Social media and a possible New York State constitutional convention are the two main topics of the Presidential Summit on Wednesday, during the annual meeting of the New York State Bar Association taking place this week in New York City. ...

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As an employer, what avenues of social media can be used to learn about job applicants? Is an employee’s online comment (made on personal time from his home computer) about an employer protected under the National Labor Relations Act? How ...

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My good friend Scott Malouf, a Rochester attorney who also aids other lawyers in using social media as evidence, recently advised me that the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association had just released its ...

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When you take a photo with your cellphone or write a blog post or a short story or a poem, in general you are creating a copyright (a noun) that you own. Under United States copyright law you, as the ...

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Social media: It’s not a fad. I think we can all agree on that. Not only is it here to stay, it’s quickly becoming an accepted method of communication. That’s why judges in the United States have recently begun to ...

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Judges using social media: It’s an issue that’s been gaining more attention as social media permeates all aspects of our lives. In the majority of jurisdictions the ethics committees have concluded that it is generally permissible for judges to connect ...

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Good employees are the backbone of any strong company. Companies strive to hire employees who are professional, have good judgment, project a positive image and are otherwise aligned with the company’s culture. In an attempt to hire the best employees, ...

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NEW YORK — Behold the cascade of baby photos, the flood of funny kid anecdotes and the steady stream of school milestones on Facebook. It all makes Sonia Rao, a stay-at-home mother of a 1-year-old in Mountain View, California, “a ...

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NEW YORK — Privacy-wary parents are increasingly pausing before they post photos, names and other information about their wee ones on social media. Some are choosing a complete blackout, while others opt for nicknames and a few carefully selected snapshots. ...

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Here are a few questions to get your social sales juices flowing: Why are big companies interested in big data? Why are formerly non-social companies suddenly scouring social data? Why is “mobile” the new “social?” Why is “cloud” the new ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the New York Police Department admits he was caught off guard by the harsh response to a harmless attempt at community outreach on Twitter. But Commissioner William Bratton says he has no plans ...

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Monroe County Clerk Cheryl Dinolfo has unveiled new Facebook and Twitter accounts. Dinolfo can be liked at www.facebook.com/CherylDinolfo and on followed on Twitter at @CherylDinolfo. Residents are encouraged to visit Dinolfo’s social media pages for updates on the latest news ...

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