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A lot of great stuff on Twitter this week, here’s what we’ve been reading and sharing:
Most young adults go online for no good reason at all: http://shar.es/oAFCO
Twitter Used By 91% Of B2B Marketers, But LinkedIn Generates Twice As Many Leads: http://ow.ly/7LL3f
‘Enforcement wave’ heading for advisers: Ex-SEC official: http://bit.ly/sbf83U
The Latest 15 Facts and Figures on Facebook – Plus Infographic: http://wind.mn/vo9YeY
Apple employee blogging and social media guidelines revealed: http://bit.ly/rYAde1
The Naked Retweet Dilemma: http://bit.ly/sKRkXY
Drafting Better Risk Factor Disclosure: http://ir4.me/zGJzl
2012 Outlook: Analysts See Volatility: http://bit.ly/ssF8qM
The mobile web in numbers: http://ir4.me/zS3hj
Announcing the Launch of StockTwits …

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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Last week, we outlined several observations we have made through our research on how public companies are using social media for investor relations and shared some best practices for live-tweeting investor events such as an earnings call, annual shareholders meeting and analyst/investor day including:

Preparing tweets in advance of the call.
Providing a link to the materials associated with the live event.
Proactively soliciting questions in advance.
Consistent use of #hashtags.
Appending tweets with your ticker symbol.

As I mentioned last week, I thought a separate post on disclaimers was warranted.  So this post is dedicated …

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
Infographic: The social media …

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 …

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 …

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 …