A lot of great stuff was shared on Twitter this week:
Mary Meeker on 2011 Internet Trends [VIDEO]: http://youtu.be/Xdx0ezyUTTo
Perspective on Occupy Wall Street: SUZANNE: http://stks.co/dvA
Mobile Social Networking App Audience Grows 126% In Past Year: http://zite.to/n1cYt0
Can watching Twitter trends help predict the future?: http://zite.to/qfvcb4
Web savvy boosts client trust level: http://bit.ly/pqcVpX
The State of Social Media 2011: Social is the new normal: http://bit.ly/o3lcMW
The Missed Red Flags on Groupon: http://nyti.ms/r3LTIU
Report: Social media drives sales—especially when combined with PR: http://bit.ly/paFKnI
European Crisis Competence Barometer: http://bit.ly/pbPtBK
Is there a legal obligation to produce a paper copy of your Annual …

LinkedIn recently added status updates for company pages.  This is good news for companies as prior to this change, information such as news, a stock quote and key statistics was automatically being communicated through LinkedIn and displayed without any involvement from the company.
One of the challenges of working for a public company is keeping an eye on what is being said in many different mediums including social media.  Having this information provided by LinkedIn left companies little or no control over the content.  It also imposed an onus on the …

SmartBlog on Social Media has a weekly reader poll that tracks feedback from leading marketers about social media practices and issues.
A recent poll asked: ‘What role is your corporate website playing in your social media efforts?’. This question obviously piqued my interest I’m not sure if I can say if I’m surprised by the findings, although I can say with honesty, that they are a lot lower than I would have guessed:

42.86% said their website has “Follow/Fan Us” links to their social presences but with no strategy.
22.08% said …

Here’s this week’s roundup of what we’ve been reading and sharing on Twitter:
Mobile Ad Spending In The U.S. Expected To Grow 65 Percent In 2011 To $1.2 Billion: http://tcrn.ch/nCou7f
Three Myths about Online Annual Reports: bit.ly/qtWKXd
Pitney Bowes Investor Relations Joins the Social Media Community: http://t.co/tdyUnLNS
MarketBrief Delivers Exclusive SEC Content on StockTwits: http://stks.co/azJ
Should you integrate your company’s social presence?: http://ow.ly/6W5dA
Say-on-Pay votes May Lead Boards to Revisit Pay, Survey Finds: http://buswk.co/owh8KF
Mobile digital gadgets are overshadowing the personal computer: http://t.co/KxwF56tv
For the First Time in 29 Months, Not a Single IPO: http://t.co/MUeJ8Ywv
RIM founder endures …

Recently, I blogged about how a balanced approach to your online communications strategy (that entails integrating social channels on a best practices IR website) can help drive visitors to your website and keep them engaged on there.
This week, I’m going to share some findings about how social plugins such as a Tweet button have increased link mentions for websites that can subsequently help to increase awareness about your brand.  The study also revealed that more companies are linking to social channels such as Twitter and Facebook on the homepage of …

Here’s what we’ve been reading and sharing on Twitter this week:
Win the online discussion by playing nice: http://ow.ly/6NTGA
Dreamforce Video: Building your social strategy: http://bit.ly/mXNvXz
Warren Buffett on online investor relations: http://bit.ly/nViWBH
Companies find the Twitterverse as they turn to social media: http://bit.ly/pCqM6I
New Digital Communications Model – Time to Get on Board: http://j.mp/pLQP9y
The Best Countries for Business: http://j.mp/pnjkH9
Facebook Launches New Metric: “People Talking About”: http://t.co/JGQc70R7
HootSuite Integrates LinkedIn Company Pages & Groups: http://t.co/WfEwLtio
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Aimia (previously Group Aeroplan) is a global leader in loyalty management and listed on the TSX.  Yesterday, they launched the new brand and a new corporate website running on Q4. The new site is a great example of the capabilities of the Q4 web system. I did a 5 min video below to walk through some of the more interesting aspects of the site, specifically the flexibility of the design and social media integration.
Thanks to the fine folks at Aimia for their tremendous work and their agency, Interbrand for the fantastic design. …

NovaGold (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.
NovaGold is very active on social media – especially Twitter and Facebook.  They are a great example of a company that constantly monitors the conversations in both of these channels. We have also used them as an example in a few of our whitepapers on public company use of social media for investor relations for their proactive engagement with followers on Twitter and Facebook.
The person largely …

Here’s this week’s roundup of what we’ve been reading and sharing on Twitter:
A Report on Corporate Governance and Shareholder Activism: http://bit.ly/riETlU
OSHA updates Whistleblower Investigations Manual: http://bit.ly/odNVZ1
Analysis: What if people stop sharing? Facebook has the answer: bit.ly/p13GhY
3 Takeaways from Nielsen Social Media Report: http://bit.ly/pQYB2y
A public company without a corporate website is like: http://post.ly/3ODvl
Are Investors Too Busy for Annual Meetings?: http://bit.ly/pXb9tP
Why Email May Be Draining Your Company’s Productivity: http://bit.ly/o1JSP8
Netflix signs pay TV deal for Dreamworks animation: http://reut.rs/o170wY
Were Groupon’s And Overstock’s Mgmt & Auditors Stupid or did they Condone Improper Accounting Practices?: http://read.bi/rbAJGt
The …

Here is what we’ve been reading and sharing on Twitter for the week of September 19, 2011:
Say-on-pay votes not tied to corporate performance: http://bit.ly/pkJtWe
Four mega trends shaping the future of commerce: http://bit.ly/o2GlAz
5 bad PR practices that will frustrate journalists: http://bit.ly/pR1Gzw
Social media use by Financial Advisors: http://bit.ly/r4kOwt
UBS Bonuses At Risk As $2.3 Billion Trading Loss Erases Profit: http://bit.ly/nMIhDL
Frustrations Rise on Whistleblower Hotlines: http://bit.ly/qFrZ1M
The Future of Websites: http://goo.gl/I2OwK
How Social Should a Newscast be?: http://bit.ly/pAgPW1
Is FINRA Set to Be the Big New Regulator on the Block?: http://bit.ly/nFaMaY
50 tips for a better online newsroom: …