Category Archives: Reputation management
Is your social media breaking the law? 81% not sure
Free eBook helping you to understand which UK laws relate to social media and user-generated content (UGC).
16% of brands fear employee misuse of social media
Last week @VodafoneUK had to deal with an embarrassing tweet incident. This prompted the Guardian to write a list of Top 5 Twitter gaffes. Having a look at the list we spotted only one of the five could’ve been prevented …
Is your social media activity breaking the law?
Since October 2009 it is now illegal to moderate “a public electronic interactive communication service” likely to be used “wholly or mainly by children” unless you are compliant with the Government’s vetting and barring scheme.
How brands can protect their rights in social networking sites
We would also advise caution when reacting to any type of copyright, trademark or intellectual property infringement. Sometimes a heavy-handed legal approach in the first instance can escalate the issue into a PR disaster when a polite conversation could’ve resolved the issue with a, sometimes unknowing, siteowner or brand fan.
Actor Ron Livingston sues Wikipedia
Actor Ron Livingstone, known for his roles in Office Space, and Sex and the City, has reportedly filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against Wikipedia after the page about him wrongly claimed he was gay and in a relationship with someone named Lee Dennison.