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  • Jason Krause

Courts Set the Bar for Social Media Discovery
Courts Set the Bar for Social Media Discovery 150 150 Jason Krause

Being in the legal technology field can be frustrating. Technology changes fast but the law moves slowly, deliberately, and often in convoluted ways. You have to somehow stay ahead of the technology curve while waiting for the courts to catch up. It wasn’t until 2006 that federal courts were able to get the basic rules…

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Inside the FTC: Data Security Battles and Hunt for Identity Thieves
Inside the FTC: Data Security Battles and Hunt for Identity Thieves 150 150 nextpointguest

Nextpoint’s Expert Witness is a feature offering insights from lawyers, technologists, law enforcement, entrepreneurs, and other interesting people influencing our industry and world. Check back regularly for thought-provoking expert opinions.   EXPERT WITNESS: Steve Wernikoff Nextpoint recently spoke with Steve Wernikoff, attorney with the Federal Trade Commission in Chicago who specializes in consumer protection matters…

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  • Jason Krause

How Not to Do Social Media Archiving
How Not to Do Social Media Archiving 150 150 Jason Krause

As it begins to dawn on people that social media is discoverable for litigation, it’s tempting to think that tweets, posts, and content can simply be downloaded from the provider. For example, The New York Times recently reported that Twitter is working on a way to retrieve old, expired tweets, and Facebook already has mechanisms…

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CEO of CMP.LY Talks Social Media Disclosure
CEO of CMP.LY Talks Social Media Disclosure 150 150 Michael Beumer

Nextpoint’s Expert Witness is a feature offering insights from lawyers, technologists, law enforcement, entrepreneurs, and other interesting people influencing our industry and world. Check back regularly for thought-provoking expert opinions.   Tom Chernaik Tom Chernaik is CEO of CMP.LY. The company’s unique disclosure solution is built on a foundation of Tom’s experience and insights in…

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  • Jason Krause

5 Steps to Forensically Sound Social Media Archives
5 Steps to Forensically Sound Social Media Archives 150 150 Jason Krause

Last week, Michelle Sherman outlined the legal obligations and emerging case law regarding social media and eDiscovery. Once an organization has internalized and put these considerations into policy, there is then the practical issues involved in actually preserving social media content and archiving the material. No matter which vendor performs this role, there are a…

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The Four Corners of Social Media and eDiscovery
The Four Corners of Social Media and eDiscovery 150 150 nextpointguest

GUEST POST BY: Michelle Sherman Companies are on social media. They are interacting and connecting with customers through Facebook, Twitter and blogs. In a 2010 study, numbers on the conservative side show that 65 percent of Fortune Global 100 companies have active Twitter accounts, and 54 percent have Facebook fan pages. One third of these companies have a…

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Divorce in the Age of Facebook: We Don't Have to Fight (Family Law Cases)
Divorce in the Age of Facebook: We Don't Have to Fight (Family Law Cases) 150 150 Jason Krause

Divorce is always a messy proposition. As discussed this week, Facebook and social media have blown up family law cases and made a contentious process even more volatile. The most spectacular recent case in this regard is perhaps a Connecticut divorce in which the husband and wife were ordered to exchange passwords so they could…

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Why Florida’s eDiscovery Rules Matter
Why Florida’s eDiscovery Rules Matter 150 150 Jason Krause

Blast from the (recent) Past: This post was originally published on October, 4, 2012. To help Florida attorneys understand the new eDiscovery rules in their state, Nextpoint is offering a free webinar. Register Now and join us on Wednesday, March 6 at 1:00 p.m. It might seem difficult to get excited over the state of Florida adopting…

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