Category: Social Networking

Article: The Fourth Amendment and Privacy Issues on the "New" Internet: Facebook.com and MySpace.com

There is an interesting article on The Fourth Amendment and Privacy Issues on the “New” Internet: Facebook.com and MySpace.com in the Fall issue of the Southern Illinois University Law Journal. Abstract: Facebook.com and MySpace.com are two of the most trafficked Web sites on the Internet. These Web sites form a “new” type of internet where …

"Scribd is YouTube for Documents"

“Scribd is YouTube for documents,” says Neil Squillante of TechnoLawyer. This free online library where anyone can upload supports .doc, .pdf, .txt, .ppt, .xls, .mp3, and more. What’s in it for legal practitioners? According to Technolawyer: — You can use Scribd as a free document conversion tool, albeit with a limited number of file formats …

What's Hot on the Web? Amateur Films on YouTube.com

The Wisconsin State Journal has an interesting article on one of the biggest trends to hit the Web: YouTube.com, an amateur video Web site. The paper reports that Madison film making duo Aaron Yonda and Matt Sloan have had almost a million viewers download their YouTube short film “Chad Vader, Day Shift Manager, Episode 1” …

Lawbby – MySpace for Lawyers

“If MySpace is where teens and college students meet and mingle, Lawbby says it is “where lawyers mingle,” whether for business or pleasure. Like MySpace, users can create their own profiles and groups, post photos and create blogs.” – Robert Ambrogi’s Lawsites It looked interesting, so I gave it a whirl. If you decide to …