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How Social Media Can Jeopardize Your Car Accident Injury Claim

It never fails. As soon as something great or terrible happens, someone reaches for the phone.

Are they calling their spouse or parent? Dialing 911?

Nope. They’re posting about it on Facebook or Twitter.

If you’ve found yourself in a car accident, think twice before uploading those pics on to Instagram. This thoughtless and commonly instinctive move can have a negative impact on your car accident injury claim.

Read on to find out how and why social media can jeopardize what you have coming to you.

Social Media and its Impact on Your Car Accident Injury Claim

“Anything you say can be used against you in a court of law.”

Sound familiar?

The same goes for posting on social media. If you don’t believe us, here are 689 published reasons to keep your private legal business off of the internet.

If you’re taking selfies on roller coasters and showing everyone on Instagram that you’re a hit at the toga party, even the best personal injury lawyers won’t be able to help you.

Romano v. Steelcase

In this case, an office worker had her chair collapse. She filed suit, claiming that the injuries sustained during the incident left her unable to leave home and socialize with friends.

The defense used her own social sites against her, showing pictures of her clearly outside of her home. They made note of the vast number of smiley face emojis, crippling her claim for emotional damages.

The World is Watching

When you file a car accident injury claim, you need to assume that you are being watched.

Your insurance company does not want to pay you. Their defense in your case will be to prove that you are exaggerating your injury claim or outright lying about it.

It’s likely that they will hire a private investigator to watch your every move. Something as mundane as yard work could be enough to bring the extent of your injuries into question.

Your social site profiles are public record despite the privacy claims of these social media sites. While no one wants to see selfies of injured or depressed people, the opposite can be used to show that any emotional damages or mental anguish claims are false.

Keep Your Mouth (And Your Fingers) Shut

You’re mad. We get it. You were just driving down the road, minding your own business, and then Bam!

The little old lady from down the street t-bones your brand new Honda.

While these kinds of events can be infuriating, it’s important to not let your emotions get the best of you.

“Rage posting” on social media when you’re trying to file a car accident injury claim is one of the worst things you can do for yourself.

Don’t talk about your case. Don’t talk about your medical diagnosis. Do not, under any circumstances, mention any communication that you’ve had with insurance companies or your lawyer.

The Best Possible Practice

We’ve talked a lot in this post about what you shouldn’t do when it comes to social sites and your car accident injury claim.

So what can you do on social media?

You can remove yourself from it. While you’re being watched and anything that you post can be used against you, you should be a ghost on the internet.

When the dust has settled on your dispute, you can return to your normal, social self.

How Millennial Talent Is Driving Digital Media Growth

Millennials get the blame for a lot (looking at you, fidget spinners) but in one specific way, the kids are alright.

With new practices and approaches, millennials are helping grow the digital media industry.

Through talent, experience, experimentation, and a little bit of good luck, the digital generation is living up to their name.

Let’s take a look at how exactly the youth is accomplishing it.

Visuals

With smartphones becoming more and more popular, people are walking around with a portable TV in their pocket.

As a result, the emphasis on visual content is growing. From streaming TV to getting news from Snapchat stories, there are many new mediums to present media and a wider audience to reach.

Visuals offer an opportunity to get right to the point. For example, Facebook Videos are on the rise as one of the best ways to reach an audience, and companies are starting to shift their focus there and other online platforms.

Millennials are keeping up to date with the latest trends and methods, and from there become more accomplished with direct response media.

Purpose

A common knock against millennials is that they’re lazy and unmotivated.

On some levels, that could be true, but the truth is that while previous generations were fine with the daily grind in a job that didn’t give them anything back, millennials are looking for some sort of purpose at their workplace.

They want to feel encouraged while they work, and they want to feel a purpose.

Millennial-led companies have started to make sure that they place an importance on work-life balance, and the result has been highly motivated and dedicated workers.

If millennials feel like they have a reason to care, then they’ll thrive.

Millennials also are looking for a place where they can move up and advance in their career, and when companies harness that they start to see results.

Versatility

As a result of it being harder and harder to get into the digital media industry, millennials are taking on more and more responsibility to make themselves as talented and prepared as possible.

Through internships and college courses, millennials are getting hands-on experience in an industry that is already well-suited for them.

It’s easier to get a direct response from a client in the digital media industry when it’s something you feel natural in, and the millennial generation has grown up in a digital media environment.

Social media is part of their everyday life, where they’re shooting photos and videos and creating written content for huge audiences.

Another way that the millennial generation is succeeding is by making sure that they’re as involved as possible.

Some digital media companies are making sure that they have portfolios that include several different websites that all work together to boost the overall product.

So What’s The Secret?

At the core of it, millennials are just well-prepared to take on the digital media industry.

It’s an industry that they feel comfortable in, as well as respected, and the result of their presence is growth.

Bringing in the right talent, giving them the tools to succeed, encouraging them, and giving them a work environment that feels like home is the recipe for success when it comes to millennials.