Gillian Nuttall (PR & Marketing Manager)
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The first time I heard the expression “panic button” was around 25 years ago, when I felt unnerved by a reported burglary in my neighbourhood. Unnerved enough to have an intruder alarm system installed in my house, the guy who installed it explained the benefits of having panic buttons, one by the bedside and one by the front door. It made sense to me.
If I was in a panic I could just press it and all hell would break loose. I had visions of it being like a scene from The Bill, police cars arriving from all over the place, burglars in stripey jumpers carrying swag bags and jumping over hedges.
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Gillian Nuttall (PR & Marketing Manager)
Ralli’s resident Auntie Gill has her say:-
I am not new to Social Media, I started to use Facebook a few years ago when my daughter went to live in France. She’s been there nearly 3 years now and I still miss her very much.
Facebook is a great way for us to keep in touch. If I don’t receive a call or a text from her every couple of days, I start to wonder if she is alright. A quick look at her Facebook page will tell me what I need to know:- She is working very hard and very tired, or she is burning the candle at both ends, with the same result, very tired! Read more »
I recently read from two news sources that Twitter are closer to introducing advertising on their site, whether this is search or tweet-based.
Rob Illidge (Marketing Executive)
Search-based ads will use DPI (Deep Packet Inspection) technology to scan a users tweets and relay ‘relevant’ and targeted ads back.
I suppose you could argue what is the problem with that? If I was desperately seeking an Employment Solicitor, not that I would 
, and vented my frustrations via Twitter, I would be more than happy to have a targeted ad from a Manchester based Solicitor delivered.
After all I’m using their platform so they are entitled to pursue revenue in this way.
Then there is the privacy issue. There’s always a privacy issue.
Why should Twitter ‘bombard’ users with ads that may not be relevant? And what if these ads take me to somewhere I thought I was buying ‘genuine UGG boots’ from, and ultimately ruin my online experience as a result. Read more »
Tags: employment solicitor, facebook, privacy, robert illidge, solicitors manchester, twitter, ugg boots
Business Law, Crime & Fraud, Employment, Intellectual Property, Partnership Law, Personal Injury, Property | Ralli | 
March 3, 2010 3:44 pm | 
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Mark Higgins (Partner)
The lure of increasing brand visibility which the internet affords, has proved irresistible for businesses across the globe.
However the “e-love affair” has sparked a lively debate over workers’ use of the internet, including social media, and the boundaries companies should set. Adding fuel to the fire are several, well-publicised cases, where employers have taken action or dismissed staff for their extra-curricular activities on sites such as Facebook and the like. Read more »
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