Social Media, Reputation Management, Online Reputation

Defamation and Reputation Management in the Digital Age

Cranfill Sumner LLP on 8/29/2024

Defamation is the act of communicating false statements about a person that injures their reputation. Legal protections for a person’s reputation go back to common law and were well developed over the past two centuries....more

[Webinar] Countering Disinformation: Under Attack! - March 19th, 2:00 pm EST

Guidepost Solutions LLC on 2/21/2024

Social media and digital spaces are the prisms through which people view the world. It is where people communicate, receive news and information, and develop beliefs of morality, ethics, and fact. Truth has become relative...more

How to Manage an Online Reputation Crisis

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC on 12/21/2023

An online reputation crisis can be defined as a situation where an individual or business faces a significant and often damaging shift in how they are perceived online. Whether through negative reviews, malicious rumors, or...more

Healthcare Online Reputation Management

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC on 11/3/2023

In an age where a vast majority of patients turn to the internet for healthcare information and recommendations, the online reputation of healthcare practices has become a paramount concern. The way medical professionals and...more

Should I Respond to Every Review?

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC on 9/29/2023

Online reviews play a pivotal role in shaping, maintaining, and protecting the reputation of businesses and individuals alike. Whether you’re a business owner or a professional seeking feedback, the question often arises:...more

Who to Choose?: What to Look For in a Defamation Attorney

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC on 9/7/2023

Incidents of defamation and online harassment have become increasingly prevalent as society relies more and more on the internet to communicate and share information. The increased use of social media to connect, in both...more

How to Manage Facebook Reviews

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC on 7/20/2023

Did you know that Facebook is the largest social networking site? Business News Daily reports that Facebook has more than 2.91 billion active users, making it a vital platform for small business sales, social media marketing,...more

How to Manage Yelp Business Reviews

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC on 7/10/2023

Yelp is an incredibly important tool for consumers to gather information online about all types of businesses. While the general perception has always been that Yelp is a site to look up restaurants, the platform has expanded...more

How to Verify Business Social Media

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC on 6/12/2023

In today’s digital age, social media has become an integral part of business marketing, customer service, and reputation management strategies. Establishing an authentic online presence is crucial, and one way to enhance...more

Off the Clock in Oregon but Maybe on the Hook

Miller Nash LLP on 7/20/2022

Despite Hollywood’s most recent high-profile case with Amber Heard and Johnny Depp, defamation cases are notoriously difficult to win and often susceptible to pretrial dismissal. Yet, a recent Oregon Supreme Court case—Lowell...more

Social Media Unmasking: Removing Anonymity from Digital Bullies and Cyber Criminals

Guidepost Solutions LLC on 5/19/2022

Whether or not Elon Musk’s recent acquisition of Twitter is a good thing or bad thing for the future of social media (Twitter accepts buyout, giving Elon Musk total control of the company – The Verge), one aspect of social...more

How Can Doctors Respond To and Remove Fake Reviews from the Internet?

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 4/15/2022

A positive internet reputation is an expected prerequisite for conducting business. Negative internet content, including negative reviews, can destroy an operation....more

Seven Things You Should Do Right Now to Protect Your Online Reputation

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 4/5/2022

Billions of Google searches occur every day. Sources estimate that the average person conducts between three to four daily Google searches....more

Hashtags and Headlines: The Rise of Social Media

Venable LLP on 1/20/2022

Social media platforms continue to be a useful way to share information, keep in touch with friends and family, and even promote an independent school; however, they also can continue to create headaches for independent...more

What Are My Legal Options if My Business Has Been Defamed?

Jaburg Wilk on 12/22/2021

Social media is causing defamation claims to become more common. There are several areas for consideration if you feel your business has been defamed. First, what is defamation? Expressing an opinion is not defamation. For...more

Leveraging Social Media for Recruitment Strategies

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 7/30/2021

Now is the time to be leveraging social media for your recruitment strategies. 73% of millennials found their last job on a social network (HR Network). Social media is a great outlet to showcase your company’s culture and...more

Business suicide by social media post is a thing

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C. on 6/23/2020

We live through troubling times and when we live through troubling times, people act very strangely on social media. I will never understand why a business owner will take to social media and crack jokes or make light of very...more

What Can We Learn From “Pierre Delecto?”

Blattel Communications on 10/30/2019

Pierre Delecto, we hardly knew ye! The delicious, and somewhat apolitical, news out of Washington, D.C. that Utah Senator Mitt Romney, for some time, had a secret Twitter account under the pseudonym “Pierre Delecto” is...more

Anonymous Online Speech: Considerations for Victims and Speakers

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 6/19/2019

In today’s world — where social media has become a source of news for many — companies and individuals often find themselves the subject of negative and anonymous online comments. These comments can give rise to legal claims...more

What Articles Don’t Usually Tell You About Reputation Management

McDermott Will & Emery on 6/10/2019

Joseph Hall once said, “A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was”. In 2019 we like to think there is a filter for everything, but what about...more

Digital Crisis PR: Best Practices for Corporate Social Media Use

K&L Gates LLP on 5/29/2019

Companies are vulnerable to all sorts of social media attacks, from a disgruntled employee spreading negative information to irresponsible social media use by a member of the C-suite. In this episode, Elisa D’Amico and...more

Reputational Damage: 3 Worst Cases & 11 Next Steps for Protecting Your Brand & Company

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 3/20/2019

When it comes to the potential risks that can impact a business, the risk of reputational damage ranks at or near the very top of the list. In a recent study by Deloitte and Forbes Insights, 300 executives (C-suite and board...more

Top Tips for Reviewing Your Social Media Profile

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 3/11/2019

Fifty-six percent of law school admissions officers say they look at an applicant’s social media profile to learn more about them, according to a survey by Kaplan Test Prep of 117 law schools. Ninety-one percent of law...more

Digital Crisis PR: Removal of Unlawful Content from Digital Platforms

K&L Gates LLP on 2/19/2019

Whether you are an individual, a start-up, or a multi-million dollar corporation, there is an art to removal-or “takedowns”- of unlawful content or negative reviews that have been posted about you or your business online. In...more

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