Social Networking Websites
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Email Scandals, Hotties, Job Searches, Public Interest, Quote of the Day, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Twittering
Tweet of the Day: Try Applying to Chippendales
Landing a Summer Public Interest Legal Job: hotsexyskippy@yahoo.com is not an appropriate email address to have on your résumé. LOL. — PSLawNet, offering job search advice over Twitter. -
Facebook, Legal Research, Lexis-Nexis, LexisNexis / Lexis-Nexis, Ridiculousness, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Law School Students Go Insane Over LexisNexis's Online Promotion
The great thing about free stuff is that it is free. Nobody cares what kind of plastic junk they’re getting as long as it’s free. Why do sports fans go nuts over t-shirt cannons, even though the shirts are ugly as hell and always XXL? Duh, because they’re free. To me, it seems logical that […] - Sponsored
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Bad Ideas, Blogging, Eugene Volokh, Junk Email / Spam, Lawyer Advertising, Quote of the Day, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Quote of the Day: What do you mean by 'purported'?
[T]his might be a helpful alert to lawyers who are hiring someone to try to promote their sites: It’s possible that the promotion might consist of behavior that is par for the course for purported penis enlargement products, but not really in keeping with the sort of reputation that lawyers generally seek to cultivate. — […]
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General Counsel, Google / Search Engines, In-House Counsel, Quote of the Day, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Twittering
Quote of the Day: Search Engine Envy
Bad day for the Internet…. Having been there, I can imagine the dissension @Google to search being warped this way. — Alexander Macgillivray, general counsel of Twitter, commenting via Twitter about Google’s recent plan to alter search results based on users’ Google+ networks. Macgillivray used to be in-house counsel at Google. Corporate Counsel analyzed his […] -
Cyberlaw, Google / Search Engines, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Wikipedia
SOPA Protests Will Make Tomorrow Super Boring
Tomorrow is going to be the most boring day in the recent history of the Internet. For 24 hours — on January 18 — several high-profile websites will go dark, to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act. No one will be able to research potentially fake facts about their favorite celebrities, discover the newest nerdy […] -
Books, Feminism, Google / Search Engines, Law Professors, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, SCOTUS, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Supreme Court, Women's Issues
Non-Sequiturs: 01.11.12
* Being 15 minutes early to crucial meetings is not all that it’s cracked up to be. [The Ying-a-Ling] * Law school fiction: possible comic gold, possible Shakespearean tragedy. Check out excerpts from Cameron Stracher’s work in progress. [The Socratic Method] * The key for women getting ahead in 2012: working for companies that don’t […] -
Alex Kozinski, Election 2012, Federal Judges, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Labor / Employment, Music, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Social Networking Websites, Wall Street
Non-Sequiturs: 01.10.12
* There’s a new chief legal officer at Morgan Stanley: Eric Grossman, a former Davis Polk partner, replaces Frank Barron, a former Cravath partner (who joined Morgan Stanley not that long ago; if you know more about this odd situation, email us). [Bloomberg Businessweek] * Will anybody be surprised if it turns out that Ron […] -
2nd Circuit, Biglaw, Divorce Train Wrecks, Holidays and Seasons, Jed Rakoff, Morning Docket, Nude Dancing, SCOTUS, Securities and Exchange Commission, Social Networking Websites, Supreme Court, Twittering, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 12.28.11
* How many of these suggested New Year’s resolutions should the members of the Supreme Court consider following? Eight out of ten resolutions wouldn’t be too shabby. [Huffington Post] * Like a virgin, detained for the very first time: thanks to this court order, Egypt will be forced to come out of the dark ages […]
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Blogging, Drinking, Facebook, Pornography, Reader Polls, Shopping, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Video games
Ways and Means of Mass Distraction
Thoreau admonished us that we cannot “kill time without injuring eternity.” But what did he know? That proto-hippie pond-fetishist could not have imagined today’s world, where our collective attention spans have shriveled to goldfish levels and so much actual productive white-collar labor can be, to an observer, indistinguishable from simply loitering in front of a […] -
Cyberlaw, Facebook, Intellectual Property, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Trademarks
Model Who Says, 'I'm Too Sexy For This Trademark' Loses $81K Suit
The Internet may be infinite, but people still are constantly fighting over online real estate. It happens in the porn industry, and it happens to celebrities. Even Miami Dolphins cheerleaders have to fight for their right to party at their own website. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida recently ruled in […] -
