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Social Media at Thomson Reuters. Edward A. Friedland General Counsel, Legal November 3, 2011. Social Media at Thomson Reuters Agenda. General Observations Impact on the Legal Information Business Impact on the Media Business Online Brand Presence. Social Media at Thomson Reuters.
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Social Media at Thomson Reuters Edward A. Friedland General Counsel, Legal November 3, 2011
Social Media at Thomson ReutersAgenda • General Observations • Impact on the Legal Information Business • Impact on the Media Business • Online Brand Presence
Social Media at Thomson Reuters Legal Information Business and Social Media • Marketing & Communication • New Product Development • Recruiting • Customer Support • Customer Education and eLearning • Internal Corporate and Employee Communication
HOW SOCIAL MEDIA IS CHANGING…WELL, EVERYTHING SOCIAL MEDIA ADVISORY BOARD OCTOBER 2011
SURVEY OF ATTORNEYS - SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES AND SERVICES USED IN PAST 2 MONTHS (UNAIDED) • Top social networking sites used are Facebook, LinkedIn, Wikipedia and YouTube • Attorneys from larger firms are more likely to use social networking sites, especially LinkedIn and Twitter Statistically significant difference
SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES AND SERVICES USED IN PAST 2 MONTHS (UNAIDED + AIDED) • After prompting, top social networking sites used are Wikipedia, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube • Attorneys from larger firms are more likely to use social networking sites, especially Wikipedia, LinkedIn, Twitter and Martindale Connected Statistically significant difference COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL
Westlaw Insider Channel (www.youtube.com/user/WestlawInsider)
Social Media at Thomson Reuters West Publishing – Circa 1981
SOCIALMEDIA AT THOMSON REUTERS Illinois twitter feed includes all Court levels (primarily their Supreme Court) • Calendar information regarding oral arguments • Notice of decisions being handed down
SOCIALMEDIA AT THOMSON REUTERS Philadelphia Courts very active with social media Twitter Facebook presence SMS GooglePlus
SOCIAL MEDIA AT THOMSON REUTERS State Courts Developing SmartPhone Apps
SOCIAL MEDIA AT THOMSON REUTERS Judges Use Facebook for Campaigning
EDNY Social Media Presence SOCIAL MEDIA AT THOMSON REUTERS PACER/ECF RSS Feed Twitter
Social Media at Thomson Reuters West Publishing – Circa 1981
Social Media at Thomson Reuters Journalism and Social Media • Disintermediating the Flow of News and Data to Consumers • Opens a Vast New Treasure Trove of Information • Compressed News Cycle
Social Media at Thomson Reuters Online Brand Presence • Traditional Publishers and Information Providers Competing with Wikis, Bloggers and Tweeters • Reaction: Search for Online Credibility, Reliability and Accuracy
EARNED MEDIA • “Earned media is what you get when you foster such a connection with someone that he’s impelled to write a Yelp review, a blog post, a comment or a tweet, sharing their thoughts on your brand with their social network.” – Lauren Drell, Mashable
Social Media at Thomson Reuters • Legal Opt Out Requests