Web 2.0, Social Networking and the Courts
In the last decade or so, we have witnessed the growth of web 2.0 technology and social networking platforms, and their rapid rise in popularity as methods of social interaction and communication. Yet, platforms such as Facebook and Twitter are not just online social phenomena, but can impact on the...
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| author | Fitzgerald, B. Foong, Cheryl Tucker, M. |
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| description | In the last decade or so, we have witnessed the growth of web 2.0 technology and social networking platforms, and their rapid rise in popularity as methods of social interaction and communication. Yet, platforms such as Facebook and Twitter are not just online social phenomena, but can impact on the way the law and courts operate. This article highlights the issues that legal practitioners and courts need to be aware of in engaging with this technology, and suggests possible ways forward. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-568682024-06-06T02:35:44Z Web 2.0, Social Networking and the Courts Fitzgerald, B. Foong, Cheryl Tucker, M. In the last decade or so, we have witnessed the growth of web 2.0 technology and social networking platforms, and their rapid rise in popularity as methods of social interaction and communication. Yet, platforms such as Facebook and Twitter are not just online social phenomena, but can impact on the way the law and courts operate. This article highlights the issues that legal practitioners and courts need to be aware of in engaging with this technology, and suggests possible ways forward. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/56868 https://ssrn.com/abstract=2485512 fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Fitzgerald, B. Foong, Cheryl Tucker, M. Web 2.0, Social Networking and the Courts |
| title | Web 2.0, Social Networking and the Courts |
| title_full | Web 2.0, Social Networking and the Courts |
| title_fullStr | Web 2.0, Social Networking and the Courts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Web 2.0, Social Networking and the Courts |
| title_short | Web 2.0, Social Networking and the Courts |
| title_sort | web 2.0, social networking and the courts |
| url | https://ssrn.com/abstract=2485512 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/56868 |