Facebook, Google / Search Engines, Legal Ethics, Small Law Firms, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Twittering
The Practice: The Definitive (All You Need To Know) Guide (This Is It) To Social Media For Lawyers
Sorry to disappoint the snake-oil salesmen, but in this small post Brian Tannebaum will buck the trend, and debunk the fallacy of non-practicing lawyers who write books about social media for lawyers. Here, today my friends, he will tell you everything you need to know about the complicated and scary topic of: how to talk to people on the internet like a normal person.... -
Attorney Misconduct, Deaths, Facebook, Legal Ethics, Patton Boggs, Screw-Ups, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Trials
Facebook Spoliation Costs Widower and His Attorney $700K in Sanctions
When a tipster sent us an e-mail with the subject, "Court awards $700,000+ in sanctions for destruction of FB page,” Chris Danzig thought it sounded like it might be interesting. Because hey, that's a lot of money. He didn't realize it would also be one of the most depressing legal news stories he'd read since the tragic Friedlander murder-suicide.... -
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Non-Sequiturs: 11.07.11
* Professor Glenn Reynolds notes Lindsay Lohan’s swift movement through the jail system. [Instapundit] * Professor Orin Kerr notes Professor Stephen Higginson’s swift movement onto the Fifth Circuit — in apparent violation of the rule in judicial nominations “that a circuit court nominee with Supreme-Court-level credentials will have a harder time getting confirmed than a […]
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Facebook, Labor / Employment, Privacy, Social Networking Websites, Technology
New York Court Says Sometimes Facebook Info Might Actually Be Private
Remember how everyone used say, “Don’t post anything on Facebook you wouldn’t want your boss to see. But if you do, just make sure you set your privacy settings so that your boss can’t see.” Well, things have changed. Now, when companies enter workman’s compensation or personal injury litigation, courts will sometimes order discovery on […] -
Small Law Firms, Social Networking Websites, Solo Practitioners, Technology, Twittering
The Practice: Introducing The Contrarian To 'The Future Of Law'
It looks like Brian Tannebaum is going to hang out at Above the Law for a little while writing weekly about small-firm and solo law practice issues. He's as shocked as you are that he was asked to type over here -- as he actually practices law, in a suit, in an office, with other humans, with a desk, and has real live clients who actually need legal services.... -
Facebook, In-House Counsel, Labor / Employment, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Twittering
Inside Straight: Why Your Four-Month-Old Social Media Policy Is Obsolete
Four months ago, you revised your company’s policy on employees’ use of social media. The policy said all the right things: When employees use social media, they should respect the rights of others and treat people with dignity; obey the company’s code of business conduct; maintain corporate confidences; and so on. Unbelievably, some recent communications […] -
Bad Ideas, Crime, Facebook, Rank Stupidity, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Wannabe Rapper Convicted of Making Criminal Threats on Facebook
I am constantly amazed at how dimwitted some criminals can be. We have covered them in these pages before, from the guy who left evidence of his violent plans open on his desktop, to the robber who reached out to his victim via Facebook. On Thursday in Pennsylvania, a federal jury convicted Anthony D. Elonis […] -
California, Cyberlaw, Eavesdropping / Wiretapping, Facebook, Privacy, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Did Facebook Illegally Wiretap 150 Million People? Maybe! Probably Not
A new lawsuit, filed by an average Facebook user, claims a class of 150 million people, and damages of hundreds or thousands of dollars per class member. It's almost like there's no privacy anywhere anymore! (We're kidding, of course: Privacy completely disappeared years ago.) Exactly what heinous offense has Facebook supposedly committed? We're so glad you asked.... -
Small Law Firms, Social Networking Websites, Twittering
Size Matters: Make New Tweeps, But Keep The Old
Apparently, the way to garner a loyal (and numerous) Twitter following is the same way you make friends: build relationships, communicate and engage one another, and share information and unique insights. Yes, Twitter is like high school, except that anyone can be a cool kid. So, if you want to be a Twar (read: Twitter star), use the following tips.... -
Fabulosity, Facebook, Lawyer Advertising, Parties, Small Law Firms, Social Networking Websites, Solo Practitioners
There's No Such Thing as Bad Publicity When You've Got Swag
Most attorneys take themselves way too seriously. As a result, we see some pretty ridiculous attorney advertising that ends up being unintentionally funny. And while we’re happy to poke gentle fun at these websites and ads, our commentary isn’t always well received. Because another thing that lawyers aren’t known for is the ability to accept criticism. Knoxville attorney Stephen A. Burroughs is an exception to these rules....