Penn Law professors release research on the economics of social media and online services
PENN LAW — University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Technology, Innovation and Competition (CTIC) and The Warren Center for Network & Data Sciences have released the findings of nine independent research projects that focus on current market dynamics for online services and the business strategies and models that digital platforms are pursuing through access to user data.…
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HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW — The pandemic undoubtedly inflicted real pain on higher education during the past year, but it also brought about clarity for what’s next. Much has already been written about how Covid-19 forced schools to accelerate their blending of in-person and online learning. While this abrupt shift created significant challenges, this hybrid model…
Read More about A look at the hybrid college campusGeorge Washington Law professor Kate Weisburd and students release report on the restrictiveness of ankle monitors
THE GW HATCHET — A law professor found that wearing an ankle monitor during probation or parole is just as restrictive as incarceration in a report published late last month. Kate Weisburd, an associate professor of law and the lead researcher of the study, said she worked with a team of 10 GW Law students who collected…
Read More about George Washington Law professor Kate Weisburd and students release report on the restrictiveness of ankle monitorsHarvard Law professor Martha Minow authors Saving the News book on law and journalism
GBH NEWS — The challenge in providing government assistance to ease the local news crisis is to find ways of helping those who really need it while keeping the bad actors out. Which is why Martha Minow said this week that she’s “hopeful” but “fearful” about a federal bill that would create tax credits to subsidize…
Read More about Harvard Law professor Martha Minow authors Saving the News book on law and journalismFacebook whistleblower to speak at Yale Law online panel
NEW HAVEN REGISTER — Frances Haugen, the Facebook whistleblower who appeared on “60 Minutes” Sunday and testified before a Senate committee Tuesday, will speak on a Yale Law School panel Thursday. The online panel, “The Facebook Files: What’s Next?,” is based on a series of articles in the Wall Street Journal reporting on how executives were aware…
Read More about Facebook whistleblower to speak at Yale Law online panelLexBlog CEO details publishing platform with University of the Pacific McGeorge Law
UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC — Kevin O’Keefe, ’82, the CEO and founder of LexBlog, the world’s largest community of legal bloggers, views blogging as a platform for lawyers to utilize and build a reputation within the legal community.“Blogging makes a difference,” O’Keefe said. “Lawyers who blog and make a difference in other people’s lives is what…
Read More about LexBlog CEO details publishing platform with University of the Pacific McGeorge LawSMU Dedman Law Professor Carla L. Reyes appointed to Texas Work Group on Blockchain Matters
SMU DEDMAN SCHOOL OF LAW — SMU Dedman School of Law Professor Carla L. Reyes was appointed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott as one of two academic members on the Texas Work Group on Blockchain Matters, and will serve as the Work Group’s chair. The work group will develop a master plan for the expansion of…
Read More about SMU Dedman Law Professor Carla L. Reyes appointed to Texas Work Group on Blockchain MattersNortheastern Law professor Ari Ezra Waldman authors book on technology and consumer privacy
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — There are many new privacy laws, tens of thousands of privacy professionals and new privacy offices all tasked with protecting our privacy from inside the information industry. So why does our privacy seem more out of reach than ever? Sunglasses that spy, in-home assistants that listen to everything, websites that…
Read More about Northeastern Law professor Ari Ezra Waldman authors book on technology and consumer privacyUniversity of Pacific McGeorge Law partners with LexBlog on digital publishing community
MCGEORGE LAW TODAY — The University of Pacific McGeorge School of Law has partnered with LexBlog, Inc. to launch McGeorge Law Today, a digital publishing portal and community for the school’s faculty, alumni, students and staff. McGeorge Law Today is powered by LexBlog’s Syndication Journal product, which aggregates content from LexBlog’s community of more than 30,000 blogging…
Read More about University of Pacific McGeorge Law partners with LexBlog on digital publishing communityUniversity of Virginia Law launches LawTech Center led by professor Danielle Citron
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Virginia School of Law is launching a new scholarly center that will focus on pressing questions in law and technology, with Professor Danielle Citron serving as inaugural director. The LawTech Center will address policy issues, legal texts as data and the use of tech in…
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