Here’s what we’ve been reading and sharing on Twitter this week:
Social network popularity around the world in 2011: http://bit.ly/sTfqkK
US Trails China in almost every mobile usage trend: http://rww.to/tTPwZG
Netflix lost 800,000 U.S. subscribers in third quarter: http://bit.ly/uJHlWg
Building a Community Around Your Blog From Scratch – Ten Steps: http://ow.ly/78jaC
5 Deadly Twitter Sins to Avoid: http://ow.ly/78oik
Time for Investor Relations Departments to go Social: http://ow.ly/78H0o
Although the Markets have turned hostile to IPOs, Now is the right time for companies to prepare for a Stock Market Listing: http://bit.ly/vggw92
Company Directors See Pay Skyrocket: http://bit.ly/s5XY72
12 Most Successful …

The use of social media by institutional and retail investors is growing at a significant rate.  Companies that have embraced social media as a core element of their disclosure are seeing a substantial increase in awareness of their company and their ability to attract and influence investors.
Based on these findings, on June 14, 2011 Q4 sponsored a Lunch ‘n’ Learn session at the NIRI Annual Conference which sought to answer this question:
‘Is now the time for all companies to adopt social media disclosure and move beyond compliance to a more …

Last week, we sponsored a Lunch ‘n’ Learn session: ‘Social Media Disclosure – Is Now the Time?’ at the NIRI Annual Conference in Orlando, FL. The session focused on how companies are currently using social media as part of their disclosure process and whether this is the beginning of a trend that companies should consider adopting.
On June 21, Lou Thompson who is a recognized expert in corporate disclosure, governance and communications and served as President and CEO of NIRI for nearly 25 years before he retired from the organization …

The discussion during #irchat this week was based on Microsoft’s move to website disclosure which was reported on by @irwebreport: http://irwr.net/aZ17bK and @irmagazine: http://bit.ly/c4Hvjh.  Click here to read the full transcript.
As it is earnings season there was a very low turnout.  In spite of this, I had a good conversation with @trevorheisler. Thanks also goes out to @fredmcclimans for joining us near the end.
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We’re excited to announce the release of a number of feature upgrades now available on Q4. We’ve been listening to our clients and are happy to provide this set of improved features focused on the real-time integration of social media both in terms of publishing updates to Twitter and Facebook and integrating content into the site from social media content sites  like YouTube.
Over the last couple of years we’ve been successful in working with our clients to create a customized approach that drives IR website traffic, expands content distribution and …

On April 15th, Google issued an advisory release that instructed people to visit their IR website for their earnings and also included the following statement:
Google intends to make future announcements regarding its financial performance exclusively through its investor relations website.
Google is able to do this based on the SEC guidance from Aug 2008 regarding the use of websites for disclosure. This guidance states that under certain circumstances, companies can rely on their websites and blogs to meet public disclosure requirements under Reg FD.
As we all remember all too well, shortly …