Miners take investor relations to Facebook: 10 examples
"MINING and exploration companies are increasingly turning to Facebook to communicate with investors and other stakeholders around the world as the popular social network’s easy publishing tools, vast audience and low costs offer a compelling alternative to other channels."
How Mining Companies are Using Facebook (and We're Helping!) "With an increasing number of companies now taking advantage of the power behind social media to market their message, Canadian mining companies are seeing value by engaging their Facebook audience. In an article published last month on IR Web Report, a website that talks about the best practices for investor relations and new developments, 10 Canadian mining companies were given high grades for using Facebook."
“Simply put, public attention spans are diminishing and mining companies that want to tell their side of the story will need to do so a lot more succinctly. That means considering ways to leverage mobile communications and social media in an effort to foster two-way dialogues with investors, industry analysts, community organizations, media and the public at large.” http://www.miningglobal.com/operations/1463/Is-social-media-important-for-mining-companies