"A little bird told me." It's an oldie, but it has new life in the UK, particularly in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom today published guidance on its practice relating to the use of "live text based... Read More
By: Donna Ray Berkelhammer Could this happen to your Twitter account after you amicably leave your job: "The costs and resources invested by ON A WING AND A PRAYER PRODUCT GROUP into growing its followers, fans and general brand awareness... Read More
Facebook Last week, Facebook published a revised version of its Promotions Guidelines . The most significant change for advertisers is that, under the new guidelines, Facebook no longer requires written approval for an advertiser to administer a promotion... Read More
While an innovative social media campaign can be a great boon to business, corporate America is becoming increasingly aware of the inherent dangers of social media as well. In particular, employees' statements about employers on personal Facebook... Read More
Twitter Turns Acidic to Trademark/Right of Publicity Claims Twitter, in the legal world, might prove to be the equivalent of sulphuric acid. In NBA-Player Gilbert Arenas' recent lawsuit against his ex-girlfriend (Laura Govan) and Shed Media's... Read More
Perhaps the most remarkable feature of the current hyper-digital age is the ever-shrinking gap between the celebrity and everyman. Nowhere is this phenomenon more apparent than in the realm of the celebrity tweet. Twitter, the pervasive microblogging... Read More
In the Matter of Twitter, Inc ., FTC File No. 0923093 (June 24, 2010), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Twitter entered into an agreement containing a consent order . The consent order emphasizes the importance of password policies and management... Read More
Recently, both Facebook and Twitter have enhanced their advertising and promotions guidelines. In this Analysis, Ed Chansky, Alan Sutin, Kristen Fancher, Andy Moore and Tracie Chesterman describe the primary features of Facebook's new rules regarding... Read More