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Lessons from Twitter's Settlement with the FTC
August 30, 2010
The announcement that social-networking phenomenon Twitter has agreed to settle FTC charges that it had engaged in inadequate privacy and information security practices illustrates some simple mistakes that social media and other online companies can make. If the consent decree is approved, Twitter will have to live with the oversight that accompanies an FTC consent decree for 20 years (or more than four times the length of time that the company has existed).
The Brave New World Of e-Workplace Privacy Policies
August 30, 2010
Part One of this article, last month, examined the liability involved with social media and e-mail use. Part Two discusses implementing compliant and defensible workplace policies.
Crowdsourcing the Law
August 30, 2010
The Internet's completely over, the musician once-again known as Prince declared this summer. If so, I am at a loss to explain the ongoing emergence of innovative Web sites such as Spindle Law, a new site that is reconfiguring the traditional legal treatise to make it better fit a "Web 2.0" world.
Navigating the Changing Technological Landscape
August 30, 2010
In <i>City of Ontario v. Quon</i>, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a government employer's search of an employee's communications on an employer-issued pager was reasonable under the circumstances and, therefore, did not violate the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution. The Court's narrowly tailored decision underscores that cases in the area of employee privacy will continue to be highly fact-sensitive.
Client Speak: Client Feedback ' The 12 Essential Steps
August 28, 2010
This article ' in two parts ' will deal with the Client Feedback process, specifically the 12 essential steps involved. This first part lists the 12 steps and then describes steps 1 through 4a (pre-interview planning).
Career Journal: Possession Is Not Nine-Tenths of the Law
August 28, 2010
Even if law firms have made no changes to their existing structure, partners have done little lately to bolster the cause of their marketing organizations.
ERM 2.0 ' What's Next for Legal Marketers
August 28, 2010
Enterprise Relationship Management (ERM) is what firms today use to track and manage their relationships to determine which connections firm-wide can be valuable in growing their business. But ERM, like most marketing technologies, has evolved.
Business Crimes Hotline
August 28, 2010
Recent national rulings of importance.
In the Courts
August 28, 2010
A look at a recent high-profile case.
Criminal Antitrust Enforcement Under the Obama Administration
August 28, 2010
Judging by the numbers, the Obama DOJ has been as active, or at least as successful, in criminal antitrust enforcement as candidate Obama promised. Criminal antitrust fines in 2009 exceeded $1 billion...

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