Social Media Webinar Series: Part 1 – How Do I Begin?
March 11, 2010 at 1 p.m. EST
Sponsored by the Social Media Task Force and Technology Committee
Speakers: R. Bruce Barze, Jr., Balch & Bingham LLP, Birmingham, AL; Daniel F. Beasley, Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne PC, Huntsville, AL; Robert C. Manlowe, Williams Kastner, Seattle, WA
The IADC Social Media Task Force will partner with IADC Committees to present a webinar series on Social Media. In the first installment of this series, co-sponsored by the Technology Committee, the basics of three powerful and popular social media tools -- LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter will be addressed. Three experienced IADC members will discuss the merits and differences among LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter and then walk you through the set-up and use of each these sites. The panel will discuss time considerations, the importance of privacy settings, and simple ways even the most inexperienced users can greatly enhance a legal practice by using these tools.
Part 2, co-sponsored by the Professional Liability Committee, will address legal ethics in social media on April 27, 2010. Part 3, co-sponsored by the Technology and Insurance and Reinsurance Committees, will address the use of social media in client development and marketing on May 29, 2010. Finally, Part 4, co-sponsored by the Drug, Device and Biotechnology Committee, will address the use of social media in trial and discovery (date TBA). Please watch your inbox for more information on this webinar series.
To RSVP for these webinars, please e-mail Mary Dannevik at mdannevik@iadclaw.org.