by William Comcowich | Dec 9, 2020 | Social Media
Employee social media posting remains a perplexing issue for many organizations. Some fear their employees may post ill-advised, embarrassing, or confidential information. Some encourage employees to mention their company and strive to transform employees into social...
by William Comcowich | Jul 6, 2020 | Social Media
Social media networks are placing a renewed emphasis on combatting hate speech. If successful, the initiative could transform social media into a safer and more civil space. Together, the steps taken by social networks are extensive and unprecedented. Even if the...
by William Comcowich | Feb 25, 2020 | Social Media
Social media can be an excellent tool for building relationships with journalists, bloggers and social media influencers, but it comes with its own unwritten rules of etiquette. PR and marketing pros who don’t follow those accepted practices will almost certainly...
by William Comcowich | Feb 4, 2020 | Social Media
In these times of partisan disagreements, Democrats and Republicans agree on at least something. Neither group trusts social media as a news source, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center. With distrust running high, PR and corporate communications...
by William Comcowich | Apr 25, 2019 | Social Media
The Sri Lankan shutdown of social media exposes social media’s ingrained problems that hinder its future viability. The Sri Lankan government temporarily blocked access to social media, including Facebook, WhatsApp and YouTube, after bombings on Easter Sunday...
by William Comcowich | Dec 13, 2018 | Social Media
Social media has officially surpassed print newspapers as the preferred news source for Americans. One-in-five U.S. adults say they often get news via social media, compared to 16% who often obtain news from print newspapers, according to the latest Pew Research...