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NASDAQ OMX Nordic regulator discusses social media

NASDAQ OMX Nordic regulator discusses social media

By Annica Strahner on March 31, 2011

COMPLIANCE risk is the most common reason given by investor relations professionals in Scandinavia to explain why they do not use social media, and various discussions and events that have tackled the topic haven’t helped to give them more comfort.

Posted in IR News, Social Media | Tagged Facebook, NASDAQ OMX Nordic, regulation, Twitter, YouTube

IR websites resemble “wire services” as Q4 taps APIs

IR websites resemble “wire services” as Q4 taps APIs

By Dominic Jones on March 8, 2011

Q4 WEB SYSTEMS, a provider of website software for investor relations departments, has been quietly  rolling out a new breed of corporate website that features direct integration with a variety of third-party online services to push out information to investors and other stakeholders.

Posted in Online IR | Tagged APIs, content management systems, Facebook, StockTwits, Twitter

Miners take investor relations to Facebook: 10 examples

Miners take investor relations to Facebook: 10 examples

By Dominic Jones on March 7, 2011

MINING and exploration companies are increasingly turning to Facebook to communicate with investors and other stakeholders around the world as the popular social network’s easy publishing tools, vast audience and low costs offer a compelling alternative to other channels.

Posted in Social Media | Tagged Facebook, facebook pages

Another regulator says “re-tweets” and “likes” signal endorsement

Another regulator says “re-tweets” and “likes” signal endorsement

By Dominic Jones on February 8, 2011

RE-TWEETS on Twitter and “Likes” on Facebook may be endorsements of third-party content under securities laws, according to draft guidance published by the self-regulatory Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC).

Posted in IR News, Social Media | Tagged Facebook, regulation, Twitter

How Polycom uses social media in its quarterly reporting

How Polycom uses social media in its quarterly reporting

By Dominic Jones on February 2, 2011

“A LINK to the call will be provided on Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin,” and with that Michael R. Kourey, Chief Financial Officer of Polycom Inc. (NASDAQ:PLCM) begins reading the obligatory caution about forward-looking statements on his company’s Q4 2010 earnings call.

Posted in IR News, Social Media | Tagged Facebook, Quarterly Reporting, Twitter, Video, YouTube

Twitter most popular with FTSE 100 companies

Twitter most popular with FTSE 100 companies

By Dominic Jones on January 28, 2011

TWITTER is the most popular social media service among FTSE 100 companies while Facebook and corporate blogs are least popular, a survey by UK-based corporate web development firm The Group has found.

Posted in Social Media | Tagged blogs, Europe, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube

Communicating executive pay information on the web

Communicating executive pay information on the web

By Dominic Jones on January 26, 2011

NOW that US shareholders have a formal way to express their opinions on companies’ executive compensation practices, forward-thinking governance and investor relations professionals might want to think about using the web to tell their companies’ compensation stories.

Posted in Corporate Governance | Tagged blogs, Compensation, executive communications, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube

Discussion: How to push social media for IR forward?

Discussion: How to push social media for IR forward?

By Guest Contributor on December 22, 2010

Patrick Kiss, Head of Investor & Public Relations at Deutsche EuroShop AG, sees a lack of progress in the use of social media for investor relations. He wonders if the time has come for IROs to take the next step and move beyond monitoring to active engagement — or potentially even withdraw to the sidelines.

Posted in Online IR, Social Media | Tagged communications, engagement, Facebook, Seeking Alpha, StockTwits, Twitter, YouTube

TD breaks social media ground in Canada’s dull bank sector

TD breaks social media ground in Canada’s dull bank sector

By Dominic Jones on December 20, 2010

WHILE other countries’ banks have been snapping like twigs under the stresses of the financial crisis, Canada’s conservative financial institutions have been as steadfast as giant Douglas-firs in an old-growth forest.

Posted in Annual Reports, Social Media | Tagged annual reports, Canada, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube

We should all hope for a Facebook IPO in 2011

We should all hope for a Facebook IPO in 2011

By Dominic Jones on December 16, 2010

ALTHOUGH company executives have repeatedly tried to dampen speculation about an impending IPO, Facebook looks increasingly ready to go public in the coming year – an event that could be a big boost to shattered public interest and confidence in the US stock market.

Posted in Editor's Blog | Tagged Facebook, IPOs

Reporting earnings, HP style

Reporting earnings, HP style

By Dominic Jones on August 23, 2010

WHEN Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) reported its third-quarter earnings last week it did so using a wide range of new and traditional media in a reporting event that shows how complex online corporate reporting has become with the advent of social media.

Posted in Online IR, Social Media | Tagged blogs, Facebook, slideshare, StockTwits, Twitter, Web Disclosure

Weekly roundup: highlights for the week ending Aug. 13

Weekly roundup: highlights for the week ending Aug. 13

By Dominic Jones on August 13, 2010

This is a weekly feature at IR Web Report highlighting articles and commentaries of interest to our readers.

Posted in IR News, Social Media | Tagged Facebook, google finance, Twitter

Social media early adopters embrace investor relations, study finds

By Dominic Jones on July 29, 2010

COMPANIES that are early adopters of social media for corporate communications are increasingly using channels like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to deliver investor-related information, a new study has found.

Posted in Social Media | Tagged blogs, Facebook, slideshare, surveys, Twitter, YouTube

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