Google+ Makes Tremendous Progress, But a Minefield Awaits
It should come as no surprise that Google+ has expanded at a rapid pace. Already, in just a few months, Google+ has expanded to 13 million users. With any new social media service, like with present...
View ArticleFive for Friday: To Like or Not to Like….That is the Question!
Well, we all made it through another week – even if it was just barely. I had a pretty busy week, traveling to Dallas for depositions, and giving a presentation today for the ABA on the geolocation...
View ArticleThings you may have missed: interesting recent legal developments
Looking back at the blog, we have covered a wide range of subjects over the last few days. Here are some highlights worth looking at that you may have missed: The BART controversy continues to simmer....
View ArticleBreaking: Facebook Fights Back Against Employers Seeking Passwords
It is not surprising that Facebook would take a hard line against employers (and potential employers) who are seeking passwords from people’s Facebook accounts. We blogged about it here a few days...
View ArticleHouse (Mis)fires First Shot in Battle over Employer Access to Facebook Passwords
While at least one Senator is drafting a bill to stop the “unreasonable invasion of privacy” resulting from employer access to your Facebook page, the House has rejected a similar proposal from...
View ArticleAnother Lesson Learned: Instagram Quickly Backtracks After Angering Its Users
This week, users of Instagram scored a victory with the company’s management over a plan to amend Instagram’s terms of service that would allow the third-party use of users’ photos without their...
View ArticleGerry Rogers Removed From Assembly – The Dark Side of Social Media
I was perusing Techdirt, as I often do, and read a story I simply couldn’t ignore about a Canadian politician who was removed from assembly for something that she simply did not do. Gerry Rogers, a...
View ArticleDEA Sued for Creating Fake Facebook Account Using Woman’s Photos
How would you like to stumble upon a Facebook page that you did not create, and that also displayed your name and your personal photographs? Better yet, how would you feel if that same page was...
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