Facebook “Tagging” Adds a New Wrinkle to Social Media Discovery
August 13, 2013

More litigants are requesting that their adversaries produce social media evidence during litigation. Often this information...

Federal Court Doesn’t ‘Like” Service of Process via Facebook — Joe Hand Proms. v. Carrette
August 12, 2013

People have mused about the inevitability of service of process via Facebook, but a recent decision shows that it may not be so quick...

“Private” Postings Nevertheless Discoverable
August 11, 2013

A judge ordered the parties in a personal injury lawsuit to retain a neutral forensic computer expert, at defendants’ expense, to review plaintiff’s private Facebook postings for evidence of activities inconsistent with her alleged injuries. In Perrone v. Rose City HMA, LLC [PDF], plaintiff Grace Perrone claimed to have suffered severe, life-altering, and disabling injuries as a result of a fall at the Lancaster Regional Medical Center (LRMC). Perrone alleged that her injuries made it impossible...

Webinar: Getting Your Online Content Read: Best Editorial Practices
August 11, 2013

In this webinar, JD Supra co-founder Adrian Lurssen will talk about why some legal content is more popular than others — and how we can develop our own best editorial and content marketing practices to make sure we are well-read online. When: Thursday, August 22, 2013 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT Speaker: Adrian Lurssen, co-founder and VP of strategic development at JD Supra Click here to register Adrian will walk through a case study of recent legal coverage (to do with a change to the U.S....

2013 ABA Tech Survey once again shows surge in attorneys using iPhone, iPad
August 11, 2013

Every year, the ABA Legal Technology Resource Center conducts a survey to gauge the use of legal technology by attorneys...

The Most Popular Apps for Lawyers, According to ABA Tech Survey
August 10, 2013

What are the most popular legal and business smartphone apps among lawyers? According to the 2013 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report, the most popular legal app by a long shot is Fastcase. The most popular business app is Dropbox. The survey asked lawyers whether they had ever downloaded legal-specific smartphone apps and, if so, which ones. Of those who had, the top three apps they named were: Fastcase, 26.5 percent. Westlaw and Lexis, 7.7 percent each. WestlawNext, 7.3 percent. Other...

Lawyers’ Use of Cloud Shows Big Jump in ABA Tech Survey
August 10, 2013

The percentage of lawyers who say they use cloud-based software and services jumped from 21 percent in 2012 to 31 percent...

Lawyers’ Social Media Use Grows Modestly, ABA Annual Tech Survey Shows
August 10, 2013

Lawyers’ social media use continues to grow, but only modestly, according to just-released findings of the 2013 American...

Being Great At Math Is More Important Than Ever
August 10, 2013

When media first started going digital, journalists feared that they would be judged by the numbers, rather than on the mastery of their craft.  To a large extent, that actually happened, but it wasn’t so bad after all.  Most were able to adjust. So there was no small amount of irony surrounding the recent high profile negotiations between ESPN and The New York Times over the services of Nate Silver. The stakes were enormous, as Mr. Silver accounted for as much as 20% of the Grey Lady’s...

Masters of our Own Destiny: Marc Teerlink at TEDxFlanders
August 8, 2013

Marc Teerlink, consumer psychologist, a passionate speaker and visionary from IBM, the company that created Watson - the first non-human winner of Jeopardy! Marc will takes the audience on a roller coaster ride, through witty, yet down to earth, examples of the digitization of society and what we can expect of it in the coming three years.