SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE NEWS

Wall Street Journal

Facebook Is Fun for Recruiters, Too
Wall Street Journal, July 24, 2011


New York Times

Social Media History Becomes a New Job Hurdle (Most Emailed Article)
New York Times, July 20, 2011


Social Intelligence on CNN.
CNN American Morning, July 22, 2011


Gizmodo: I Flunked My Social Media Background Check. Will You?

I Flunked My Social Media Background Check. Will You?
Gizmodo, June 7, 2011






Facebook & your privacy – Who sees the data you share on the biggest social network?
Consumer Reports, June, 2012




Social Networking Profile Pages Can Be an Indicator of Future Job Success
The Baltimore Sun, Feb 19, 2012




Welcome to the Reputation Economy
CNBC Business, Jan/Feb, 2012




Small Businesses Embrace Social Media Background Checks
FOX Business, Aug 11, 2011




Social Background Checks the New Norm – In the age of social media, employers are in a really tough spot, but can no longer keep their head in the sand.
Fox Business, Jul 26 2011




More employers using firms that check appplicants' social media history
Washington Post, Jul 15, 2011




And–when push comes to shove–be thankful for services like Social Intelligence.
PC World, Jun 24, 2011




Social Intelligence Corp scours everything from social networking sites.
Daily Mail, Jun 27, 2011




Background Checks Now Include Twitter, Facebook
ABC News, Jun 24, 2011




Feds Okay Start-up That Monitors Employees’ Internet and Social Media Footprints
Forbes, Jun 15, 2011




You, on the other hand, vetted your profile, set your Twitter feed to private and took a few other basic precautions;So you’re covered. Or maybe not.
New York Post, May 1, 2011




In other words, if it scares you, they’ve got it covered.
HR Examiner, Apr 07, 2011




Should we really separate business and personal presence online?
Silicon Angle, Feb 25, 2011




In an era of diminished expectations for hiring and ongoing efforts to establish the “new normal” in human resources.
The Santa Barbara Independent, Dec 17, 2010




They customize their reports, giving employers the information they want while blacking out anything that is irrelevant.
Insurance Journal, Dec 9, 2010




According to a recent report by CareerBuilder, the practice of employers using social networks to take a “behind the scenes” peek at job applicants is very common.
iSnare, Nov 15, 2010




There are already many ways in which social scientists are trying to map and predict human behavior based on macro connections — using our social networks.
Security Management, Oct 30, 2010




Social Intelligence Corp., a provider of specialized employment screening and monitoring services, launched its Social Intelligence product line on Tuesday.
Online Recruiting News, Oct 1, 2010




“Googling” candidates can be a legal minefield for businesses.
KEYT Santa Barbara, Sep 28, 2010



Risky Business. You Might be Socially Discriminating – and Not Even Know It.
HRO Today, Jan/Feb, 2012




Those Facebook Posts Could Cost You a Job
Mercury News, Jan 16, 2012




Could You Survive a Social Media Background Check?
Law.com, Sep 27, 2011




Avoid Facebook searches, or leave it to the pros. Social Intelligence Corp. contracts with companies to run social-media background checks on job candidates.
Chicago Tribute, Jul 4, 2011




Have Social Networking Skeletons?
CNBC Street Signs, June 30, 2011




It’s easy to forget that what you say or do on a site like Facebook is being recorded.
NPR Marketplace, Jun 22, 2011




Introducing the Safe Social Media Background Check
CIO, May 20, 2011




As the first CIO of a virtual insurance company, Max Drucker created precedents that demonstrated the viability of direct online sales and helped drive an e-commerce revolution in the insurance industry.
Insurance and Technology, May, 2011




It’s a logical next step to investigate someone’s online presence.
The Houston Chronicle, Apr 28, 2011




It seems like a no-brainer for an employer in search of that perfect new hire.
Santa Barbara Daily Sound, Mar 27, 2011




It makes sense to go to the Internet to check out potential employees, right?
Business Insider, Mar 9, 2011




Monitoring workers online is key to enforcing social media policies and reducing liability.
Workforce Management, Mar 6, 2011




Investigating Social Media Posts
CNN, Mar 4, 2011




The goal is to shield companies from job seekers and employees who turn out to be dangerous or untrustworthy.
Huffington Post, Nov 19, 2010




The same week The Social Network opened in theaters, Santa Barbara start-up company Social Intelligence Corp.
Noozhawk, Nov 11, 2010




Like it or not, about four in five businesses Google their prospective hires and look at public Facebook profiles.
Pacific Coast Business Times, Oct 25, 2010




Today, employers are no longer just searching Google. Employers are commissioning companies to do professional social media background checks.
Fast Company, Sep 29, 2010




Employee referrals and social media have begun to blend together. Could background checks and social media be next?
ERE, Sep 28, 2010




Santa Barbara start-up officially launches a social media screening and monitoring service.
Forbes, Sep 28, 2010