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• Social Media Policies Database - Policies of 236 Different Corporations
• Hiding from eDiscovery in Plain Sight
• 20 Quick Tips for Using LinkedIn Better

Social Media Policies Database - Policies of 236 Different Corporations Posted: 29 Aug 2011 07:23 AM PDT http://ow.ly/6ft2t This is a resource provided on the compliance building website. This link contains at present 236 different social media compliance policies from some Fortune 1000 corporations, and other entities that have published their compliance policies. The policies posted here range from regulation of blogging, social media networks, and general internet usage by employees. We trust that you will find this to be a valuable resource of information.

Hiding from eDiscovery in Plain Sight Posted: 29 Aug 2011 06:17 AM PDT http://ow.ly/6fnJJ Article by Bill Tolson appearing on eDiscovery 101 website. This interesting article discusses the use of QR codes, which are bar codes that can be scanned to transmit various types of messages, such as writing messages, audio files, video files, and links to websites. QR codes are not generally processed by eDiscovery software, and could be used to hide information that the sender does not wish to be found during the discovery process. This is something eDiscovery vendors need to become aware of, and develop protocols for. A scan of the QR bar code would reveal the contents of the message, but for most part scanning these QR codes is not part of best practices for eDiscovery processing. In the near future, eDiscovery processing will likely require that these QR codes be scanned to reveal their contents.

20 Quick Tips for Using LinkedIn Better Posted: 29 Aug 2011 05:56 AM PDT http://ow.ly/6fmDh Article by "social media zone" on the social media zone website. This article provides some insight on more efficient ways to use LinkedIn. It provides some useful ideas, and reminds the reader that LinkedIn is social media too.