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Every business that uses social media must have policies and procedures to ensure that employees use social media responsibly. But oftentimes companies create policies that are vague, ambiguous, and violate the law. Over the years, our social media attorneys have reviewed hundreds of policies relating to social media and have found that the key difference between […]
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In today’s day and age, every business (and every customer) uses social media in some form or another. This means that businesses need to maintain a positive social media presence and make sure their employees don’t say things on social media that can get the company in trouble. That’s where your employee social media policy […]
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Every business can be exposed to social media legal risks if their employees use social media irresponsibly. It’s therefore important to maintain an employee social media use policy that is clear so that employees understand what is allowed and what is prohibited. If your policy is clear and easy to understand, it’s more likely that […]
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Security breaches have become more and more common. While companies are struggling how to protect and manage their digital information in the cloud, the International Chamber of Commerce turned to Ethan Wall for best practices in its Commercial Crime International’s October 2016 issue. Therein, Ethan provides insight into how companies should be managing their digital […]
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Between 2008 and 2015, the percentage of the U.S. population that has at least one social media account rose from 24 percent to 73 percent. This popularity, and the billions upon billions of dollars that accompany it, has facilitated the need for legislation and ethical debate around the proper use of social networking. Attorney […]
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The push and pull of social media monitoring is a difficult one to manage. As an HR manager, your relationship with an employee or a prospective employee’s social media profile must have the right amount of intimacy and distance. But how do you find the balance between being a laid back, carefree manager and […]
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Be careful what you say. That’s been good advice since people began communicating with language. The most modern evolution — be careful what you post on the Internet — was confirmed last week by the 4th District Court of Appeal. The court on Wednesday upheld a decision by the Circuit Court in Broward County that […]
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Although demand for social media-related legal counsel is growing exponentially and has piqued some BigLaw interest, the practice area remains largely dominated by midsize law firms and boutiques, including one newcomer that claims to be the world’s first dedicated solely to social media legal issues. It is largely boutiques and BigLaw outsiders — and now […]
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Don’t think an employee social media policy and training is necessary? Think Again. A South African real estate agent’s racist comment recently went viral, causing a wave of angry responses calling for the agent to be fired and vacate the country. The public backlash extended not only to the real estate agent, but also its […]
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Law360recently interviewed me about my decision to dedicate a law practice exclusively to provide solutions to social media legal issues. Here’s a small preview from their story: Although demand for social media related legal counsel is growing exponentially and has piqued some BigLaw interest, the practice area remains largely dominated by midsize law firms and […]
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