social media

• Define defamation of character
  Posted on December 3, 2013 by QualitySolicitors
  Over recent times there have been several high profile cases involving alleged and proven defamation of character. The growth of social media has had a substantial influence on defamation too; nowadays most of us are authors of one kind or another whether it is on Twitter, Facebook, blogs or simply comments that we post on websites. We all must take care that we do not to fall into the minefield of defaming others.
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  Posted in: Litigation
  Tagged: defamation, character assassination, reputation, slander, libel, social media, online reputation
• Can I have a puppy please? Social media for lawyers
  Posted on April 2, 2012 by Louise Restell
  I wouldn't describe myself as a social media guru, although if I'm in a roomful of lawyers the chances are I'll know more about the subject than the rest of them combined. This isn't hubris: I know for a fact I was appointed to the management board of a legal charity in large part because none of the other trustees, nor many of the staff, knew their Twitter from their Tumblr. It is, however, a fact I find terribly amusing.
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  Posted in: Legal services
  Tagged: advertising, Google, lawyers, Luddite, social media, social networking, technology, Twitter
• Fired because of Facebook?
  Posted on February 21, 2012 by Louise Restell
  Hard as it may be for anyone under the age of 30 to believe, when I started work there was no such thing as social media. In fact, there was barely even email. I remember trying to send my first email, via a modem that kept dropping the connection. It took so long I ended up phoning the person who sent it and we chatted while I waited for the message to come through.
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  Posted in: Employment law
  Tagged: Apple, Argos, employers, employment law, Facebook, John Flexman, LinkedIn, social media, social networking