Here’s what we’ve been reading and sharing on Twitter this week:
Facebook Said to Plan Record IPO at $100 Billion Valuation: http://goo.gl/sif3F
Beyond Facebook: 5 Questions to Ask Before Jumping into a New Social Network: http://bit.ly/uN3A5p
6 easy steps to better investor relations: http://bit.ly/rwpXkR
WHAT can you do with Social Media? More than you might think: http://t.co/UNjLteuR
Social media success doesn’t come cheap: http://bit.ly/uB8MFJ
UPDATE: Facebook denies disputed page to both Merck companies: http://bit.ly/v3Lh2R
Foreign Hackers targeted Canadian firms: http://bit.ly/sVO32m
It’s game on for Zynga initial public offering: http://stks.co/1Kdz
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Darrell walks viewers through the new Goldcorp.com website that leverages the capabilities of the Q4 platform.  It was designed by the talented folks at ZU.com.  The video highlights a new homepage slider and extensive data content management capabilities.  It also showcases Goldcorps extensive use of video to help tell their investment story.
Let us know what you think in the comments!

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Here’s what we’ve been reading and sharing on Twitter this week:
 
8 ways to humanize your business on social media: http://wind.mn/rpubIC
Why Americans Use Social Media: http://6sen.se/vHeyH2
Online Annual Meetings Begin to Click: http://ow.ly/7uGY6
Companies to integrate social media on Black Friday: http://bit.ly/rM3kJc
Will Facebook Go Public?: http://bit.ly/tClEW1
5 Tips: Avoid Being A Social Media Turkey: http://bit.ly/sqe43c
Groupon plunges below IPO price: http://cnnmon.ie/sSRpNy
The importance of managing investors’ expectations: http://post.ly/3zcqF
Fake forum comments are ‘eroding’ trust in web: http://bbc.in/sV5cIO
StockTwits: Why You Should Care: http://bit.ly/twIhku
 
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Measuring Social Media ROI: 3 Things to Consider: http://on.mash.to/tdUOe3
Media companies and Twitter – still mostly doing it wrong: http://bit.ly/srsKZj
Reporters Use Twitter to Promote, Not Report [STUDY]: http://on.mash.to/tBtS1F
Jeff Bezos Owns the Web in More Ways Than You Think: http://stks.co/17ga
Over 48 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube every minute: http://post.ly/3tLJD
Social Readiness: Architecting a Connected Enterprise: web-strategist.com/blog/2011/11/1
Paving a way for women in Brazil: http://j.mp/vOxSyG
Investor videos: Success Tips from a Producer: http://bit.ly/tpUzkc
Bringing you insights into LinkedIn Groups with our new statistics dashboard: http://zite.to/sYnFwp
5 Must Read Investor Relations Articles and Blog Posts: http://bit.ly/vJrT5P
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Lot’s of great reading on Twitter this week:
Josh Clark debunks the 7 Myths of Mobile Web Design: http://tnw.co/u9MqRR
Lessons from the Australian Parliament’s iPad Revolt: http://onforb.es/tDj75g
Google to end support for Blackberry Gmail app this month: http://bit.ly/uAgTqI
Company Tweets and Regulation FD: Material or Immaterial?: http://bit.ly/uJ3JLf
A New Way to Learn About Bloomberg: http://ow.ly/7jAZA
Global Buy-side Attitudes Regarding Superstar CEOs: http://bit.ly/s9ety1
When Placing Ads, Don’t Underestimate the Value of Mobile: http://goo.gl/5W4lS
It’s Official: Flash Mobile Player is Dead: http://on.mash.to/tDy9WA
Social Media Use in Financial Services: Our Ongoing Research: http://j.mp/sIvGir
Raymond James Gets Social Media Right: http://stks.co/14QY
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Twitter is increasingly being used by public companies to share key messages via live-tweets from their earnings call, annual meeting or analyst day.
As we are in the midst of earnings, and as annual general meeting season is just around the corner, I thought I would share some thoughts on best practices for live-tweeting.  Note: these best practices have been put together based on observations we have made through our research on how public companies are using social media for investor relations.  Here is a list of what we will cover …

The 25 most valuable Blogs in the US – 2011: http://bit.ly/t2KAlJ
Social Media — 4 Trends To Watch in 2012: http://huff.to/uIiBoS
How Investors Select Financial Advisors: http://bit.ly/vVKi5w
6 Reasons Most Infographics Don’t Cut It: http://rww.to/voBYCR
SEC Releases New Draft on EDGAR Filing Manual: http://ir4.me/tBSwZ
Eye-Tracking Study Finds iPhone, iPad Draw More Attention Than Android Devices: http://t.co/5x8Dak71
Social Media Monitoring: You re Doing It Wrong: http://bit.ly/sXAu7q
TMX board recommends Maple Group takeover bid: http://tgam.ca/DC4R
Groupon’s IPO: What you need to know: http://on.mash.to/vHASB3
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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 Center for Marketing Research at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth recently released updated findings that expand its prior research on the usage of social media amongst the F500. This time around, the study also includes information on the number of Facebook fans a company has as well as the number of Twitter followers.
The methodology and complete findings of the study can be accessed here: http://www.umassd.edu/cmr/studiesandresearch/2011fortune500/.
Here’s some highlights from the latest findings:
Blogs in the 2011 F500

114 (23%) of the primary corporations listed on the 2011 F500 have a public-facing corporate …

NovaGold Resources Inc. (NYSE-AMEX, TSX:NG) is a precious metals company in Vancouver, BC that is engaged in the exploration and development of mineral properties in North America.
On July 13, 2011, the company reported their Q2 earnings.  In advance of the event they let investors know that they’d be taking questions online via Twitter, Facebook and StockTwits as well as by phone.
On October 17, 2011 NovaGold reported their Q3 earnings.  In addition to proactively asking for questions in advance like they did in the second quarter, this time around they posted …