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The Securities and Exchange Commission also issued a sources sought notice for a commercial, off-the-shelf social media monitoring subscription to help it track emerging risk areas and activities of market participants to identify potential securities law violations. Less interested in Twitter than the FBI, the SEC wants the ability to monitor Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, […]
While companies devote considerable effort to creating and managing social media presences, little is known about how they use social media to communicate financial information to investors. This report examines the use of social media by S&P 1500 companies to disseminate financial information and the response from investors and traditional media. via Corporate Use of […]
In the past, it took a lot of dissatisfied people to make a lot of noise. We continue to learn that in the social media era, a very small number of dissatisfied people with the right tools and tactics can generate just as much noise! via How Do Small Groups Produce So Much ‘Anti-Mary Jo […]
The DOJ sees your Pinterest account, SEC, and raises you an Instagram account! Today the DOJ announced on the front page of its website that it has taken the Instagram plunge. via DOJ Joins Instagram … Your Move, SEC! | Compliance Week
From the depths of the D.C. Metro system comes a social media campaign from an advocacy group that depicts SEC Chair White as a superhero who can take down the scourge of “dark money.” via Advocacy Groups Looking for an SEC Superhero | Compliance Week
FBI closely watching site such as Facebook, Twitter, Skype to catch insider traders.
It is time for the SEC to raise its game in the area of social media.
SEC considering calls to relax its rules on companies’ use of “crowd-funding.”