Those seemingly innocent emojis that we use daily…Did you know there is danger lurking behind them? What can look harmless in a social media post or text message may have a different meaning to teens. The BBC Scotland recently aired a documentary on kids selling drugs online. An excerpt follows: Teenagers are employing a code […]
Parents: Have You Heard of Finsta?
If you’re scratching your head wondering if this is yet another social site to keep track of, don’t worry, it’s not. Well, not really. Finsta is just another way teens and young adults are getting around public social sites. Finsta is simply another name for “fake Instagram.” Basically, this is a second Instagram account people […]
Two Cases of Social Media Gone Wrong in Court
Social media content is being incorporated into trials across the world, and the legal system is still trying to determine how to best allow this, what’s legally able to be used as evidence, and other aspects of how social media is/can be used in court. As this is being hashed out, social media continues […]
What’s Your Story?
Social media background checks are useful to learn more about a person. Many services offer high level scans of an individual – some focus only on social sites while others can collect content from across the web. One of the reasons I find social media background checks so fascinating is that it’s so much […]
HR & Social Media: Protected Class Guide
You can’t unring the bell … why put yourself (or your company) in a potentially sticky situation when it comes to hiring and the use of social media as part of the hiring process? HR departments are using social media as a tool for potential employee research, though this has been one industry that is […]