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"Using Social Networking And Web 2.0Internet Sites For Research And Jury Selection" Christopher B. Hopkins Butzel Long, PC hopkins@butzel.com Matthew J. Conigliaro Carlton Fields, PA mconigliaro@carltonfields.com
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Possible Web 2.0 QuestionsFor 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
Top Ten Internet Searches to Research People • Google: [name] + [hometown]or [business/occupation] for a general search; • Google News • Local News • Employer website • Wink.com
Top Ten Internet Searches to Research People • Zoominfo.com: search[name] • Blogs: search[name] on www.blogsearch.google.com • 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 • Other networking sites: try www.yoname.com • “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
"Using Social Networking And Web 2.0Internet Sites For Research And Jury Selection" Christopher B. Hopkins Butzel Long, PC hopkins@butzel.com Matthew J. Conigliaro Carlton Fields, PA mconigliaro@carltonfields.com