A List from Lists: 100+ Electronic Discovery Providers
Based on a compilation of research from analyst firms and industry expert reports in the electronic discovery arena, the following “100+ Provider” list provides a short listing that may be useful in the consideration of electronic discovery providers.
Focus, Influence, Frequency and Synchronization: Considering Social Media
In today’s “sound-bite” environment in which professional organizations compete for client attention through a variety of conduits and communications, it is increasingly important for marketing and sales leaders to consider and coordinate the use of all communications and communications tools in order to maximize impact and influence on potential clients.
More eDiscovery Cowbell?
Being a fan of both “More Cowbell” and key “twitterers” and also being aware of the twitter phenomenon of “follow fridays”, I thought it appropriate and fun to begin sharing once a week on Friday a list of five “twitterers” who I believe “bring more cowbell” to those interested in news, views, and events surrounding the topic of electronic discovery. Bringing “More Cowbell” is a very good thing in my mind – and I hope you enjoy the writings and rants of those featured as a weekly “@ComplexD Cowbeller”.
Good Practice Guide to eDiscovery in Ireland
Authored by the eDiscovery Group of Ireland, the Good Practice Guide to Electronic Discovery in Ireland is designed to present a practical and reasonable approach to assist those who must meet the challenges of discovery of ESI within the jurisdiction of Ireland.
An Update: Peck, Parties and Predictive Coding
Updated 04/11/2013: From descriptions to discussions to diatribes, many individuals and organizations have attempted to inform and influence opinion in regard to the recent predictive coding related transcripts, objections, declarations, opinions and orders in the matter of Da Silva Moore v. Publicis Groupe & MSL Group, No. 11 Civ. 1279 (ALC) (AJP) (S.D.N.Y).
The eDisclosure Systems Buyers Guide – 2013 Edition
Authored by litigation support expert Andrew Haslam of U.K. based Allvision Computing, the The eDisclosure Systems Buyers Guide – 2013 Edition, provides an overview of key technology considerations, industry approaches and vendor capabilities regarding the discipline of eDisclosure (eDiscovery).
Considering Machine Learning: Three References
With the increased focus within the discipline of eDiscovery on Technology-Assisted Review, three references are provided to help legal professionals establish a solid base of definitional and contextual information for considering machine learning.
Data Mining: Risks of Friendships on Social Networks
“Risks of Friendships on Social Network” offers unique insight into the privacy risks of online friendships and provides salient considerations for the development of risk models that could be applied to social network users.
Fifty Top Providers: A Short eDiscovery List
Based on a compilation of research from five leading analyst firms in the electronic discovery arena, the following “Top 50″ list provides a short listing of fifty electronic discovery providers.
Designing Search Systems: Churn, Real-Time Search and Twitter
A Study of “Churn” in Tweets and Real-Time Search Queries (Extended Version)” offers unique insight into the temporal dynamics of term distribution which may hold implications the design of search systems. As the growing importance of real-time search brings with it several information retrieval challenges; this paper frames one such challenge, that of rapid changes to term distributions, particularly for queries.
Contribution, Conceit and Crying: Considering the Perceived Value of Tweets
“Conventional wisdom exists around these questions [of what content do Twitter users value and why are some tweets valued more than others], but to our knowledge this is the first work to rigorously examine whether the commonly held truths are accurate.” Authors – Paul Andre (Carnegie Mellon University), Michael Bernstein (MIT) and Kurt Luther (Georgia Institute of Technology).
Dialogue, Experts, and Social Media
The ILTA Annual Conference yearly provides attendees with an excellent forum for considering ideas and innovation centered around the legal profession. Last year’s “Strategic Unity” themed event was no exception – with one of the most interesting areas of discussion being the growth of professional communications through the medium of social media.
The Emotions and Logic of Behavioral Influence
In order to influence a customer, it is prudent to first become familiar with the components of customer behavior. There are both emotional and logical elements to client decisions –– and the impact of these elements changes over time.
Tools for Online Fools
Traditionally, organizations have sought to influence users through a combination of print and online materials shared directly by sales team members in face-to-face encounters. However, with the advent and acceptance of social media, organizations can now move a significant portion of conventional face-to-face encounters to an online environment –– a movement that can speed the sharing and collaboration between influencers and those being influenced.
Does Privacy Matter?
The gathering and use of information to help achieve personal and professional objectives has been a task executed by individuals and organizations from the beginning of time. However, with the advent of tools and technologies that can greatly accelerate this gathering/use of information, it is increasingly important that one considers not only the positive things that can be accomplished from the greater understanding derived from “increased information access”, but also considers the potential “dark side usage” of this “increased information access”.
Social Media Risk?
Simple, high level depiction of eleven social media risks, the origination of the risks, and the potential costs associated with the risks. Based on Gartner Research by Andrew Walls on “How to Win Arguments About the Security of Social Software” (G00173953) published in February of 2010.
@complexd on Twitter
Latest Twitter posts highlighting electronic discovery and social media from Rob Robinson via @ComplexD.
Data Breaches, Social Media, and Symantec
Last week I had an excellent opportunity to learn from Symantec’s Director of Product Marketing – David Dorosin – about both Targeted Attacks on Intellectual Property and how Symantec is providing new tools to help address the challenges of these attacks. This conversation was of special interest to me as it provided an opportunity for me to see how leading security vendors are beginning to address the data breach challenges associated with unconventional unstructured data emanating from social media.
