As 2011 draws to a close, bloggers all over the web are mulling over the news and achievements of the past year. For me, one of the biggest highlights this year was the ActiveStandards Spring Release, which included additional functionality to help customers meet their WCAG accessibility targets. It’s a really unique feature that feeds …
Tag Archive: social media
Wrong side of the law?
Today’s Telegraph has a thought-provoking piece about the legal risk of social media – and how little we consider it when sharing our thoughts with the world. Law firm DLA Piper carried out research which found that 63% of British users are oblivious to the fact that they have legal responsibilities when it comes to …
Brand protection in the age of social media
Right now, companies are being inundated with advice on how to support their brand via social media. But does this focus on new channels mean websites can take a back seat? Actually, what social media means is that your brand is becoming more global than ever – and a humorous error on your small, English-language …
Social media: Pandora’s box?
Web governance watchers will have been intrigued by the recent story about websites in the Schleswig-Holstein state of Germany being threatened with a €50,000 fine for displaying the ubiquitous Facebook ‘like’ button. The state’s privacy regulator has ruled that the button sends data to Facebook illegally – creating a headache for website owners and administrators …
Listening to your own “chatter” in the new social enterprise
Last week at SalesForce.com’s annual conference DreamForce – CEO Mark Benioff talked extensively about the “social enterprise”. He said: “we are creating social enterprises. We are on the verge of a major transformation in our industry.” He then proceeded to bring up global brands such as Verizon, Toyota and others where content and conversation between …
