February 14, 2012 •
Categories: Defamation, Social Media •
by Kevin Lawrie. Organizations and individuals are frequently re-learning that posting something on social media ensures the near-permanent existence of that material. A tweet that is posted six months ago can be easily found by an intrepid researcher. A picture that is posted to Facebook never really goes away. These reasons underscore why we need [...]
October 4, 2011 •
Categories: Social Media •
by Kevin Lawrie. It is easy to get lost in social media guidelines and policies. Every organization has their own informed (and sometimes uninformed) views and ideas for how its employees and members should, could, or must engage with social media. But there is no standard practice and no legal regulation. Organizations are left to [...]
June 29, 2011 •
Categories: Privacy, Social Media •
by Kevin Lawrie. Recently the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada released its annual report to Parliament on the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). PIPEDA sets the ground rules for the management of personal information in the private sector – and the Privacy Commissioner (Jennifer Stoddart) oversees its application and determines [...]
May 19, 2011 •
Categories: Social Media •
by Kevin Lawrie. Through social media, information can reach a greater number of people more quickly and more directly and this has consequences for sport organizations. A side effect of the pervasiveness of social media is the requirement for greater organizational transparency. Understand that communicating through social media (like Twitter and Facebook) is different than [...]
April 15, 2011 •
Categories: Social Media •
By Kevin Lawrie. Sport organizations are wondering if it is really necessary to address social media within their organizational policies and codes of conduct. After all, isn’t it enough that the organization has a Facebook fan page and a Twitter account? Doesn’t that count as social media engagement? Yes, but… Using social media as a [...]
April 3, 2011 •
Categories: Privacy, Social Media •
By Kevin Lawrie. Recently there was outrage in Saskatchewan when a fake Facebook account purportedly belonging to Saskatoon Blades’ hockey star Brayden Schenn posted racist comments demeaning Aboriginals. The Saskatoon Blades responded to the public outcry by banning its players from having Facebook accounts. Huh? An impostor made racists comments on a fake Brayden Schenn [...]
March 13, 2011 •
Categories: Social Media •
By Kevin Lawrie. I recently had the opportunity to speak at the amazing Ontario Coaches Conference 2011 in London, Ontario. I spoke about communication in the coach-athlete relationship and highlighted the areas of law that could affect these interactions. We also discussed one of the most troubling questions among prudent coaches – can/should athletes and [...]
December 3, 2010 •
Categories: Social Media, Strategic Planning •
by Kevin Lawrie. I attended the Sport Leadership conference on November 18th-20th and was treated to some great presentations about social media. One of the main themes was the position, and I share it, that organizations need a plan before they jump into social media. Using social media should be a part of the organization’s [...]
July 4, 2010 •
Categories: Defamation, Social Media •
By Kevin Lawrie. What would you do if a coach in your organization showed you a player-created Facebook group that insulted the coach? There are many of these groups in existence. One Facebook group is titled “Larry Thornburg is the worst coach ever!”. The description of the group claims that Coach Thornburg is a bad [...]
June 10, 2010 •
Categories: Social Media •
By Rachel Corbett They used to say the sword was mighty, then it was the pen, but now it is the mouse! This piece contains notes and speaking points for a “hot stove” session provided by the Centre for Sport and Law to the members of the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association. Topics covered include: the [...]
