Category: Business

  • GM Europe launches social media newsroom

    When you think of General Motors and social media, you tend to think of the FastLane Blog and GM vice chairman and corporate blogger-in-chief, Bob Lutz. GM were pioneers when FastLane launched in January 2005, setting a standard for the…

  • Unions call for workplace guidelines for Facebook

    The TUC, the organization representing trade unions in the UK, adds its voice to the big debate on what to do about Facebook and employee use. In a practical approach to an issue that some companies see as a problem…

  • Getting ready for PodCamp UK this weekend

    PodCamp UK in Birmingham is shaping up to be a terrific weekend. Over 100 people have now signed up on the wiki to be there. Whatever your interest and whether you’re a seasoned podcaster, starting out or just have an…

  • Looking for new office space in Second Life

    Since earlier this year, my home in Second Life has been this rented office at Limitless Worlds. That’s about to change imminently as I received notification late last week that Limitless Worlds has been sold and the Limitless group is being…

  • When saying sorry won’t be enough

    Ars Technica reports that Microsoft’s anti-piracy service, Windows Genuine Advantage, suffered a global outage on Friday: Late last night we started receiving reports from readers experiencing problems with Windows Genuine Advantage authentication. Users of both Windows XP and Windows Vista…