Transcript 2009 Social Websites & Jury Selection

Christopher B. Hopkins
Butzel Long, PC
Matthew J. Conigliaro
Carlton Fields, PA
[email protected]
[email protected]
Social Networking in the News
Social Networking in the News
State of Florida v. Casey Anthony – Photobucket.com Evidence
Possible Web 2.0 Questions
For Voir Dire
 Do you use MySpace or Facebook? Have you?
 Do you publish a blog? Have you?
 Do you read any online news sources (e.g., Drudge
Report, Slate.com, local newspapers with blogs)?
 Do you post on any message boards? If so, which ones,
and under what moniker?
Searching People on the Internet
 Use during jury selection
 Pre-suit to locate individuals
 Parties and Witnesses
 Opposing Counsel
 Experts
Internet Searches to
Research People
1)
Google: [name] + [hometown]or
[business/occupation] for a
general search;
2) Google News
3) Local News
4) Employer website
5) Wink.com
Internet Searches to
Research People
6) Zoominfo.com: search[name]
7) Blogs: search[name] on www.blogsearch.google.com
8) Facebook/MySpace: a search on Facebook should
reveal a photo and [name]’s group of friends; a “Find
Friends” search on MySpace will reveal [name]’s page
9) Other networking sites: try www.yoname.com
10) “Photo sharing” sites: YouTube, Shutterfly, Flickr,
and Photobucket.com to see if [name] appears in
videos or images
Other Useful Internet Searches to
Research People
Arrests and lawsuits
www.pbso.org/corrections
courtcon.co.palm-beach.fl.us
Workers’ compensation
www.jcc.state.fl.us/jcc/searchjcc
Corporation search
www.sunbiz.org
Other Useful Internet Searches to
Research People
 Political Contributions
 www.campaignmoney.com
 www.pbcelections.org
 Consumer Complaints
 www.pbcgov.com/publicsafety/
consumeraffairs
Other Useful Internet Searches to
Research People
 Google Street View
Marketing on Web 2.0
 “Regular” firm / company website
 Professional blog
 Use Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn to make
announcements
 Use same sites to drive readers to your blog posts
Marketing on Web 2.0
Christopher B. Hopkins
Butzel Long, PC
Matthew J. Conigliaro
Carlton Fields, PA
[email protected]
[email protected]