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    UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

    DISTRICT OF MARYLAND

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    BRETT KIMBERLIN,

    Plaintiff,

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    PATRICK FREY,

    Defendant.

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    No. GJH  13.3059

    PLAINTIFF'S RESPONSE TO NON.PARTY LOS ANGELES COUNTY OPPOSITION

    TO MOTION TO AMEND

     Now comes Plaintiff Brett Kimberlin and replies to the January 28, 2016 letter by

    non-party LACounty opposing Plaintiffs motion to amend.

    1. LACounty mistakenly states that Plaintiff did not notify the Court of his

    intent to add LA County as a defendant as required by the Scheduling Order. In fact,

    in the last paragraph of ECF 286, filed on June 11, 2015, Plaintiff stated: "I am

    notifying the Court and Defendant Frey that I intend to add the Los Angeles County

    District Attorney's Office ... as [a party] in due course." Clearly, Plaintiff could not

    add LA County until Frey and LACounty produced the discovery that implicated LA

    County in the violations under 42 USC 1983. Because that discovery was only

     provided over the past 45 days, Plaintiff has good cause for not amending the

    complaint at an earlier time.

    2. Plaintiff would been derelict had he added LACounty prior to having hard

    evidence of it aiding, assisting and enabling Patrick Frey in his retaliation of Plaintiff,

    and acting under color of law itself in retaliating against Plaintiff for making

    legitimate complaints against government official Frey.

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    5. On February 10, 2016, the Sheriff of LACounty, Lee Baca, pleaded guilty to

    lying to the FBI about the Sheriffs Department engaging in wholesale retaliation

    and intimidation in other cases. In the instant case, it is reasonable to believe, and

    Plaintiff will alleged in an amended complaint, that either LACounty or Defendant

    Frey, knowing that the Sheriff ran a rogue operation, contacted the Sheriffs

    Department with instructions to send the above intimidating threat to Plaintiff to

    leave Defendant Frey alone.

    6. Along with this Reply, Plaintiff has filed under seal a number of emails to and

    from Defendant Frey to his supervisors, investigators with LACounty, and the FBI.

    These incredible documents demonstrate that LACounty was working hand in glove

    with Defendant Frey to target Plaintiff. Frey's supervisor, Anne Ingalls, tipped him

    off to Plaintiffs complaints, discussed paying for criminal investigations of Plaintiff,

    and offered to have the criminal Bureau investigators target Plaintiff. Here is a

    summary of just some of the Frey documents that are filed under seal today.

    • Bates Number 0002-From Frey to Anne-Kimberlin filed another complaint

    against Frey, ''I'm still curious about whether I'll ever get any help from the

    Bureau of Investigation, since it's been 3   V2  months and I never even got the

    security review from High Tech Investigators that Joey had promised ...."

    Signed by Patrick Frey Deputy District Attorney ("PF ADA ") 3/26/12

    • OOOS-From Frey to Anne-I believe Brett Kimberlin is responsible for the

     police showing up at my house. "In our meeting with Joey [Esposito] last

    December, I showed you and Joey a printout of a blog post in which

    Rauhauser said he wanted a picture of Christi, and that he wanted me bankrupted, fired, disbarred, humiliated, disgraced and sued. Bottom line:

    Rauhauser is out to cause me professional trouble on behalf of Brett

    Kimberlin." "I am completely tired of this, but it's clear to me that they are

    never going to stop harassing me as long as they believe their repeated

    complaints will harm my career." Signed PF ADA 9/12/12

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    0012-From Frey to Anne-HR person from PHRI called me yesterday to say

    she is afraid of Kimberlin. 1/10/12

    0030-From Frey to Anne-says Ron sent police to Frey's home. 11/09/11

    Signed PF ADA

    0035a-To Joey Esposito from Anne Ingalls-Anne asks Joe for an update on

    Frey swatting investigation, which is serious. Asks Bureau to follow up on

    Frey's requests to investigate Brett Kimberlin who set into motion

    "something more extreme." 8/16/11 Signed Anne Ingalls, Head Deputy,

    Hardcore Gang Division.

    0046a-To Joe Esposito from Anne-setting up meeting between Frey and Joe E

    to discuss Kimberlin. 12/01/11

    0047-48-Frey to Anne-asking if Office is going to investigate Kimberlin. Says

    "we can have the Bureau [of Investigation] pay for voice comparisons, issue

    subpoenas on relevant leads, ...." Kimberlin's complaints "all fit neatly with

    the July 1 police visit to my home - it is a coordinated effort to harass, defame

    and intimidate. There is evidence that people aligned with Kimberlin may be

     behind that crime. There are obvious leads the FBI has declined to pursue.

