How to fix some common Facebook problems

I came across this very helpful article on MSNBC on how to fix a variety of common problems on Facebook. The article addresses a variety of issues such as: -Failing to review your approved apps -Controlling your news feeds -Using privacy settings -Adjusting Facebook features that you hate so you can enjoy using Facebook -Getting […]

YouTube has simplified its embedding and removal of related videos

No long ago I wrote a post showing how to avoid advertising for other law firms when you embed video from YouTube on your website, on Facebook, or in a blog post. YouTube automatically provides related videos when you embed a video and those related videos often include your competition. This is obviously something you […]

Is clicking Like on Facebook Speech?

A judge in Virginia ruled that liking a page on Facebook is not speech. In the case, employees of a Sheriff “liked” the opposition’s Facebook page. When the Sheriff won the election, he fired 6 employees. We don’t know for a fact that the Sheriff fired the employees because they liked the page, so let’s […]

Is there such a thing as too General (Practitioner?)

My colleague Matt Homann made an excellent point in his blog today. He wrote that clients, “don’t have general needs, they have specific ones;” and that those clients “want you to be great at solving their problem[s].”  Matt called this The General Practitioner’s Dilemma. This is an issue I run into a lot when helping […]

The Positive Impact of a Social Media Presence

Every year the Legal Intelligencer presents a supplement on Women in the Profession. This year I am honored to have an article included in the supplement. My focus? Social Media. Read the full article online http://www.law.com/jsp/pa/PubArticlePA.jsp?id=1202549531281

What a dust up, can (and should) employers ask for a Facebook password?

First, under no circumstances should employers/potential employers ask for a Facebook password. I have absolutely no doubt that if an employer views an individual’s Facebook account it will learn things it shouldn’t know in regard to the hiring/firing process. And then, if the employer doesn’t hire the person, or seeks to terminate the person, the […]

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 […]