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Cheryl Evangelista had no idea that she would return from her vacation in Maine to the scare of a lifetime last week. Her beloved 13-year-old dog, Bogart, was missing.

Her husband was on pet duty, taking care of three dogs, two bunnies and eight chickens, when Bogart decided to slip out the unlocked back door. While Bogart enjoyed a leisurely evening walk through his neighborhood on Silvermine Road, Evangelistas husband spent half of the night searching the neighborhood with a flashlight, calling Bogarts name.

Meanwhile, neighbor Glenn Charette found Bogart on Silvermine Road and posted his picture onto the Tri-Town Transcripts Facebook page in hopes of locating his owner. Charette indicated on the status thread underneath the photo that he found Bogart wandering around in circles, not responding to sound at around 11 p.m. on Saturday.

Bogart was also wandering in and out of the street, which concerned Charette because coyotes could have been out. Charette brought Bogart into his home and notified animal control and local police that he had the dog. From there he posted to Facebook, getting a whopping number of responses. With Bogart wearing only one illegible tag and most veterinarians offices closed through the weekend, Charette waited for someone to claim the lost dog.

Neighbor Leslie Peterson recognized Bogart at 11:36 a.m. on Sunday and called Evangelista right away, according to her Facebook post. In less than a day, Bogart returned home safe and sound.

I have four sons who have grown up with Bogart and would have been devastated if we lost him this way, said Evangelista. The Evangelista family is so happy to have gotten their family member home, and thankful for such great neighbors.

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In today's technologically savvy age, much of our affairs are handled online. Social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter have taken the Internet by storm. These sites make it easier to connect with friends, family and colleagues, but there is a dark side to social networking that needs to be taken into consideration. Facebook and Twitter can act as a mouthpiece and, depending on how long your friend list is or how many followers you have, you could be speaking to a very large audience. While many people use social networking casually, it is important to take care with what you post on Facebook and other social networking websites, as it can adversely affect your employment status. Here is a look at some social media practices that can get you into hot water at work.

SEE: 4 Companies Behind The Social Media Curtain

Inappropriate PhotographsYou may want to scrutinize any photographs you post to a social networking site before presenting them to the public. Racy or inappropriate photographs could cost you the job that you are applying for if the hiring manager views your social networking activity. The practice of employers checking potential employee's Facebook page for inappropriate photographs has come under major scrutiny. Employers scrutinize photographs on social networking websites because it can give them a glimpse into potential job candidates that they wouldn't see otherwise. A candidate with an unsavory social networking presence is considered a major turn-off to hiring managers.

Sharing Protected InformationOne of the easiest ways to get into trouble at work due to your social networking activity is to share protected employer information with your list of friends or followers. Many people use social networking sites to vent, which often includes spouting off frustrations about their jobs. Unfortunately, if your complaint exposes protected company information, you can easily lose your job.

Inflammatory Social Networking PostsInflammatory posts on social networking sites that target your company, co-workers or your boss can be highly detrimental to your employment status. Slate.com recently released an article that highlights cases where employees were fired for criticizing a co-worker on a social networking website. In some cases, employers discovered the information on their own. In other cases, fellow co-workers brought the issue to the attention of a supervisor. This practice is called infringement against employee harassment regulations, and it can most certainly cost you your job.

The First Amendment Won't Save YouWhile the first amendment of the United States Bill of Rights prevents government officials and agencies from stripping you of your right to free speech, it does not apply to private employers. Unfortunately, the things you say on social networking websites can actually be detrimental to your job if you speak of your employer in an bad light, break privacy rules or even if you offend another co-worker with a derogatory post.

SEE: Job Applicant Privacy And Social Media

The Bottom Line Although social networking is supposed to be fun, we live in an age where we have to be conscientious of what we say at all times. This is especially true if you are friends with work colleagues on social networking websites. Although you are cordial or friendly with these individuals at work, it doesn't mean that he or she wouldn't report you to a member of upper management should one of your posts offend him or her. When it comes to job security, it is wise to consider keeping complaints about your job, company or co-workers offline and out of a public forum.

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NASHVILLE, TN--(Marketwire -07/26/12)- Sage North America today announced the Premier Sponsors for Sage Summit 2012, the company's annual partner and customer conference to be held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee, August 12-17, 2012.

With an emphasis on revamping the traditional conference approach, Sage Summit 2012 offers innovative networking opportunities like Sage City, a Social Networking Lounge, and the Sage Summit mobile app to attendees.

Premier Sponsors

Platinum Sponsor -- Edisoft, Inc. (www.edisoft.com) is a Sage Gold Development Partner offering "out of the box" easy-to-use EDI solutions, including: Edisoft Merchant, Visual ASN, Remote Warehouse (3PL), and Business Exchange (VAN). Edisoft Merchant delivers the most advanced EDI automation and integration for Sage ERP. Edisoft Visual ASN with various add-on modules such as Scan & Pack, connectors for Starship/LinXship, and a connector for Accellos WMS delivers a streamlined workflow for warehouse shipments. Edisoft, Inc. will exhibit in booth #717.

