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CEO's Tweets Raise Reg FD Questions

Reese Darragh November 08, 2011

Alan Meckler, CEO of WebMediaBrands, uses Twitter to send out notes about his music interests, travel plans—and the occasional remark about the company's new products and how the quarter is going. Do the CEO's missives violate the selective disclosure rules of Regulation Fair Disclosure? Some say they do; Meckler disagrees. "I'm not specifically targeting investors or shareholders," he says. More on what others say inside.

Did Twitter Just Help Take Down DSB Bank?

Bruce Carton October 13, 2009

Yesterday, the Dutch central bank took control of DSB Bank after a run on the institution that appears to have been fueled by "tweets" on Twitter.The FT reports that this weekend, talks to sell the privately-held bank to a consortium of the five biggest Dutch banks failed. Wouter Bos, the...

The SEC's New Twitter Feed: @SEC_Actions

Bruce Carton August 25, 2009

Yesterday, the SEC began announcing its enforcement actions through an additional medium: its new @SEC_Actions feed on Twitter. The SEC had been somewhat half-heartedly and sporadically announcing enforcement actions through its @SEC_News Twitter feed prior to yesterday, but the @SEC_News feed now seems to be reserved for pushing out links...

Wrap Up: Hot Tips, Twitter and Insider Trading

Bruce Carton July 23, 2009

Today, Wayne State University law professor Peter Henning and I hashed through the various issues raised in “Hot Tips, Twitter and Insider Trading” in an online discussion. We also explored the recent Mark Cuban decision, the 2nd Circuit's opinion yesterday in the Dorozhko case, and the bill now before Congress...

7/23: Answers to “Hot Tips, Twitter and Insider Trading”

Bruce Carton July 22, 2009

I took a shot yesterday at answering my own hypothetical questions involving insider trading liability for tips and trading related to Twitter "tweets." Recognizing that I was grasping for answers and that I clearly needed to bring in heavier artillery, I reached out to Peter Henning (pictured), a law professor...

"SEC Joins Twitter!!!" Oh, Wait...

Bruce Carton April 29, 2009

If enough members of the media say something, does that eventually cause it to become a "fact," regardless of whether it is based in reality or not?On Monday, the L.A. Times' Technology Blog "broke" the news that the SEC had joined Twitter ("SEC tweets: Fraud cops join Twitter"). The L.A....

Sidebar: Go Get Your Twitter Name NOW

Bruce Carton December 05, 2008

Let me go slightly off-topic for just one post here for a public service announcement: You need to go register your law firm or company's Twitter user name. Now.Exactly one week ago I wrote a column at Securities Docket called, "Please Take 30 Seconds Now, Your Law Firm Will Thank...

Hey, Check Out @complianceweek on Twitter!

Bruce Carton November 26, 2008

I was the accidental "but for" cause of this (true story, ask CW publisher Scott Cohen if you don't believe me) so I think I should be able to break the news here: Compliance Week is now on Twitter. You can follow Compliance Week on Twitter by clicking on the...

The SEC is Twittering!

Bruce Carton September 30, 2008

Admit it. Even after reading the title of this post you have no idea what it is about. And I know you didn't learn about Twitter on Compliance Week because I just got a big fat zero for my search result when searching for "Twitter" in the Compliance Week search...

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