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.
We’ve highlighted a few stories on how government agencies have incorporated Social Media into their daily activities. Here’s a post by Alex Fitzpatrick: “Social Media Celebrated at the State Department.” Fitzpatrick’s post highlights how the State Department is using Social Media to keep up with technological changes in “the ecology of geopolitical power.”
As a follow up to yesterday’s post, the dispute over ownership of a Twitter account has referenced a similar Pennsylvania case over a LinkedIn account. The Pennsylvania case is similar in many respects and also calls into question who owns work-related Social Media interactions. Read the full article by Joe Palazzolo from The Wall Street Journal: “Before Dispute over Twitter Account, a Fight over LinkedIn.”
This question may seem like a straight forward question, but as Social Media is used increasingly for market penetration, the lines are also becoming increasingly blurred. Does someone follow you on Twitter simply for your expertise or product information, or do they follow you because they are interested in you? CNN Money explores this issue in “Who Owns Your Twitter Followers? Maybe Not You.”
As a follow up to Friday’s list, here’s another list to get you thinking about Social Media and how to use it effectively in 2012. Glen Gilmore outlines “10 Social Media Law & Governance Resolutions for 2012.”
As we start the new year, everyone seems to be posting about what trends will be hot this year in Social Media Law. One thing is clear: Social Media Law is going to be increasingly in the news and in the courts. As a starting point, here are Brian Wassom’s “5 Predictions for Social Media Law in 2012”.
The Social Media Law blog has been on hiatus for November and December 2011, but will resume posting in the new year.
A comprehensive post on the new Social Media guidelines from the National Labor Relations Board.
By Sharlyn Lauby, “How New Labor Guidelines Could Affect Your Social Media Policy.”
It’s likely not surprising to anyone that social media is playing a part in Occupy Wall Street. Here’s an article on just one instance of how social media is being harnessed.
By Drew Grant, “Occupy Wall Street’s Media Team Arrested, Secretly Film Events in Back of Police Van.” New York Observer.
Is your computer running slowly? It may be because of a visit to a social media site and could be a wake up call that your entire network might be at risk. Here’s an article that looks at the results of a new global survey on corporate social media security.
Websense, “Social Media Helps Business, but Real-Time Content Protection is Needed.”