     Neither the FBI, the Sheriffs Dept or (to date) this office has yet thrown itself 

    fully into the investigation and tried to connect the dots. That has been left to

    me and the other people who have been harassed by Kimberlin and his

    associates. I would welcome the office's help on this. It this is truly going to

     become an office matter, I think it should become an office matter all the

    way." 11/29/11 Signed by PF ADDA

    0055 and 55c-Anne to Frey and Frey to Anne-Anne tips off Frey that

    Kimberlin filed a complaint against Frey and Frey thanks her. Frey tells Anne

    he would love to see what I said in the complaint. Tells Anne that he has a

    number of references to use to discredit Kimberlin 11/03/10

    0062-Frey to Anne-telling her new developments, and Walker fired, and Frey

    will forward emails to Anne. 1/10/12 Signed PF ADA

    0084f-Frey to Anne-requesting update on investigations, and says swatting

    suspect has ties to Kimberlin. Offers to pay for voice analysis unless officedoes, and it will cost $500.8/12/11 Signed PF ADA

    0090-Frey to Anne-Asks her about "high-tech safety review." Every single

    complaint comes back to Kimberlin. 5/15/12

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    0093-Frey to Anne-says he was contacted by LATimes and LAWeekly about

    swatting, and says Weekly will do story about swatting and Kimberlin

    harassment. 10/23/12 PF ADA

    0094a and 95e-Anne to Frey et al requesting info on any media coverage .12/22/12 and 10/22/12

    0096f-Frey to Anne telling her that CNN doing swatting story. 5/31/12 5/ /PF

    ADA

    0097f-Frey to Anne telling her that FOXdid a story on swatting and

    mentioned that Frey is a Deputy District Attorney, and mentioned Kimberlin.

    5/31.125/ /PF ADA

    0099-Frey to Anne telling her that Neal is coordinating with Kimberlin .

    9/14/12 PF ADA

    0106-Frey to Anne-Kimberlin associate Neal is planning something. Frey

    wants to hire his own audio expert because "I did not want to wait for law

    enforcement to do it." It's costing $750-1000. I could use some help on this,

    FBI closed case so "I am on my own." 1/31/12 PF ADA

    0109-Anne to Joe Esposito-inferring that LACounty could cover the expense

    for the audio investigator. 8/16/11

    0110a and 0121a-Frey to Anne-asking if LACounty would pay for audioexpert and saying to her, "thanks for backing me on all this." 8/16/11

    0117-Frey to Anne asking of high tech security review is going to happen,

    and wants a copy of Kimberlin suit. 5/21/12

    0122f-Frey to Anne warning her that she will hear from Kimberlin and

    maligning him. 11/1/10

    0142-Frey to Anne giving her heads up about media attention and pointing

    finger at Kimberlin 5/1/29/12

    0143-Frey to Anne-"Hooray, Another complaint from Brett Kimberlin."

    Falsely says that Kimberlin working with Barrett Brown who has "extensive"

    connections to Kimberlin. Kimberlin's account is a total distortion. 9/14/12

    PF ADA

    0160f-Frey to Anne-re Nadia Naffe complaint, who is associated with

    Kimberlin. Suit by people who tried to get Frey killed. Kimberlin is a violent

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     psychopath who is apparently obsessed with me. Is security review still on

    table? Tells Anne again about voice analysis. 5/4/12 PF ADA

    o 161f-Frey to Anne complaining that Kimberlin filed complaint and wanting

    to document a couple of points. Says he cut off Seth. Says Kimberlin site

     posted his address. Kimberlin contacts with office part of premeditatedsmear campaign. Trashes Kimberlin. PF ADA

    0165-Frey to Anne-FBI is working on case with me, and has issued

    subpoenas. Frey requesting the Bureau investigate Brett Kimberlin and

    analyze tape of swatting call, get search warrants, contact NJ LE and

    exchange information. Wants person charged with felony. PF ADA

    0184-Frey to FBI-Frey still working on Walker swatting call, tells FBI about

    unsolicited call from Congressman, and wants to tell Congressman that FBI

    reopened investigation. 7/17/12

    0299-Frey to FBI-Sends voice analysis accusing Ron of being swatter. And

    asks FBI to rely on that report. Talks about other leads and expressing

    frustration with accepting FBI conclusions. Tells FBI to pursue this lead.

    2/25/12

    0300-Frey to FBI-complaining that FBI will not share the phone number used

    in swatting call. Says he was stunned not be get that information. Frey says

    he is being deprived of vital information because could be neighbor, defense

    attorney or any other person. Complains that Frey could help with leads.

