Prevent Legal Issues When Twittering!

SFIMA Board Member and Technology Attorney, Gaida Zirkelbach was recently interviewed by the Miami Herald regarding legal issues and liabilities when using Twitter.

Be careful what you tweet -- it could get you fired!

BY BRIDGET CAREY AND NIALA BOODHOO poked@MiamiHerald.com

If there's one thing we preach to people getting on Twitter, it's this: Think before you tweet!

That's the message that Gaida Zirkelbach, a West Palm Beach technology and business attorney with Gunster, shared recently at a South Florida Interactive Marketing Association meeting. We spoke with the her about five points she shared at the event to help navigate the potential legal minefield of Twitter.

Here are some of the issues you can face:

Exposing company secrets

Retaliation/wrongful termination

Defamation

Contracts

Trademark infringement

Tweeting the wrong thing can not only get you fired, but get you into legal troubles as well. See the full story and keep out of Twitter Trouble!