It is known news that the entire nation is gripped with the hottest case of Tehelka founder Tarun Tejpal and him raping one of his subordinates in a lift at a star hotel.
This does come as a surprise because Tejpal is a powerful media person and generally such issues are settled silently.
However, another speculation making rounds is Twitter being responsible for the whole scandal to come out.
Ideally, the conventional print or electronic media would not take so much initiative to project the incident but sources say it was Twitter which took a lot of drive and constant follow up to ensure the whole matter comes into the public.
There have been instances in the past when editors and top media honchos have indulged in such acts but they were never nailed because of the confidence that it would not be reported.
However, it looks like the Twitter impact has put Tejpal’s seat on fire.
Let us see if justice gets delivered or will it turn out to be just another diffused case of compromise.
WASHINGTON: A new study has revealed that social and professional networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and even smartphone applications can have unforeseen consequences in divorce settlement negotiations.
Jeff Landers, author of 'Divorce: Think Finacially, Not Emotionally- What Women Need to Know about Securing Their Financial Future Before, During, And After Divorce' explains that as e-mails and text messages, activities on social media and networking websites are admissible evidence in Court, one must be extremely cautious while using these sources, and also update privacy settings as online activity can provide clues to hidden assets or other dirty tricks, Forbes Magazine reported.
As lying on financial documents is a crime, and as social media activity, email and text messages can be subpoenaed by Court, which may provide a potentially huge trail of evidence, one must to be exceedingly careful with online activity during divorce, it suggests.
In general, social media must be seen as both public and permanent and one should be careful to not post, Tweet, or share anything that you would not like to disclose to the whole world, it further suggests.
Another suggestion was that while using social media, be discreet, exercise caution and have excellent judgement.
