Twitter news from FierceCIO

This kind of seems like it should be filed under "Duh," but out of respect for those who would disagree, we'll call it news: Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites tend to reduce business Read more...

Can an employee use Twitter to criticize management without fear of being chastised by the company? The National Labor Relations Board says yes, and it is planning to file a civil complaint against Read more...

Tough times for IT in recent years have generated a lot of disgruntled workers who have been secretly looking for new jobs for the past 12 months, experts caution. As employment opportunities start Read more...

Social networking sites have proven to be powerful corporate marketing and public relations tools, but two recent high-profile incidents on Twitter reveal the unique dangers they harbor. Chrysler and Read more...

The risks of employee use of social media came into sharp relief this month when individuals working for Chrysler and for Aflac posted evidently unacceptable comments on Twitter and summarily found Read more...

Lawmakers and their staff working in the Massachusetts legislature are banned from using Twitter on their office computers, according to a report in the Boston Herald. The legislature's IT department Read more...

The use of email is apparently on a decline, according to figures quoted in a New York Times report. The total number of unique visitors from the United States to major email providers like Yahoo and Read more...

Steve Jobs let loose on Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) and Twitter in one fell swoop during Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) quarterly earnings call in October. In a surprise visit on Read more...

Steve Jobs went on a bit of a rant during Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) quarterly earnings call this week, thrashing Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)--among others--for fragmenting the mobile computing environment. Read more...

While the number of chief information officers using social media may still be relatively small, a recent survey found 92 percent of those using Twitter believe it's an effective business tool. In a Read more...