*September 30, 2016* Want to unsubscribe from this newsletter? Click here. /You're welcome to follow my link blog, which is where I collect the stories from which I choose the contents of the HC+T Briefing./ WEBINAR ANNOUNCEMENT: EMPLOYEES AND CRISIS COMMUNICATION One of the items I share this week reveals the marketers aren't taking advantage of employees, a huge majority of whom use social media during their work days. During a crisis, tapping into employees could improve transparency and authenticity. It could al ...Continue Reading

*September 23, 2016* Want to unsubscribe from this newsletter? Click here. /You're welcome to follow my link blog, which is where I collect the stories from which I choose the contents of the HC+T Briefing./ News *Facebook overestimated video viewing times* -- The average time Facebook has told advertisers people spent watching videos was seriously overestimated for the last two years. The excessive figure resulted from only counting videos seen for three or more seconds and didn't factor in shorter views. "The ...Continue Reading

*September 23, 2016* Want to unsubscribe from this newsletter? Click here. /You're welcome to follow my link blog, which is where I collect the stories from which I choose the contents of the HC+T Briefing./ News *Facebook overestimated video viewing times* -- The average time Facebook has told advertisers people spent watching videos was seriously overestimated for the last two years. The excessive figure resulted from only counting videos seen for three or more seconds and didn't factor in shorter views. "The ...Continue Reading

*September 16, 2016* Want to unsubscribe from this newsletter? Click here. /You're welcome to follow my link blog, which is where I collect the stories from which I choose the contents of the HC+T Briefing./ News *FBI's advice: Tape over your webcam* -- Straight from FBI Director James Comey: It's just common sense to cover up your webcam. Comey took some ridicule for admitting he does it, but he noted that most government workers do it so "people who don't have authority don't look at you." /The takeaway: ...Continue Reading

*September 9, 2016* Want to unsubscribe from this newsletter? Click here. /You're welcome to follow my link blog, which is where I collect the stories from which I choose the contents of the HC+T Briefing./ News *ExxonMobil still reeling from climate revelations* -- Investigations by the Los Angeles Times and InsideClimate News found that ExxonMobil's scientists had concluded in the 1970s that "the most likely manner in which mankind is influencing global climate change is through carbon dioxide release from th ...Continue Reading

*September 2, 2016* Want to unsubscribe from this newsletter? Click here. /You're welcome to follow my link blog, which is where I collect the stories from which I choose the contents of the HC+T Briefing./ News *Pity Colin Kaepernick's sponsors* -- As a starting quarterback, Colin Kaepernick amassed the usual group of brands hungry for his endorsement. Now that he's at the center of a controversy, they face a dilemma. Keep him as a spokesperson and you risk the ire of those who disagree (often vehemently) with his ...Continue Reading

*August 26, 2016* Want to unsubscribe from this newsletter? Click here. /You're welcome to follow my link blog, which is where I collect the stories from which I choose the contents of the HC+T Briefing./ News *Employees are free to tweet their complaints* -- The National Labor Relations Board has finalized a decision initially rendered in March that beleaguered restaurant chain Chipotle was wrong for firing an employee who tweeted complaints about the company, forcing Chipotle to revise its policies. The NLRB is si ...Continue Reading

*August 19, 2016* Want to unsubscribe from this newsletter? Click here. /You're welcome to follow my link blog, which is where I collect the stories from which I choose the contents of the HC+T Briefing./ News *Google Plus takes another hit* -- Google has been marginalizing Google Plus for some time and the trend continues with the announcement that G+ Hangouts on Air will be discontinued as of September 12. Instead, Google is moving Hangouts on Air to YouTube Live. Several of Hangouts on Air's best features aren't ...Continue Reading

*August 12, 2016* Want to unsubscribe from this newsletter? Click here. /HC+T Briefing is my weekly collection of news stories, posts, studies, and reports designed to help organizational communicators stay current on the trends and technology that affect their jobs. These may be items that flew under the radar while other stories grabbed big headlines. As always, I collect material from which I select Wrap stories (as well as stories to report on the For Immediate Release podcast, along with stuff I just want to reme ...Continue Reading

*August 5, 2016* Want to unsubscribe from this newsletter? Click here. /Two new sections make their debut in today's Wrap: Video (which may well become a recurring section) and Instagram Stories (just because there was so much diverse reporting on the new Instagram feature). The HC+T Briefing is my weekly collection of news stories, posts, studies, and reports designed to help organizational communicators stay current on the trends and technology that affect their jobs. These may be items that flew under the radar whi ...Continue Reading