The Most Commonly Overlooked Risks of Internal Social Media

The use of collaborative social media within teams has quickly become the new norm for workplaces, whether you’re working in tech, finance, recruiting, or practically any industry across the board.

Social Media - The Emotional Outlet With social media taking over every day in-person interactions between people, it not only affects the way we communicate on a personal level, but also leaves a drastic impact on corporate culture too. Instagramming your first day on the job from your new and fancy office is a great way to create a positive image of your current employer, but what about on the last day when you were let go? Probably not the same - no happy faces or sweet words about the organization, but instead endless negative attacks on the manager, the organization and maybe even your ex coworkers. Maybe the hypothetical case described is an extreme, for many people being let go, coping with the shock is so painful that they feel the need to turn to social media as an emotional outlet. In some places, taking matters too far to defame an employer is actually against the law. A resolution from the Court of Quebec suggests that bad mouthing an employer could lead to fines. As in the case of Ian Ritchie, a former employee of Monseigneur Blanche Residence, who wrote a provocative comment on his Facebook page and was later sued by the owner of the care home he previously worked for. As a resolution to this case, Justice awarded $17,500 to be paid in favor of Monseigneur Blanche Residence.

PageFreezer, a leading provider of website and social media archiving has recently partnered up with collaborative social media network Yammer to provide the add ons of for information governance, compliance archiving and eDiscovery.

TeleMessage, the leader in innovative mobile messaging and mobile archiving solutions is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with PageFreezer, a leader in website & social media archiving for compliance & eDiscovery.

Any organization that processes personal information about EU citizens must have systems in place to comply GDPR laws, and prove their compliance with documentation. Even now, many companies are not in full compliance, and this is a major risk as non-compliance can cost organizations up to 20M Euro in fines or 4% of the total annual turnover of the preceding financial year.

Snapchat was arguably the first social media player to introduce the use of temporary/short-lived or "story" content. When others like Instagram and Facebook picked up on the tactic, it quickly became the new trend in the marketing sphere, boasting the highest engagement rates of all social content. But marketers may be missing a very important piece of the puzzle when using this tactic, that could put them in trouble with the law. Before we get to it, let’s learn a little more about what temporary online content is and some behaviours that brought it to popularity:

PageFreezer, a leading provider of website and social media archiving, has recently partnered with Workplace by Facebook to provide a complete compliance, archiving and information governance solution to users of the platform.

“Chain of custody” is a familiar concept for anyone working in law enforcement, legal practice, or investigations. It’s a foundational part of proving that evidence presented in court is authentic, unaltered, and admissible. From physical crime scene artifacts to corporate records, courts have always required a clear, documented trail showing where evidence came from, who handled it, and how it was preserved.

Ever since video killed the radio star, it has dominated digital media as the most interactive type of content, capturing the attention of audiences in branding, marketing and PR. The following stats reflect just how much video content is growing in our everyday lives:

Effective Leadership in the Digital Age perhaps brings even greater challenges than before, as CEOs and CIOs are left anticipating much quicker changes in how technologies influence business and our lives. While the success of these great people is often conveyed by their actions, incredible insight can be gained from their words. Here is a great list of inspirational quotes from some of the most successful CEOs and leaders of digital tech companies.