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Featured Articles » EU Suspends Ratification of ACTA » Apple vs. Samsung: Apple Sues Samsung for 17 Products Including the Galaxy Nexus » Chinese Authorities Seize More iPads   Sponsored By: Intronis WEBINAR: Selling Managed Services to the Mid-Market Thursday, March 15, 2012 TIME: 2:00 PM ET/ 11:00 AM PT Register Today! MSPs always look to add to their client base and frequently they look to the mid-market to do this. However, selling into the mid-market, while offering great possibilities, must be approached intelligently.   Top Stories » Consumer Watchdog Wants Congress to Hold Hearings on Google's New Privacy Policy » Councilman Requests Chicago Police Not Pull the Plug on Wireless Communications During G-8/NATO Summits » Outage Reporting Rules Extended to Interconnected VoIP Providers, says FCC   From The Expert Corner February 21, 2012 UK Judge Allows Legal Claim to be Served via Facebook By Tracey E. Schelmetic, TMCnet Contributor You use Facebook (News - Alert) to keep in touch with friends and family members, share photos and funny videos, argue about politics and reminisce about old times. Now, in some places, it might be legal for a more serious function: legal process serving. The Associated Press (News - Alert) is reporting today that legal authorities in the U.K. say that a High Court judge in England has approved the use of Facebook to serve legal claims. In other words: “You've been sued.” Talk about wanting a “dislike” button. Justice Nigel Teare has permitted legal process serving via Faceook during a pretrial hearing into a case involving two investment managers versus the brokerage firm they are accusing of overcharging them... Read More    Featured Videos Interview with Ben Bronston Telecom Lawyer    Featured Resources » Automated Listening vs. Keyword-based Monitoring » Volume vs. Meaning: Effective Customer Listening Requires More Than Keywords » Improve Your Customers' Experience By Listening to Unstructured Feedback   Featured Channels » Legal » Information Technology   legal.tmcnet.com is Your Source for the Latest Legal Technology News and Information   Sign Up For FREE    |    Visit Legal Technology Site    |    Free Magazine Subscription   Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here      Contact Us   Company Directory    |    All Editors' Info   Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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