Social Media Disclosure Rules Apply Even in Small Communities
Posted on November 17, 2012 by Roxanne Darling

Small communities are great for mutual support. Sometimes we relax things though that could actually support and protect us. FTC Blogger Rules are just such a case. Here on Maui, we love and support each other so much, we call it one big ʻohana – that means family. Maui is also very techy and entrepreneurial – we have leaders in green tech,…
Category: Aloha, HowTo, Social Media Tags: blogger relations, disclosure, edelman, FTC, LVB, rules, transparancy
Ethics in Social Media: A Glossary
Posted on July 8, 2009 by Roxanne Darling
This Friday, our local chapter of the Social Media Club (founded by yours truly) is having a panel discussion on Ethics in Social Media. It’s a hot topic all around, as social media lends itself to some highly unethical practices and characters! The good news though, is that the conversational nature of the social web exposes many of these deliberate and accidental…
Category: HowTo, Social Media Tags: #SBOSM, bare feet studios. roxanne darling, best practices, disclosure, ethics, glossary, smchi, socialmediaclub, socialmediaclubhawaii, transparency, trust, truth
Mahalo Mr. Solis
Posted on May 27, 2009 by Roxanne Darling
Brian Solis, a truly forward thinking PR professional and co-founder of the Social Media Club, took the time and captured a lot of the same thoughts I had, yet was reluctant to post in detail when I discussed Google, the FTC, and paid links. I too am influenced by my friends and business colleagues, and am trying to influence the discussion of…
Category: Activism, Social Media, Strategy Tags: "brian solis", bare feet studios, conversation, disclosure, ethics, FTC, google, influence, nofollow, payperpost, PR, reviews, roxanne darling, socailmedia, tourism, transparency, travel