Massachusetts Attorney General Embracing Social Media

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is embracing social media as a way to be "more transparent in government," according to a statement on the AG's web site, and for outreach, education and information. The web communications tools being used to date include:

A blog: At Issue & In Focus
A Twitter page - MassAGO
An e-newsletter - Building Better Communities
A YouTube Channel - MassAttorneyGeneral

For more information, see the Web Communications Policies page on the AG's web site.

Filmmaker's Book is Updated for Social Media and Changing Economy

Rapid changes in the economy and within social media has prompted New Hampshire entertainment attorney and Hamline University Law Professor Jon Garon to substantially update his popular filmmaker's handbook, The Independent Filmmaker's Law and Business Guide: Financing, Shooting, and Distributing Independent and Digital Films, to address strategies for financing film, completing principal photography, and obtaining distribution.

Newly updated and expanded, this second edition explores concepts such as executing a digital distribution strategy through the use of YouTube and "webisodes," the importance of international distribution, and legal issues particular to documentaries. Six handy appendixes provide sample contracts, copyright circulars, Documentary Filmmakers' Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use, studio contact information, and more.

Lawyers Using Social Web to Network

Lawyers are waking up to the potential of social networking web sites to help them enhance relationships and grow their networks. A good article that explains what its all about from the point of view of attorneys is Using the Web to Network published by Chicago Lawyer. It's one of the Legal Marketing 101 articles on Legal Marketing Reader. For more great law marketing articles, check them out.