While FINRA has a very strict limitation on advertisements focusing on procedures, investment advisers have a principles driven approach to limitations on advertising. To start, an advertisement is any communication addressed to more than one person that offers (1) analysis concerning a security, (2) any information to used in making a determination to buy to [...]
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Corresponding with Cornelius – a new series of blog posts
Not all of my online conversations take place here at Compliance Building. I try to make as many comments in other places as I do here. Twitter is a sporadic stream of thoughts, comments, and replies. I also try to leave as many comments on other blogs as I do posts here. I think you [...]
Twitter and Presentations
At President Obama’s State of the Union address, there was a fair amount coverage by the media and by the Congressman in attendance. Several dozen Congressmen have twitter accounts and many were sending out messages during the address. Is this Good or Bad? What about people in the audience when you are giving your next [...]
Investor Relations 2.0
eBay took a bold move yesterday, using Web 2.0 tools for investor relations. During its first analysts’ meeting in three years, eBay management had a live twitter stream with live coverage of the meeting and bloggers with just less than live coverage of the meeting. The securities industry seems to be struggling with Web 2.0 [...]
Online Social Networking: Is It a Productivity Bust or Boon?
I recently had an article on Faceblocking published in the March 2009 issue of Law Practice magazine: Online Social Networking: Is It a Productivity Bust or Boon for Law Firms? Steve Matthews and I conducted an informal poll to see if we could confirm that law firms were blocking access to social networking sites. Our [...]
Twitter Good or Bad?
Most people are up in the air about what to do with Twitter. I thought I would put together two contrasting views. First up, Evan Williams on how Twitter’s spectacular growth is being driven by unexpected uses: And then Jon Stewart on why the Twitter Frenzy is silly: The Daily Show With Jon StewartM – [...]
Twitter in the Workplace
Should you allow your employees to use Twitter? Are they already using Twitter? The answer to both questions is probably YES. Your employees are probably already using Twitter and they do not need your computer network for access. They can access Twitter by text messages, an iPhone, a blackberry or any other smartphone. Personally, I [...]
In Case You Missed The Webinar. . .
Here is the archive of the webcast for you to watch at your leisure. You can also see the live commentary on the webcast that happened on Twitter: Twitter/ #SecuritiesD. You can also get the materials from the webcast.
Re-Post – Web 2.0: Leveraging New Media to Maximize Your Securities & Compliance Practice
On February 17, 2009, Securities Docket is sponsoring a webcast that will look at the numerous ways that securities and compliance counsel and professionals can now use web 2.0 to promote, market, and network themselves, their practices and their firms as never before. Please join Bruce Carton, Editor of Securities Docket, and me for a [...]
Lawyers and the Social Internet
Kevin O’Keefe, of Real Lawyers Have Blogs, put together his thoughts on what are the best social internet places for a lawyer or law firm to spend their resources: Lawyers and Social Media – It the Big Three. Kevin picks Blogs, Twitter and LinkedIn. As usual, I agree with Kevin. Every professional should have a [...]
