3. "Twitter is a device-agnostic
real-time message-routing
platform—which is a fancy way
of saying that it can send
messages to and receive them
from a variety of devices
simultaneously, at the moment
a message is sent."
Sarah Millstein, author of “Twitter and the Micro-
Messaging Revolution” (O’Reilly)
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17. • 3 Years, 2 Months, 1 Day = 1 Billion Tweets
• 177 Million Tweets Sent On 3/11/11.
• Tweets Per Second. Any Guesses?
• New Accounts Per Day
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19. What Problems Does This Create?
1. Jurors Disseminating Information During A Trial
2. Jurors Being Contacted By Plaintiff of Defense
3. Jurors Looking Up Attorneys
4. Attorneys Lowballing Cues To Jurors
5. Lack Of Attention Or Focus - Proof
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25. • Florida - Armed Robbery Case
• Arkansas - Murder Case
• Texas - Juror friended the Plaintiff
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26. • Admonish The Jurors Directly
• Note Specific Punishments
• Cooperate With Counsel
• Obtain Links To Social Media Accounts
• Take Phones Away During Trial
• Obtain Usernames And Passwords
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27. Federal Judicial Conference’s Model Instruction
You may not communicate with
anyone about the case on your
cellphone, through e-mail,
Blackberry, iPhone, text messaging, or
on Twitter, through any blog or
website, through any internet chat
room, or by way of any other social
networking websites, including
Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn and
YouTube.
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