Emerging Social Media Sites to Attract Users

January 16, 2012

Via Scoop.it – social musings As email and instant messaging loses prowess among users, smaller social-networking sites are stepping up.Get the latest blog articles on business ideas and…Via www.entrepreneur.com

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Your company is going to go broke using social media

January 14, 2012

Via Scoop.it – social musings Via www.margieclayman.com

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Collective Bargaining Strategy Planning Template

January 11, 2012

Need help planning for collective bargaining? For any HR or labor relations practitioners who might be interested in such things, here is a template for putting together a business strategy for preparing for collective bargaining from my former life. I last used it about a decade ago, but most of the elements of preparation and planning [...]

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Interested in Pinterest? Why you may want to be there.

January 11, 2012

Pinterest is hot “Is Pinterest the ‘next big thing’ in social media?” asks Don Reisinger on CNET.   It certainly looks like based on the hype going around, and numbers don’t usually lie either.   I have a few beta invites if anyone wants one, just send me your email. From CNET: Late last month, Experian Hitwise, a company that monitors consumer [...]

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New Board Members Take Office, Announce Chief Counsels | NLRB

January 10, 2012

Via Scoop.it – Labor and employee Relations Via www.nlrb.gov

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Social media quiz: How would you have handled the Papa John’s tweet incident?

January 8, 2012

Handling a developing social media crisis Here’s a nightmare incident that should make every HR, social media and PR people who read this shudder.  An employee at a Pap John’s franchise entered a racial slur into the their order system as a way to identify the customer, or just out of plain meanness.  Who knows? [...]

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Romney Adviser Faulted Bain While at Labor Board

January 7, 2012

Via Scoop.it – Labor and employee Relations Two companies controlled by Mitt Romney’s private equity firm came under scrutiny for its labor practices by someone now advising him.Via thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com

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N.L.R.B. Backs Workers on Joint Arbitration Cases

January 7, 2012

Via Scoop.it – Labor and employee Relations The National Labor Relations Board concluded that a federal law affirming the right of workers to engage in concerted action trumps any agreement barring group claims.Via www.nytimes.com

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Labor Groups Displeased With Romney Ad

January 7, 2012

Via Scoop.it – Labor and employee Relations Labor groups are unhappy with a Mitt Romney ad that attacks the National Labor Relations Board.Via blogs.wsj.com

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Romney win in South Carolina spelled: NLRB | Washington Times Communities

January 7, 2012

Via Scoop.it – Labor and employee Relations The NLRB is the perfect target and opportunity for Mitt Romney to establish his free-enterprise, right-to-work credentials.Via communities.washingtontimes.com

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