A Senate panel is reviewing Facebook’s high-profile stock offering last week amid allegations that the bank handling the IPO may have provided select clients with a negative assessment of the company. A Democratic aide to the Senate Banking Committee says the panel wants to learn more about the initial public offering. The committee [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: May 7,2012
Tags: Colorado Springs, Embassy Suites, Facebook, Olympics, training center
The Colorado Springs Embassy Suites has launched a Facebook contest in honor of the summer Olympics and will give away a two-night stay for up to four people. “The idea behind the contest is to create hype around the area and around the hotel, which is not far from the U.S. Olympic Training Center,” said [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: April 3,2012
Tags: Colorado Springs, contest, Facebook, Sustainability
Community members can win green for being green this month. The Colorado Springs Office of Innovation and Sustainability is sponsoring an online contest to reward people who are caught “green-handed” recycling, biking to work or any one of 20 sustainability activities. Participants should upload photos to the OIS Facebook page. Those who enter photos in [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: March 30,2012
Tags: business, Colorado Springs, Facebook, new format
Ready or not, businesses will see their facebook pages switch over to the new timeline format today. While reactions to the change are likely to be mixed, local social media strategist Glenn J. Miller says the timeline format offers beneficial tools for businesses. “We’ve seen this before,” he said. “Every four months or six months, [...] [...]
by Staff Writer Published: March 26,2012
Tags: Facebook, hiring policies, privacy
When employers demand Facebook passwords from prospective employees, its an invasion of privacy that could leave a company open to legal liabilities, Facebook officials warn. The social networking company is also threatening legal action against those who violate its long-standing policy against sharing passwords… Read more at the Denver Post [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: November 28,2011
The Colorado Department of Transportation launched a Facebook page to help improve customer service and communication with updates about projects. The CDOT Facebook address is www.facebook.com/colorado.dot. “We have been using our website, Twitter and email/text message alerts to communicate road and traveler information as well as other news to motorists,” said CDOT Executive Director Don [...] [...]
A new Pueblo police policy says officers cannot identify themselves as members of the force on their personal social network accounts unless they’ve been authorized by the chief. The Pueblo Chieftain reported Monday that the policy affects social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace. Officers are no longer allowed to post photos of [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 8,2011
Tags: Facebook
Employers should think twice before trying to restrict workers from talking about their jobs on Facebook or other social media. That’s the message the government sent Monday as it settled a closely watched lawsuit against a Connecticut ambulance company that fired an employee after she went on Facebook to criticize her boss. The National Labor [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 3,2011
Tags: Facebook
A reported investment by Goldman Sachs and a Russian investor of $500 million in Facebook is a further sign that the social networking behemoth is becoming a powerful force even outside tech circles, even as the company tries to push off going public as long as possible. The investment implies that the company is worth [...] [...]
Facebook is betting that one day soon, we’ll all be acting like high school students – more texting and instant-messaging, at the expense of e-mail. Facebook unveiled a new messaging system Monday, and while CEO Mark Zuckerberg didn’t go as far as declaring email dead, he clearly sees the four-decade-old technology being eclipsed by more [...] [...]
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