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Respected Security Expert Becomes ICANN CEO

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced that it has selected security expert Rod Beckstrom as its new president and CEO. The announcement took place at ICANN's 35th international meeting in Sydney, Australia. "The importance of the Internet as a free flowing source of information is being underscored right now by the events in Iran," said Beckstrom. "It shows the power of human expression through a free and open Net."

Top CEOs Not Big On Social Media

ÜBERCEO is sharing the results of some research, indicating that social media is not much of a priority among Fortune 100 CEOs. In fact, it's barely existent within their own practices. Most of these CEOs are not twittering. They're not on Facebook, or even on LinkedIn - the social network, which caters specifically to professional relationships. The study looked at Fortune's 2009 list of the top 100 CEOs to determine how many were using Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Wikipedia, or had a blog.

CEOs Split On Social Media Effectiveness

When it comes to social media 29 percent of CEOs believe that social media tools can be an effective way to communicate with stakeholders while an equal amount (29%) believes social media is ineffective according to a survey from PRWeek and PR firm Burson-Marsteller.The survey found that 42 percent of CEOs personally participate in social media outlets, but just 18 percent of CEOs have used social media to engage their company's stakeholders.

Inc. Mag Gets Into Social Networking Space

Inc. magazine has launched a social network focused on CEOs of private companies that are on the new Inc. 5000 list. The site is in beta and if your company is not on the list you can request to be asked.

CEOs - They Should Get Out More

A Globe and Mail article this week by Tavia Grant suggested that CEOs are ‘still in the dark'. (Hat tip to Rick Spence for mentioning this.)

CEOs - When They Lie in Their Blogs

Back on July 30 I posted a piece called 5 Good Reasons Not All CEOs Should Blog.

CEO Earnings Raised in the Last Decade

The last studies and figures show that the gap between the pay of a FTSE 100 company's chief executive and that of a regular worker has widened to its highest level this decade.

Technical CEOs Hiring Sales Reps

The hiring of salespeople is often one of the most frustrating aspects of staffing a high tech enterprise.

Great CEOs Knife the Competion w/ Killer Strategy

Have you just been promoted CEO/Director or General Manager? Congratulations and welcome to the world of strategizing! Now you can doze early, wake late, play golf, cancel meetings and go to Bahamas. On company time!

Business Week: Web 2.0 is a Reality

The Live Web portends a real sea of change for business.