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Facebook Studies How Smartphones Impact Work, Play
Recent studies paint a picture of startling social change as these multitasking minicomputers become all but universal, both at work and at home. What's more, all of this connectedness raises productivity and work-life boundary issues for employers to consider when setting policies on smartphone use.

HR's Role in Social Media Reputation
Experts say HR should lead the way when it comes to keeping an eye on the organization's image across the Web. Whether you're an individual or a company, a bad online reputation can come back to haunt you. If you're not presence in the space it's just as if you have no say at all in how your image is being represented.

Five Most Common Cybersecurity Mistakes
Leaving the protection of IT networks to a specialized department of experts is just one of the main mistakes KPMG highlighted in its report. The other most common mistakes are insisting on total security, relying on cyberdefense tools, trying to beat the attackers and aiming to just comply with cybersecurity regulations.

Survey: LinkedIn Remains Most Popular Site for Finding Candidates
According to new research the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) released April 15, 2013. LinkedIn remains the most popular site for recruiting and screening candidates, followed by Facebook and Twitter, respectively.

Is Social Media Clout a New Job Criteria?
Can you really measure a person’s ability to do a job by their Klout score? Some say no. Some say yes. Some say it depends. HR experts weighs in.

More States Passing Social Media Privacy Laws
Utah and New Mexico have joined the growing number of states that prohibit employers from requesting or requiring access to job applicants’ social networking accounts. In addition, a social media privacy bill has reached New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s desk, and as of April 8, 2013, measures were pending in several other states, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).

Reminder: Use New Form I-9 by May 7
You have until May 7, 2013, to start using the newest version of the revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9.

Paper Form I-94 Eliminated
Effective April 26, 2013, the Form I-94 will be electronic and automated for most arrivals to the U.S.

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Why BlackBerry Had Not Choice but to Bring BBM to Android & iOS (The Washington Post)

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