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Brevard Community College Paralegal Program The Collision of MySpace, Your Space and the Work Space February 18, 2012 Social Media:

Social Media: Benefits and Applications in Litigation

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A presentation to paralegals in Brevard County, Florida on behalf of the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists - February 18, 2012

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Brevard Community College Paralegal Program

The Collision of MySpace, Your Space and the Work Space

February 18, 2012

Social Media:

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www.davidsteinfeld.com

www.davidsteinfeld.comMember, Association of

Certified E-Discovery Specialists

Presented by David Steinfeld, Esq.

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Social Media:Benefits and Applications in Litigation

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PART 1

what is it what does it do why is it important

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70+% of Internet pop. use social media 30%+ use social media daily

Awareness of Facebook is over 90% 700 Million people use social networks daily 67% of all statistics are made up

Statistics

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Blogs

Ratings & Reviews Social Bookmarking

Podcasts VideosSocialMedia

Social Networks

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“Core” SitesContent creation & hosting

Facebook

LinkedInGoogle Plus

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“Core” SitesContent replication & Internet visibility

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Content creation & hosting

“Newer” Sites

Delicious Tumblr

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“Newer” SitesContent replication & Internet visibility

ShareaholicStumbleUpon

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PART 2

Benefits Uses

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Visibility Credibility Recognition Notoriety Business Referrals

Benefits

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Social Media Blunders

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Networking Instant communications Instant sharing of

information,knowledge & documents

Connectivity

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PART 3Social Media Applications in Litigation

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Obtaining Social Media

Open Source

- Unprotected information voluntarily placed in the public domain

Research – hone your skills to find data Think beyond Search Engines & Google

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Obtaining Social MediaProtected/Compartmented Information

- Information with limited access or intended to only be viewed by those the creator allows to see it

Ethical Considerations1. can you obtain this information 2. what manner did you use3. is it fair to allow its use

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Obtaining Social MediaDiscovery Requests

1. Requests to Produce 2. Interrogatories3. Request for Admissions4. Physical inspections of

hard drives

– seek the protected info in an unprotected state e.g. stored on a hard drive

– think outside the box

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Preserving ESI

1. Litigation Hold Letters- Demands to Opposing Party- Obligations & Responsibilities

to YOUR client

2. Liabilities for Failure to Preserve Data- Spoliation- Potential Results in Litigation

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Using Social Media Admitting the Evidence

Rules: authenticity, best evidence, prejudice, hearsay, business records exception, other exceptions

How to present it in a Courtroom

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Timeliness of Social Media/E-Discovery

Federal

Conferences

State

March 2012 Florida Supreme Court set to hear oral argument on newly proposed e-discovery Rules

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ACEDS.org

- Bits & Bytes newsletter- Certification- Resources

“LinkedIn99”$99 thru 2/29

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www.aceds.org

www.craigball.com

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Questions