Kathleen Dunn, Patton Boggs LLPMegan McGrath, GW Law SchoolCarrie Milliken, Dickstein Shapiro LLP

• Online content using highly accessible and scalable publishing technologies

• A shift in how people discover, read and share news, information and content.

• A fusion of sociology and technology, transforming monologues into dialogues

• The democratization of information, transforming people from content readers into publishers

• Enables people to connect in the online world to form relationships for personal, political and business use.

• Internet forums• Weblogs• Social blogs• Wikis

• Podcasts• Pictures• Video

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Mind-Blowing Increases

Statistics

•More than a billion monthly active users as of December 2012. •Approximately 82% of monthly active users are outside the U.S. and Canada.•618 million daily active users on average in December 2012. •680 million monthly active users who used Facebook mobile products as of December 31, 2012.

• Factors to consider:•Be Consistent•Public vs. Private Networks•Organization Policy•Access to Your Contacts

• Ethical considerations:•Publicizing Personal Opinions•Public Persona and Work Consequences•Disclosing Confidential Info

• Scenario 1: Your firm has an opening and your attorneys ask you to troll LinkedIn for candidates. Are their issues for you or your organization?

• Scenario 2: Your supervisor sends you a friend request on Facebook/asks for your Twitter handle. How do you respond?

• Scenario 3: Discuss some common pitfalls you’ve observed on social media applications?