The use of social-media sites has surged at a record-breaking pace over the past few years, and they are now used by employees and employers in almost every workplace—a development that has opened new vehicles for harassment, discrimination and employment-related defamation.
Nearly 150 people died 100 years ago during a fire at a garment factory in New York City. From their deaths was born workers’ compensation insurance and safety reforms still used by property insurers today.
To no ones great surprise, IBM’s Watson question answering (QA) system triumphed over a couple of guys you normally wouldn’t want to get into a Trivial Pursuit contest with on the Jeopardy! TV game show last week.
I’m not sure I buy into the suggestion that Facebook (via the Internet) brought down the Egyptian government. Nor am I necessarily an advocate of “liberating” societies. If the Internet is truly an instrument of liberation then perhaps we should fear it.
As Facebook and other sites expand their applications, those involved in the handling of claims and cases must be properly prepared to gain access to this vast library of individualized information for use in an evidential setting.
The explosion of online “social media” can make valuable information readily available from your desk—that is, if you know where and how to look for it.
Millions use social media sites for networking, but these sites are also gaining prevalence as vital tools in investigations—that is, if they are used correctly.
Millions use social media sites for networking, but these sites are also gaining prevalence as vital tools in investigations—that is, if they are used correctly.