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New Jersey Courts Employ Social Media

By Robert J. Ambrogi

Thanks to the blog <a href="http://socialmedialawstudent.com/twitter/new-jersey-judiciary-now-tweeting/">Social Media Law Student</a> for the heads-up about <a href="http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/pressrel/pr090818a.htm">the announcement</a> from the New Jersey judiciary that it is adopting an array of social-media tools to keep lawyers, litigants and the public better informed of court developments.<br /><br />The court system now has a <a href="http://twitter.com/njcourts">Twitter feed</a> and uses <a href="https://www.getrave.com/login/judiciary-state-nj-us">text messages</a> to send out breaking news alerts. These cover unscheduled court closings and other high priority information. The courts also now have <a href="http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/rss/rsspage.htm">three RSS feeds</a> -- one for news releases, one for notices to the bar, and a third for Supreme and Appellate Court opinions.<br /><br />In addition, the court system has set up a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Jersey-Courts/92569242329">Facebook page</a>, where it will post press releases, court information and photos of court events, and a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/njcourts">YouTube</a> page, where it will post videos that offer lessons in using the courts.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3958829-2601400730486355719?l=www.legaline.com%2Flawsites.html'/></div>

Full post as published by Lawsites on September 08, 2009 (boomark / email).