Tag: Facebook
Regulators and lawyers are looking into whether Morgan Stanley and other Wall Street banks that helped orchestrate Facebook's IPO warned top clients beforehand that it might not be such a good deal....
Griffith Middle School in Indiana is the newest battleground in the dispute over cyber bullying. After three students were expelled for using Facebook to describe plans to kill other students and one teacher, the ACLU sued the school for infringing on the students' freedom of speech....
A bill passed by Maryland legislators would prohibit employers from asking prospective or current employees to hand over their login information for social media sites. If it is signed by the governor, the law would be the first of its kind in the country....
In a tight market, job seekers are willing to jump through hoops to obtain employment. Recently, reports of employers asking candidates for their social media log-in information have raised questions about access, privacy, and the transparency of the internet age.
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Facebook and Twitter users have often been accused of being 'slacktivists', a term for social media users who use "feel-good" methods, such as clicking or 'liking' in support of an issue or social cause. These methods have been criticized as having little or no practical real-life effect, but others disagree....
The legal implications of firings that occur when online behavior meets the work place....
Concerns in UK over sentencing of two men to four years in prison for encouraging people to riot by posting messages on Facebook....
Harvard Business Review author criticizes Silicon Valley companies for paying exorbitant amounts for 'star' employees. ...
Free speech advocates criticize Prime Minister David Cameron's proposal to regulate social media after London riots....
Israelis feeling the pinch from low salaries, high prices and steep taxes on consumer goods stage protests throughout the country....
