Pinterest’s Terms of Service – An Update

There has been much debate since the Pinterest terms of service controversy broke. Some copyright specialists believe that the copyright issue is a red herring due to the transformative nature of the posts. Carolyn Elefant does a nice job of explaining this in a comment in which she disagrees with my initial post on the […]

Are Pinterest’s terms of use really that bad?

I have read a number of articles about Pinterest and its terms of use lately.  Someone actually sent me a message on Facebook asking if I knew about the terms and wondering whether it is wise to use Pinterest.  That question is what leads me to write this post. I won’t comment on the wisdom […]

Family Law and Social Media

A look at how family lawyers should be using social media both for their clients and their firms.

The Bad Jennifer Ellis is Back! She comes along with Convergent, Sprint and AT&T to torment me. So who wants to handle the lawsuit?

If you follow this blog, you might recall that I wrote about the bad, bad, Jennifer Ellis who doesn’t pay her bills. This Jennifer, when I first became aware of her, owed Ford a car and Sprint $300 or so. Now apparently she owes AT&T some money too. The statement actually says Palisades Collection, but […]

Social Media for Employers

Tomorrow I am speaking for the PASAE in Harrisburg.  My topic is social media for employers.  I am addressing issues including: general use of social media; risks and rewards of using social media for screening, hiring, and firing; best practices for social media policies; and privacy settings on the most popular sites. If you are […]

Juror Misbehavior

These days most judges give very clear instructions to jurors, warning them to avoid social media, stay off the Internet, and avoid conducting any research about the defendant and the case before them. California even passed a law specifically to remind jurors to behave or face the consequences. I previously posted on the importance of […]

Happy New Year – Please Share Less

I just saw a headline on MSNBC asking if what you post on Facebook can be used against you. The article focuses on what your employer can do with your social media posts. So, can what you post on social media be used against you? Yes. Next post. Ok, joking aside, many social media users […]

Do you clean up your social media accounts?

I have spent considerable time telling people never to clean their social media accounts in planning for a lawsuit. But I have never mentioned the concept of cleaning up social media accounts as a general thing to do; something you routinely do as an individual or a business. That is, until yesterday. I was at […]