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Unregulated Social Media Plays Large Role in the Middle East Upheaval

matt — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 23:08:38 +0000

With the upheaval that is occurring in the Middle East and North Africa, the role of social media has come into the spotlight due to its role in the current situation and the regions’ history of strong government influence over the control of media.

Monitoring Off-Duty Conduct on the Internet: Facebook, Blogs and Social Networking Media

Joel Rothman — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:09:29 +0000

On February 25, 2010 from 1-2:30 EST, ALI-ABA will offer a cutting-edge seminar on best legal practices for employers concerned about employee use of social networking.

The on-line seminar will address employers’ monitoring of employees’ off-duty blogging, texting and…

Landlord sues former tenant over Tweet on Twitter

Joel Rothman — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:12:38 +0000

Horizon Group Management, LLC, one of Chicago’s “premier apartment leasing and management companies,” has sued a former tenant, Amanda Bobben, for libel over a tweet she posted on her public twitter feed.

The tweet read:

You should just…