On Social Media, Business Negotiators Should Post with Caution

Actor Harry Shearer used Twitter to gain leverage in his contract renegotiation for The Simpsons—but that doesn’t mean you should follow his lead.

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On Social Media, Business Negotiators Should Post with Caution

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On May 13, actor Harry Shearer, the voice of iconic characters on the hit animated TV series The Simpsons since its inception in 1989, announced via Twitter that he was leaving the show because of an impasse with Fox Television over the terms of his contract for the show’s 27th and 28th seasons. Shearer, the

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