This WEEK in LAW 22

This WEEK in LAW Episode 22

This Week In Law 22: Yo Comments Are Whack

The end of empathy, community management, the importance of plain language, and more.

Panel

• Denise Howell, Jason Calacanis, Colette Vogele, Ernie Svenson, and Evan Brown

Topics

Jason Calacanis: We Live in Public (and the end of empathy)

• Twitter Search: #empathyday
• Twitter Search: #haterday
• The Age of Rage: Is the Internet Making Us Mean?
• Why Email Starts Fights!
• Yo Comments Are Whack!

Community management considerations:

• Section 230 to Twitter and others: Delete away
• George Bernard Shaw quote
• Avoiding the Facebook Terms of Service debacle

The importance of plain language in legal documents:

• The Value of Human Readable Deeds
• Ernie Svenson: Legal writing seminar in New Orleans
• Books and Articles on Plain Legal Writing
• writing services
• PlainLanguage.gov
• This Is How All User Agreements Should Be Displayed

Sponsors

Audible

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Picks

The Host: A Novel by Stephenie Meyer (Unabridged) Narrated by Kate Reading

• Ad Time: 00:37-00:45 and 46:19-50:10

GoToMeeting

• GoToMeeting.com/twil
• Ad Time: 00:46-00:54, 31:00-33:31

Production Information

• Recorded Date: March 17, 2009
• Release Date: March 20, 2009
• Duration:
• Log line: The end of empathy, community management, the importance of plain language, and more.
• Edited by: Victor
• Notes: Victor removed one swear word. Skype bloopers at the end.

33:00 some echo from Collette which she soon muted.

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