Twitter: Juror tweets leading to Jury twubble.

 Law, Online Communities, social networks, Twitter  14 Responses »
Mar 222009
 

jail_prisonFollowing on from our discussions re:  the law and legal system being inflexible and unable to cope with how humans interact in online communities and social media sites.

A juror who used Twitter to communicate his disapproval of the plantiff in a civil case has provoked an argument that could lead to a mistrial.

Russell Wright’s construction company Stoam Holdings recently lost a $12 million dollar lawsuit brought by investors. But lawyers for the firm are arguing that juror Johnathan Powell’s Twitter updates broke the rules prohibiting jurors from discussing such cases with the public.

However, Powell insists he didn’t make any pertinent updates until after the verdict, and that he didn’t read any replies.

I’m surprised jurors were allowed to take mobile devices into court in the first place: I suspect they may not be in future… Via Slashdot.

(from Popgadget)

And thus it starts.

Generations of Fear

 Education, Featured, social networks  11 Responses »
Sep 222008
 

Big news on Slashdot today: theodp writes “Confirming paranoid high-schoolers’ fears, a new Kaplan survey reveals that 10% of admissions officers from prestigious schools said they had peeked at sites like Facebook and MySpace to evaluate college-bound seniors. Of those using the profiles, 38% said it had a ‘negative impact’ on the applicant. ‘Today’s application is not just what you send … but whatever they can Google about you,’ said Kaplan’s Jeff Olson. At Notre Dame, assistant provost for enrollment Dan Saracino said he and his staff sometimes come across candidates portraying themselves in a less-than-flattering light. ‘It’s typically inappropriate Continue Reading…