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How to Protect You and Your Company Against Hackers — at No Cost

Twitter’s security meltdown has done a fantastic job of publicizing how vulnerable a modern, cloud-based company can be to a determined hacker. I have been surprised that in the numerous articles about how to protect yourself against hacking, I have seen very little mention of the powerful technique that we discussed in The Virtual Handshake....

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Security, Social Media

Hedge Funds Feel Tug of Internet Matchmaking

Institutional Investor reports on a range of startups trying to create platforms for investors to connect online with hedge fund managers. Members-only Web sites with names like CapIntro.com, HedgeACT.com and HedgeConnection.com promote their online offerings as an alternative to real-world meet and greets. They argue that capital introduction – the practice, traditionally performed by prime...

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Marketplaces, Public Equities, Social Media

Social Media, Investor Relations, and Expert Networks

Brian Solis has a lengthy post at Techcrunch on Social Media and Investor Relations. There’s a lot of material there, but I think he omits the area in social media through which the most market-moving information is flowing: expert networks....

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Expert Networks, Market Research, Public Equities, Social Media

Liveblogging The Smart Money of Crowds: Collaborative Investing Startups

I’m liveblogging notes from tonight’s MIT Enterprise Forum event on The Smart Money of Crowds: Collaborative Investing Startups. This was not hard to organize, and I’m very happy with how the event turned out. You can see the Twitter discussion via hashtag MIT0407. Panel Biographies Roger Ehrenberg, Moderator, Managing Partner of IA Capital Partners, LLC...

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Events, Market Research, Public Equities, Social Media, Venture Capital

Content is Dead, Community is King? The Promises and Risks of Social Networking in the Information Industry

My colleague Jesse Mandell took detailed notes on the recent SIIA panel on Brown Bag Lunch: Content is Dead, Community is King? The Promises and Risks of Social Networking in the Information Industry". You can view the web broadcast at no charge here. Panelists: Leslie Forde, VP of Strategic Alliances, Communispace Leslie is a member...

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Social Media

Web 2.0/Enterprise 2.0 in the Financial Services Industry

Matt Nelson of Tower Group was kind enough to give me permission to post his thoughtful slides on “Web 2.0/Enterprise 2.0 in the Financial Services Industry”, from the recent New York Financial Markets World conference on “Web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0 in Capital Markets.”  Christopher Rollyson and he briefly discussed his presentation here ....

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Social Media

The Promises and Risks of Social Networking in the Information Industry, Oct. 31

I’m happy to be participating at a Software and Information Industry Association lunch /webcast on October 31 in midtown New York, on “The Promises and Risks of Social Networking in the Information Industry”. The event is on “how your enterprise can profit from social networking: in promotion and marketing, in the development of new products...

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Events, New York, Social Media

More on Web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0 in Capital Markets

Christopher Rollyson took some very detailed notes on the recent New York conference on “Web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0 in Capital Markets.” They’re worth reviewing....

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Social Media
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