Strategic Sponsor -- Microsoft (http://www.microsoft.com/sql) is the world leader in computing software. One of the most popular Microsoft products is Microsoft SQL Server 2008R2, which provides a trusted, productive, and intelligent data platform that enables businesses to run their most demanding mission-critical applications, reduce time and cost of development and management of applications, and deliver actionable insight to the entire organization.

Gold Sponsor -- ScanForce (www.ScanForceSoftware.com) is a Sage Gold Development Partner offering easy-to-install and simple-to-use bar-code solutions for Sage 100 ERP. ScanForce offers "Plug and Play" solutions to streamline business processes. ScanForce automates shipping, receiving, physical count, inventory transactions, remote sales automation, label printing, and production entry, along with a long list of optional enhancements. ScanForce is a Sage Certified Solution for Sage 100 ERP, providing ways to keep inventory control simple. ScanForce will exhibit in booth #811.

"GoTo" Technology Partner -- Citrix (www.citrixonline.com) is transforming how people, businesses and IT work and collaborate in the cloud era. Its portfolio of GoTo cloud services enables people to work from anywhere with anyone by providing simple-to-use cloud-based collaboration, remote access, and IT support solutions for every type of business. Citrix will exhibit in booths #933 and 935.

Social Media Sponsor -- Blytheco, LLC (http://www.blytheco.com) is the oldest Sage business partner in the U.S., implementing and supporting ERP and CRM software. Blytheco has been named Sage 100 ERP Partner of the Year for the past nine years and will exhibit in booth #517.

Media Sponsors -- Accounting Today (www.AccountingToday.com), AccountingWEB (www.accountingweb.com), CPA Practice Advisor (www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com), and Journal of Accountancy (www.journalofaccountancy.com).

The conference trade show features these Premier Sponsors and is filled with the latest innovations, new technologies, and solutions that can help partners and customers extend and customize their current Sage products.

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Social-networking app for family and close friends adds new sharing features to Android and iPhone apps.

Larger photo presentation on Path 2.5

Path, the social-networking app designed to keep users in touch with family and close friends, rolled out a major update this evening for the iPhone and Android platforms that brings a variety of new features, including the ability to "nudge" friends.

Version 2.5 of the app, the first major update to the mobile app since November 2011, introduces book and movie sharing, larger images, and new photo editing tools.

Photos will now appear larger in home feeds, and users will have the option of adding filters. Users can snap photos by touching the volume button or immediately switch to capturing video with a single tap of the video screen.

The new version also allows users to share movies and books with friends, as well as get reviews and actor and author information without leaving Path.

"It's our hope that these additions to Path allow [users] to watch and read what your friends are watching and reading," the company said in a company blog post announcing the rollout.

Path streamlined the intro process with a short tour called Path 101 designed to get new users up and running more quickly.

One of the more interesting new features of the app allows users to "nudge" inactive friends and family. Like Facebook's "poke," the feature encourages inactive friends to post what they've been up to. It also allows users to send friend suggestions to friends and add personal voice messages.

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The explosion in the use of social networking and smartphones in the past four years means the London 2012 Olympics will be the most tweeted, blogged and reported upon event in history.

Ironically, although the approximately 10,500 competitors are ensconced in the Olympic village behind 17 kilometres of four-metre-high electric fencing, they have probably never been more accessible to the public.

For such a carefully orchestrated and commercially controlled event as the Olympics, the thought of athletes running free and loose with their views rather than merely appearing at choreographed press conferences is anathema to the International Olympic Committee and commercial sponsors alike.

The IOC has looked to keep pace with the challenges thrown up by the social networking phenomenon with initiatives such as a social media hub that links internet users with athletes.

It has also drawn up guidelines on the use of social media - but this move is very much a gesture of futility nearly equal to that of King Canute, when he ordered the waves to retreat from the shore.

Since the Beijing Olympics, the number of Facebook users has surged to 900 million from just 100 million, while there are over 500-million active users on Twitter, compared to just 6 million in 2008.

Twitter has already claimed its first victim of the 2012 London Olympics, with Greek triple jumper Paraskevi Papachristou forced to pack her bags because of a racist tweet.

The uproar caused by her remark about West Nile mosquitoes and the number of Africans in Greece is yet another indication, if one was needed, of the ever-increasing power of social media.

Unlike the disgraced Papachristou, British gymnast Louis Smith waved goodbye to his Twitter followers when he moved into the Olympic village this week.

"It's important to show the public who we are, but this can reflect our whole life depending on what happens," he said. "I really want to put everything I can into this Olympic Games. If that means not tweeting and staying off Facebook then that's what I need to do."

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