Welcome to our weekly recap of stories relating to Social Media and the Law. Happy 2012! This week’s stories cover many issues including Twitter subpoenas and terrorists accounts, Apple scores against Google in Patent Case, Social Media Evidence, SOPA , and more.
These are some of the articles, reports, posts, etc. that caught our attention this week. We originally send them out through our twitter account @law2smdeborah, so follow us to get them as we find them. But many of them are such great resources we don’t want you to miss them, so we’ve decided to put them as a weekly recap. The links will take you to their original sources, whether Mashable, Lexology, and/or others. Enjoy and let us know some of the stories you’ve found interesting this week. Just share in the comments below. Have a great week!
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- Social Media Networking for Lawyers: A Practical Guide to Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Blogging http://shar.es/WGHdC
- Rules to Limit How Teachers and Students Interact Online: nyti.ms/twMiXk
- How the Proposed 2012 EU Directive on Data Privacy Could Impact Social Media business2community.com/trends-news/ho… via @B2Community
- Cleaning Up Your Social Media House business2community.com/social-media/c… via @B2Community
- Apple Wins Partial Victory on Patent Claim Over Android Features: nyti.ms/vfn3k0
- RT @mashable Apple Wins Patent Victory Over Android, but Does It Matter? on.mash.to/vPqe8c
- In the eyes of the law, are we all public figures on Facebook? gigaom.com/2011/12/20/in-…
- The Affirmative Legal Duty to Address Social Media Evidence (Guest Attorney Blogger Edition) wp.me/p1R4t2-4Y
- How Hillary Clinton Uses Social Media as a Political Diplomacy Tool businessinsider.com/how-hillary-cl… via @bi_contributors
- Divorce Tool Box Divorce Coaches Offer Tips to Navigate Pitfalls Between Divorce and Social Media sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl…
- Key legal rulings loom in 2012 – Entertainment News, Film News, Media – Variety: bit.ly/v72KHN via @AddThis
- Privacy Group Sues DHS Over Social Media Monitoring Program | Fox News foxnews.com/politics/2011/… via @foxnewspolitics
- The year in social media: Revolutions to riots, cyber-bullying to super injunctions periscopepost.com/2011/12/the-ye…
- Lawyers Present but Not Active in Social Media [Infographic] – newstex.com/2011/12/21/law… (via @sociablesite)
- Courts crack down on Facebook jurors – MontereyHerald.com : montereyherald.com/state/ci_19620…
- Social Media: A double edged sword for the empowerment of women in the Middle East thenextweb.com/me/2011/12/26/…
- RT @mashable Facebook Status Update Saves Woman, Child in Hostage Situation on.mash.to/rDCvvY
- First Facebook, Now Twitter: Social Media Under Legal Siege – Forbes onforb.es/tohGOr
- Who Owns Your Followers? Time To Revise Your Social Media Policy by @dstrom rww.to/vd2rNo via @RWW
- An FTC Violation in One Hundred and Forty Characters (or Less) | Alan Hartman jdsupra.com/post/documentV… via @jdsupra
- 5 Ways to Keep Your Facebook Page Secure » Social Media Examiner socialmediaexaminer.com/5-ways-to-keep… via @smexaminer
- Lawyer Trenton Schreurs warns of legal pitfalls for Twitter users | Courier Mail bit.ly/sgsWO4
- Richard Prince Lawsuit Focuses on Limits of Appropriation: nyti.ms/sgLHC9
- Top 15 Most Shocking Social Media Disasters of 2011 mashable.com/2011/12/31/soc… via @mashable
- Shurat HaDin warns Twitter over terroris… JPost – International jpost.com/International/… via @Jerusalem_Post
- Protecting Your Online Reputation thebiggandbusiness.com/magazine-html-…
- What Happens Online When You Die? – Infographic – Life Insurance Finder lifeinsurancefinder.com.au/infographics/w…
- What happens to your digital profile when you die? antonkoekemoer.com/social-media/w… via @AntonRSA
- Leaked Twitter Subpoena Raises Online Privacy Issues mashable.com/2011/12/28/lea… via @mashsocialmedia @mashable
- SOPA Internet Law Controversy Heats Up soc.li/m9blSxH
- Boston DA Subpoenas Twitter Account; Twitter Notifies User #WebProNews webpronews.com/boston-da-subp…
- Law Society publishes social media best practice guidelines thedrum.co.uk/news/2011/12/2…
- Can your employer claim your social media connections? – Telegraph telegraph.co.uk/technology/twi… via @Telegraph
- Shocking News: Illegal Things Are Illegal Even on Facebook – Forbes onforb.es/uKaVVx
- #LastTweet Collects Final Tweets of Those Who Died in 2011 mashable.com/2011/12/29/las… via @mashsocialmedia @mashable
- Boot Hezbollah from Twitter or we sue, group says technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/… via @msnbc_tech
- After New York Banker is Fired, Employer Hijacks Her LinkedIn, Changes Name and Picture via @Betabeat betabeat.com/?p=25492
- Meet the Writer Being Sued for His 17,000 Twitter Followers mashable.com/2011/12/30/twi… via @mashablemedia @mashable
- Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-12-31 ow.ly/1gsZjn
- Canadian Patent Office allows Amazon.com’s “one-click” patent ow.ly/1gsZjm
- Social Media for Business is out! bit.ly/pC42vf ▸ Top stories today via @valaafshar @socialmeteor @maartenberge
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