Last Friday, the New Jersey law firm Scarinci Hollenbeck announced the launch of their new website. Now visitors to the site can also access the firm’s Facebook, Twitter, Google +, LinkedIn accounts, and YouTube channel. Read the press release here. The firm describes the new site as a “unique social and digital media experience.”
Proposed changes to EU privacy laws could have ramifications for US companies. Kate O’Flaherty examines the potential risks to companies that don’t protect user data: “EU Proposes Changes to Privacy Laws.”
Jesse Dill and and Charles Pautsch’s article “Court Cases Are Shaping Social Media” is a good follow up to the two recent cases involving Twitter and LinkedIn that we posted on recently. In their article, they explore how businesses need to begin protecting their social media interests now if social media is a big part of how they are doing business. Even if this isn’t a big part of how you do business today, it may be in the future.
The Entertainment industry continues to find new ways to use social media to both promote and integrate productions. Lucas Shaw’s article “As Social Media Hits TV, 2012 the Year of ‘Must-Tweet’ TV” provides insight into how Networks are using social media to good effect. Shaw looks particularly at innovative uses for Twitter and Facebook that not only involve social media departments within the networks but also active involvement from stars.
Here’s a follow up to Friday’s post on Homeland Security’s monitoring of social media for potential threats. James Verrinder highlights the “Privacy Concerns Raised Over US Government Social Media Tracking.”
Once again, the Department of Homeland Security is being urged to increase its monitoring of Social Media sites for “threats”. Should you be worried about your privacy the next time you tweet or post to Facebook? Mark Hosenball examines the issue in “US Lawmakers Press for Internet Monitoring.”
Are you really getting the best search results when you use Google? Will providing your personal information through Google+ help you get better results or simply be an invasion of your privacy? Sara Forden and Brian Womack explore the issues currently being investigated by the Federal Trade Commission in regards to Google, an investigation recently expanded to include Google+: “FTC Said to Expand Antitrust Probe of Google to Social Networking Service.”
The Internet has been inundated with stories about SOPA and PIPA in recent days, but should you be concerned about the legislation? In light of Wikipedia’s “blackout” over the two anti-piracy bills, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), here is an article by Stephanie Condon that will help to shed some much needed light on the subject: “SOPA, PIPA: What You Need to Know.”
You might think that Social Media might not be something you need to add to your already full plate as a trial lawyer. Todd Ruger’s article explains why “Trial Lawyers Should Be On Social Media.” He also references – and provides a link for – a recent article in the American Bar Association: “Social Media and the Modern Fact Finder.”
Here’s a great article on some of the issues in-house counsel should trouble spot in relation to their company and social media. There are both employee and intellectual property ramifications. Darin M Klemchuk’s article, “Protect the Company in the New Social Media World”, appeared in Texas Lawyer, but provides good basic advice.