With over 800 million (and counting) active users worldwide on Facebook alone, the continued frenetic growth in social media interaction may mean more marketing and networking opportunities for businesses, but it could also spell legal and financial trouble related to privacy and data security issues or resulting from incautious and cavalier use. Careless social media use by company representatives too often subjects a company to bad press or other public relations issues and can also lead to more serious concerns like legal trouble and loss of business opportunities. Careless social media use takes many forms, for example:An employee commenting about private
The $787-billion stimulus package provides for about $130 billion in federal, state and local government construction spending. The entire construction industry has been anxiously awaiting the pipeline of projects now hitting the streets. With the economic crisis having all but shut down commercial and residential construction, many in the construction industry, including contractors who have no prior experience in government construction, are now actively competing for a share of the stimulus pie. This change in market focus has immediate ramifications for the newcomers. Most important, transitioning contractors must quickly learn that success in the public sector requires education and adjustments