It used to be that journalists and businesses that engaged in high profile PR and advertising used to be the ones who really had to worry about lawsuits from defamation of character, trade mark and copyright infringements and libel. But social media has made publishers of us all, whether we be individuals or businesses large and small. The video below is a conversation between Nashville lawyer Kevin Thompson and Bill Seaver of Micro Explosion Media - it highlights some of the more common legal issues created by blogging and posting on social media services like Facebook and Twitter. It's worth a look.
A good place to start, if you are running a business, is with a social media policy for you and your employees. But even there, as Kevin Thompson points out, not all policies are enforceable. We can help you craft a good social media policy, and we can provide additional business insurance protection if your business is actively engaging in social media marketing of any kind.
Happy blogging!