Finding and Using Social Media Content in US Civil Litigation Litigators have long known that electronic-mail messages are a fertile source of discovery because people often send their unguarded and candid thoughts by email. But social media posts can be a litigator’s nirvana or hell, depending on the circumstances, because many people reveal even more […]
The information age is in full bloom. People live their lives on social media. They post all of their life’s experiences in the open society for all to see. The impulse is compelling, and many succumb to the lure without giving it a second thought. And lawyers are no different. Below Mark Fulks of Baker […]
Maintaining an active social media presence for your law firm is critical to the success of both your website and your firm as a whole. Before potential clients give your office a call, they’ll likely check out your Facebook and Twitter profiles. Facebook alone has over 1 billion active profiles. Combine that with the number […]
What happens when you accidentally log into an email or social media account that’s not yours, as two thirds (62%) of us have? Well, 90% of us admit we don’t immediately log out. The study, by Manchester security and surveillance firm Online Spy Shop also revealed that half who stayed logged in performed at least one […]
Since it first became widespread last October, #MeToo has been widely adopted by millions of Twitter users. Hina Belitz is an author and specialist employment lawyer at Excello Law, and below she explains the overall impact of the #MeToo movement and explores the implementation of workplace sexual harassment policies. Its endurance shows that the hashtag […]
Helping law firms come to grips with self-destruct messaging More and more individuals and corporate enterprises are using encrypted self-destruct messaging, also known as ephemeral messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Snapchat or Wickr. Ephemeral messaging is the transmission of encrypted messages that automatically or within a set period of time, disappear from the recipient’s device […]
More than a third (37%) of Brits think Facebook does not care about its users, according to new research from the7stars. The findings highlight how public sentiment towards the social network has changed in the wake of the fallout from the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Overall, 28% of survey respondents now claim to be more cautious […]
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