Over the past couple of years we have seen many situations that have served as a lesson in how Twitter can bestow immediate notoriety on just about anyone. With its instantaneous nature, millions of members and broad global reach it...
There have been enormous changes in the legal world in recent years and one of the most significant has been the shift in the way firms attract clients and generate instructions. Word of mouth recommendations, established networks and reputation are...
Client service is a very different kettle of fish in 2013 compared to a decade ago. The digital world has opened up a whole new playing field and, thanks to its instantaneous nature, the goalposts of interaction and communication with...
We are all familiar with the annual barrage of feel good images that make up the Christmas adverts – the animated animals and glamorous models in snow covered scenes, tables piled high with Christmas food and trees surrounded by presents....
Whilst the enormously fast growth of digital media has meant the opening up of opportunities for new forms of marketing, for reaching new client bases and for significantly cutting costs, it has also brought with it increased risk. Malware, viruses...
Whilst social media sites like Twitter and Facebook have increasingly been making their presence felt in the legal sector over the past few years, Pinterest is one of those sites that seems to be fairly far removed from what the...
We all know about the perils of posting photos of ourselves in the advanced stages of partying - but what rules should professional people apply to blogging? Social media offers lawyers the chance to blog about intensely personal matters that they...
Last night I received a direct message on twitter from a follower. It suggested I might want to know about a photo of me that was circulating the net. As a long time twitter user I have seen this before,...
You might have been under the impression that YouTube was solely for the purpose of posting videos of the Harlem Shake, badly made image collages soundtracked by music, or embarrassing wedding videos. However, it has begun to emerge as an...
The use of social media in business - and especially in law - is relatively new and, as a result, it remains a fairly unpredictable beast. As its efficacy effectively depends on the reactions of millions of different users it...
