Lawyers Should Be Weary of Spacebooking on MyFace

Here’s a good article entitled “Where Were You During the Social Media Boom?” by Greg Spizer in The Legal Intelligencer.

Statistics show that social media are booming. Facebook’s website indicates that it has 400 million active users; MySpace’s online press report from earlier this year says it has 100 million active users (this number has been disputed somewhat, but it is still in the millions); and a recent news article in PCWorld said that in January of this year, Twitter had 75 million visitors. Individuals, celebrities, corporations, nonprofit organizations, political campaigns, media outlets, associations, societies, movements, and others are all using social media to communicate, and their messages are being heard.

The social media websites are influencing serious as well as the not-so-serious issues. By example, they are credited with greatly contributing to President Obama’s 2008 victory, as well as with helping 88-year old Betty White to host “Saturday Night Live” after a Facebook group generated more than a half a million followers in support of her appearance. Lawyers must acknowledge social media’s importance.

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