Facebook Inc (FB), Netflix, Inc. (NFLX): Social Media Opens Up New Issues for Investors

The failing of the AP shouldn’t turn investors off Twitter. Over the past few years, many corporations have come to rely on Twitter to gauge public sentiment, and it works the other way, too — informing the public about a company’s own feelings toward companies. That’s a useful tool to have, especially if you hold companies that depend on strong branding.

For now, take the AP hack as a good reason to think about your own security, and what you can do to enhance it. Hopefully, Twitter will soon add two-factor authentication to its site, giving users another security tool, but for now, a good password and common sense is all that we’ve got. If yesterday’s mishap taught us anything, it was to double-check our news.

The article Social Media Opens Up New Issues for Investors originally appeared on Fool.com is written by Andrew Marder.

Fool contributor Andrew Marder has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Facebook and Netflix. The Motley Fool owns shares of Facebook and Netflix.

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