Should You Monitor Social Media Behavior at Work?

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You know that social media has gone mainstream when CNN has cover articles about it and when the NY Times features tools and tips like this, pretty much on a weekly basis: Keeping a Closer Eye on Employees' Social Networking New software allows companies to automatically monitor how much time … [Read more...]

Pledge Your Weight Loss, Feed Others

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Polly Kauahi, Development Director of the Hawaii Food Bank, has been a regular at our free Social Media Club Hawaii meetings for the past several months. She has taken social media by the horns! Polly created a community fundraising event that all of us can support with very little effort while … [Read more...]

Facebook Insights from Social Media Club Hawaii

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We had an open forum on Facebook at the March meeting of Social Media Club Hawaii, held free of charge courtesy of ING Direct Cafe in Waikīkī. People were invited to submit questions and tips in advance. We shared these at the meeting, while my colleague Rob Bertholf and I moderated the meeting … [Read more...]

Beware of Social Media: It Does Create Change, Like It or Not

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The social media flap du jour is about the Nestlé fan page on Facebook being slammed with comments about their use of unsustainable farming in Indonesia for palm oil. It's perfect timing as I held a webinar training this morning with a new client who shared concerns about the possibility of … [Read more...]