Salesforce.com Embraces Social Networks for the Enterprise

Salesforce.com is launching Salesforce Chatter, a new secure enterprise collaboration application and social development platform based on popular consumer social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. Salesforce Chatter will enable enterprise collaboration and communication via familiar social networking features such as user profiles, status updates, real-time content feeds, interest groups and real-time connections to user Twitter and [...]

Wealthy Consumers Embrace Social Networking

Luxury Brands Must Embrace Social Networks as Major Drivers of Customer Relationships, According to Luxury Institute’s WealthSurvey “Social Networking Habits and Practices of the Wealthy”. The objective and independent New York City-based Luxury Institute (www.LuxuryInstitute.com) released its latest WealthSurvey today documenting the Social Networking Habits and Practices of the Wealthy. According to a sample of more [...]

Facebook Hijacking Points To Social-Networking Holes

The takeover of administration rights to a large number of Facebook groups by an organization that calls itself Control Your Info is just one example of the many security issues facing social-networking sites in general and Facebook in particular, according to experts. Indeed, this nontechnical exploit can be called a benign example of what is at [...]

Social network discrimination warning for employers

Businesses have been urged not to consult social networking sites when considering job applications, as it could lead to discrimination claims. The Law Society warned that using the likes of Facebook and MySpace to vet candidates is a dangerous practice. This is because details such as religious beliefs and sexual discrimination are often shared on these portals [...]