Tag: Social Media
Twitter fallout has many questioning the security, legitimacy of the platform
October 31, 2022Ken Showers, Managing Editor
SAN FRANCISCO – The bird is out of the cage at Twitter after a weekend of chaos following Elon Musk’s arrival on the scene as the new owner of the social media platform.
Beginning on Oct. 27, Musk’s first act in his official capacity as the owner of Twitter was to fire CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal, and legal affairs policy chief Vijaya Gadde. Reports from both the Washington Post and Reuters seem to confirm that Musk’s team worked throughout the weekend in order plan...
Business continuity, cybersecurity tips and valuable resources
March 18, 2020Ginger Hill
I refuse to give the coronavirus power by using it as click bait in my blog title; however, staying true to my blog, “Monitoring Matters,” I do see that education is necessary during this time of our lives. I feel that the more people understand and know what to do, the better we are prepared to handle any situation, whether that be a pandemic of any kind, a major cyberattack, etc. So, before we get started, I want to first sincerely thank you for reading my blog and I hope that you not...
Three perspectives on how to use social media
November 18, 2015Spencer Ives
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—When using social media, be consistent, use images or graphics, and find the right outlet for your company, according to representatives from three security companies.
Rebecca Matson Purtz (photo on left), director of business development for Matson Alarm, Kristin Milner (photo in middle), director of marketing at ADS Security, and Alison Shiver (photo on bottom), residential sales and marketing manager from Shiver Security, shared how their companies use social media in...
Readers lukewarm on social media and its benefit
July 9, 2014Leif Kothe
YARMOUTH, Maine—The latest SSN news poll shows that while the bulk of readers may be using social media, not all of them are convinced of its effectiveness as a business tool.Most readers (64 percent) said they're active on the standard social media platforms, such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. But opinion is more divided on the question of whether social media usage actually translates into added accounts, with 43 percent saying they've seen no noticeable benefits, versus 34 percent who...
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LifeShield socially savvy about home security
June 4, 2012Tess Nacelewicz
A lot of companies talk about the need to employ social media to promote home security, but LifeShield Security doesn't just talk about it—it's really using the social online space in a wide variety of ways. It doesn't just have a Facebook page, according to a recent company news release, but uses all kinds of social media, from virtual pinboards to viral memes and videos.
Yardley, Pa.-based LifeShield offers wireless digital home security systems that are self-installed and professionally...
ESX, day 1 (for me)
June 17, 2010Martha Entwistle
Every show needs an identity, right? Something that separates it from the myriad industry events that populate the landscape?
ESX may be getting there. Maybe first and foremost, there is the Club Crawl. Is it a little ridiculous that a large industry event would define itself with a frat-party-like atmosphere on the first day of its show floor? Maybe. Do people seem to really, really enjoy themselves at this Club Crawl. Hell yes.
While it's true that I thought my soul had gone completely black after...
Who's going to ESX?
June 9, 2010Martha Entwistle
So, I'm back from vacation and I'll be in the office for four days before heading out to ESX on Tuesday. Who's going to this thing?
If you'll be there, and I haven't seen you in a while, and you've got something interesting to talk about, drop me an email at editor@securitysystemsnews.com and let's schedule an interview. I haven't received a single media request for this show yet, so I'm a little worried about how seriously people are taking it. I've received far more requests for NRFLP which is...