Author Archives: Shawn E. Tuma

Social Media Law: Video Presentation for Social Media Breakfast

The full video of my recent presentation on social media law is now available! On August 30, 2012, I made a presentation to Social Media Breakfast Dallas titled Social Media Law: It is Real and, Yes, It Can Impact Your Business. The presentation was about social media law and how it relates to businesses using social …

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Is a “Like” Protected Speech? Is It Different Than Giving “The Finger”?

I was recently asked my thoughts on the “Facebook ‘Like’ Case” on this blog’s Facebook Page and I decided that I would share my thoughts here as well given that this is such a burning issue in social media law. The short answer: I believe it was wrong for the court to find that a …

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Have You Ever Wondered What A Social Media Lawyer Does?

Readers of this blog will recall that last week I delivered a to Social Media Breakfast titled Social Media Law: It Is Real and Yes, Can Really Impact Your Business. The slides from that presentation are posted HERE and we expect to have the full video of the presentation posted soon. Ok, enough about me! Today I …

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Tension is Not Always Bad

Tension is something we have grown to hate because it is usually viewed as a bad thing. But is it really so bad? Too much surely is – just like the belt on a car engine – if the tension is too high, it keeps the parts from working the way they should and causes …

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Video Preview for Social Media Law: It Is Real and Yes, Can Really Impact Your Business

I will be speaking at Social Media Breakfast Dallas next Thursday, August 30, 2012 from 7:15 am to 9:00 am. My presentation is about social media law and how it relates to businesses using social media. Social Media Breakfast Dallas is an awesome event that takes place on the last Thursday of each month. While …

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Social Media Law: The Legal Do’s and Don’ts of Social Media

Here is my most recent presentation titled Social Media Law: The Legal Do’s and Don’ts of Social Media. Please take a look at it and let me know what you think! <div style=”margin-bottom:5px”> <strong> <a href=”http://www.slideshare.net/shawnetuma/social-media-law-the-legal-dos-and-donts-of-social-media&#8221; title=”Social Media Law: The Legal Do’s and Don’ts of Social Media” target=”_blank”>Social Media Law: The Legal Do’s and Don’ts of …

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Federal Court in New York Refuses Service Via Facebook

UPDATE: See the recent discussion of the new Texas proposal here and join in the discussion over this idea: Texas Bill Proposes Allowing Substituted Service via Social Media – What Do You Think? In a recent opinion a United States District Court in New York refused to allow the defendant to be served via Facebook, instead reasoning …

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Want to be Creeped Out or Creeped On? “Girls Around Me” Shows Dangers of Sharing TMI on Social Media

You may or may not be creeped out by this new app but, it’s a good bet that if you haven’t already been creeped on, you will be. All from your own information! A new app called Girls Around Me is a creeper’s dream. The scariest part about it is that it is powered by …

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