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Feb 21, 2014

The keys to content marketing

Journalists often live by the mantra, “content is king.” The idea is that the more information you can share with your audience, the more connections you make and trust you build. The same applies to lawyers.

Feb 20, 2014

US high court review sought in Facebook threats case

An eastern Pennsylvania man sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for making violent threats on Facebook is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his case.

Jan 22, 2014

Green Bay to test Facebook for sex-offender alerts

The city of Green Bay will be testing whether Facebook postings are an effective way to notify residents if a registered sex offender is moving into their neighborhoods.

Oct 23, 2013

Websites are no longer a luxury — they’re a necessity

Strange as it may seem in these days of Facebook, Twitter and endless online interactions, some firms still do not have a web presence.

Oct 23, 2013

Social media savvy: Does your firm have what it takes?

Social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn have made it easier than ever for law firms to advertise and refine their brands, and even reach new clients.

Sep 18, 2013

Court: Clicking ‘Like’ on Facebook is free speech

Clicking "Like" on Facebook is constitutionally protected free speech and can be considered the 21st century-equivalent of a campaign yard sign, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.

Aug 13, 2013

Who owns your social media account, connections?

Corporate tweeters or bloggers — employees who post promotional and often entertaining commentary on behalf of their employers’ businesses — add much of their own personal brand — their voice, their opinions, their snarky remarks — to the information they are dis[...]

Feb 20, 2013

LEGAL CENTS: How and why you should use hashtags

Hashtags, or those strange little “pound signs” to some of you, are popping up across cyberspace.

Oct 11, 2012

7-year sentence in fake Facebook stock sale

An Oshkosh woman convicted of selling fake Facebook stock has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

Sep 26, 2012

$9.5M deal in Facebook class action deemed ‘adequate,’ says 9th Circuit

A $9.5 million settlement of a consumer class action against Facebook was sufficiently adequate to be approved, even if it represented only a fraction of what some class members claimed they could recover in individual lawsuits, the 9th Circuit has ruled in affirming [...]

Aug 23, 2012

Social media need for ad revenues spurs new offerings for companies

If you’re a Facebook junkie, if you have a black belt in tweeting or if you are the mayor of your favorite coffee shop on Foursquare, you might not like the news from a leading technology consultant: More advertising is coming to all your favorite social media platforms, including mobile devices, and it will be showing up in places you haven’t seen it before.

Aug 6, 2012

New federal bill would protect employee social media use

Employers would be unable to “compel or coerce” employees into providing access to their social media accounts under proposed federal legislation.

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