New Series of Posts: Social Media and the Law
Prevalence of social media makes more people connected to each other and that level of interaction brings legal concerns.
Later today I will be posting the first in a series of posts detailing Social Media and its interaction with the law. Generally, it is geared toward small businesses, law students, and social media users. In particular, for those groups of people living, working, and playing in Hawaii. However, everyone is welcome to read for their own education.
Let me give you a quick overview of the five major topic areas that I will be covering in posts over the next couple of months. They are as follows:
- Social Media and the Workplace
- Creating and Implementing a Social Media Policy
- Using Social Media as Evidence
- Social Media and Legal Miscellany
Today’s post will be under Social Media and the Workplace, specifically the hiring and background checks of potential employees by employers. Please note that I will be switching the schedule of my postings. The Social Media and the Law posts will come out Mondays or Tuesdays of the week and Draw the Law will be on Fridays or Saturdays of the week.
In the mean time, look below and check out some interesting facts on social media.
Just Some Facts about Social Media
Social media is quickly becoming a part of our everyday lives. Many of us check our social media accounts at least once during the day. Here are a few interesting facts: (1) Facebook has more than 500 million active users and 50% of their active users log on Facebook in any given day (Source: Facebook) and (2) Twitter users send out about 55 million Tweets per day. All of that adds up to an avalanche of information. (Source: DigitalBuzzBlog)
For some more interesting facts, information, and graphics from other sources on social media check out the following links: