan in place for sharing, receiving, and responding to information via social media during a crisis. Whether that crisis is a threat to public health and safety, a threat to your agency's reputation, or the reputation of your agency's principals, having a plan to address the...

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From: DigitalGov

Related topics : social media crisis communications / social media policy examples / social media reputation management / social media management services / reputation on social media

Why is it important to develop a policy around social media use by employees at work?

Adrian Wakeling shares Acas' guidance on the use of social media in the workplace.

About Acas

Acas (the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) aims to improve organisations and working life by promoting better employment relations. Acas provides information, advice and guidance to both employers and employees.

In addition to our free Helpline and advice articles, Acas offers a wide range of training to businesses of all sizes. Training can be tailored to the needs of your...

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From: acasorguk

Related topics : business using social media / social media policy