Category: Investor Relations
By neville on Aug 20, 2008 in Business, Communication, Innovation, Investor Relations, Public Relations, Social Media, Technology, Twitter | 5 Comments
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been the focus of a lot of attention lately.
Last month, the SEC announced new guidance in using traditional websites and social media channels as legitimate means for companies listed on US stock exchanges to communicate with investors and others.
That announcement will have a far-reaching impact on [...]
By neville on Aug 3, 2008 in Business, Communication, Investor Relations, Public Relations, RSS, Social Media, Web | 11 Comments
Following the July 30 announcement from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about new guidance concerning Regulation FD, there has been plenty of online commentary and opinion on what people think it means for business, investors and communicators.
The regulator has yet to publish the full details of its guidance, so much of the commentary [...]
By neville on Jul 31, 2008 in Business, Communication, Innovation, Investor Relations, Public Relations, Social Media | 10 Comments
Yesterday, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved new guidance for publicly-listed companies in using traditional websites and social media channels like blogs to meet the SEC’s public disclosure requirements under Regulation FD.
Regulation FD (’fair disclosure’) sets out a clear rule relating to the selective disclosure of information, and clarifies some issues under [...]
By neville on Jul 28, 2008 in Business, Investor Relations, Mainstream Media, Marketing, Online Media, Public Relations, Web | 2 Comments
London-based publishing conglomerate Pearson - owner of the Financial Times, among other companies - announced its half-year financial results this morning.
Market watchers seem pleased with Pearson’s performance. One item in the press release caught my eye:
[...] FT.com benefits from launch of innovative new access model involving registration for access to more than five articles [...]
By neville on Jun 15, 2008 in Business, Gadgets, Innovation, Investor Relations, Marketing, Mobile, Technology, Trends | 2 Comments
Watching the video of Apple CEO Steve Jobs giving his keynote address at Apple’s developer conference last Monday, I was struck by two things.
First, Jobs is a compelling presenter, a true showman and storyteller. Not a showman in the negative sense but in the sense of someone who really can - and does - [...]
By neville on May 4, 2008 in Business, Communication, Investor Relations, Public Relations, Technology, Web, Workplace | 0 Comments
The tech business news this weekend has been all about the collapse of the Microsoft takeover bid for Yahoo.
Every shade of opinion on what it all means has been offered during the past 24 hours, as the Techmeme bubble can attest.
Here in the UK, it’s been a top headline news item on the hour [...]
By neville on Apr 26, 2008 in Business, Innovation, Investor Relations, Marketing, Technology, Web | 2 Comments
I’ve been following the progress of a group of 20 British tech startups who have been in Silicon Valley this past week as part of Web Mission 2008.
The trip - sponsored by HSBC Bank, UK Trade and Investment, TechCrunch, BT and Heller Ehrman Venture Law Group - was designed to showcase innovative UK web [...]
By neville on Feb 18, 2008 in Business, Communication, Employee Communication, Investor Relations, Technology, Workplace | 4 Comments
It’s anyone’s guess at the moment whether Microsoft will succeed in its bid to acquire Yahoo.
Following Yahoo’s rejection of the unsolicited bid, subsequent speculation on who else might emerge as a white knight, or even whether Yahoo and Google might get into bed together to keep Microsoft at bay, the scene appears to be [...]
By neville on Feb 10, 2008 in Business, Communication, Investor Relations, Weblogs | 0 Comments
Billionaire financier Carl Icahn is about to start blogging on corporate governance.
Well, at least a site is up with a single post on January 31 saying "Blog coming soon."
An RSS feed is ready, along with an email subscription option. A lengthy terms of use statement is there and a privacy policy.
But no posts yet. [...]
By neville on Feb 2, 2008 in Business, Communication, Employee Communication, Investor Relations, Technology, Workplace | 1 Comment
Yesterday’s news about Microsoft’s unsolicited $44.6 billion (£22.6bn) bid to acquire Yahoo has, unsurprisingly, made headlines around the world.
Plenty of commentators have been quick to analyse what the combination might mean to the tech business and, in particular, search and online advertising. A common conclusion is that it’s all about Microsoft becoming far more competitive [...]