    Demands explanation. 2/3/12

    7. These documents demonstrate that Defendant Frey, LACounty and Frey's

    Supervisor, Anne Ingalls, were cooperating and coordinating in the retaliation of 

    Plaintiff. Whenever Plaintiff complained to LACounty about Defendant Frey, LA

    County tipped off Defendant Frey and then criminally investigated Plaintiff rather 

    than Defendant Frey. Moreover, it enabled, assisted, and aided Defendant Frey's

    criminal investigation, knowing full well that he was engaged in retaliation yet

     providing him "backing" and cover. Defendant Frey's direct supervisor, Anne

    Ingalls, used her influence to pressure the County Bureau of Investigation to launch

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    a criminal investigation of Plaintiff based solely on Defendant Frey's paranoid,

    delusional and false allegations. And she did this knowing full well that the FBI had

    rejected everything that Frey told them about Plaintiff. Moreover, LACounty agreed

    to the payment of the voice analysis by Kent Gibson, a person the FBI refused to rely

    on because he was considered disreputable and unreliable.

    8. LACounty and Anne Ingalls knew, because Plaintiff told them, that Defendant

    Frey had enlisted the help of (1) convicted felon Ali Akbar, (2) the spokesman for 

    the hacking group Anonymous, Barrett Brown, and (3) the publisher of the nation's

    most vile Muslim hate blog, Aaron Walker, to target Plaintiff based on Defendant

    Frey's false accusations against Plaintiff. Yet LA County not only allowed but

    enabled Defendant Frey to use these extra legal ruffians to target Plaintiff.

    Defendant Frey has produced scores of emails (which are not included here) that

    show direct communications between Defendant Frey and these hooligans

    discussing the targeting of Plaintiff.   At no time  did LACounty order, direct or 

    counsel Defendant Frey to stop criminally investigating Plaintiff or stop working

    with these scoundrels to retaliate against Plaintiff.

    9. LACounty and Anne Ingalls also knew, because Defendant Frey told them,

    that he was communicating with the media, both social and mainstream, to spread

    his false and defamatory narrative that Plaintiff was involved with the criminal act

    of swatting. In email after email, Defendant Frey's supervisors asked and were told

    about these media contacts yet they never made any attempt, despite Plaintiffs

    complaints and complaints by others, to reign in Defendant Frey's manipulation of 

    the media, to which he always said he was a "Deputy District Attorney." The

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    supposed journalists Defendant used to target Plaintiff included convict James

    O'Keefe who was convicted of using a ruse to break into Senator Mary Landrieu's

     political office as part of a political smear job, and Andrew Breitbart who infamously

    created false narratives about the community group ACORN and Department of 

    Agriculture employee Shirley Sherrod to destroy them. LACounty never once told

    Defendant Frey to cease his communications with his rolodex of disreputable smear 

    artists posing as journalists.

    10. LA County's vague and toothless administrative SOCIALMEDIA POLICY,

    attached here as Exhibit A, supposedly "provides both standards and guidelines to

    District Attorney employees," on the use of social media to "protect the integrity of 

    the office ...." Yet, LA County allowed Defendant Frey, despite Plaintiffs many

    complaints to his supervisors, to use his personal blog to defame Plaintiff, report on

    Defendant Frey's criminal investigation of Plaintiff, publish confidential information

    about the investigation, and treat Plaintiff and other complainants disrespectfully.

    LACounty, by not taking any action against Defendant Frey, must have considered

    Defendant Frey's retaliatory smears, personal attacks and defamation as "best

     practices" and "good judgment," as outlined by the administrative policy. How was

    Defendant Frey able to get away with his violations of Plaintiffs civil rights?

    Because LACounty issued a policy that was unclear, weak and unenforceable. The

     Ninth Circuit recently held in   Goldstein v. City of Long Beach,   715 F. 3d 750 (9th

    Circuit, en bane 2013), that Los Angeles County can be held liable under 1983 where

    its policies gave rise to violations of civil rights: "Los Angeles County District

    Attorney represents the County when establishing administrative policies and

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    training related to the general operation of the district attorney's office, ....

    Therefore, a cause of action may lie against the County under   S  1983."

    11. On February 5, 2016, United States District Judge William Orrick from the

    San Francisco federal court, in the case of  National Abortion Federation v. Center for 

     Medical Progress,   No. 15-cv-03522-WHO, issued a preliminary injunction against a

    group of extremists charged with civil rights violations who used unethical and

    illegal tactics to smear Planned Parenthood, including creating edited videos to

    make it appear that Planned Parenthood was illegally selling human body parts.

    The defendants argued that their posting of false and fraudulent information could

    not meet the standard of irreparable injury even though third parties could be

    inspired by the information to cause threats, harassment and violence to Planned

    Parenthood. Judge Orrick, however, found that this did meet the irreparable harm

    standard because if "the NAF materials were publicly released, it is likely that the

     NAF attendees shown in those recordings would not only face an increase in

    harassment, threats, or incidents of violence, but also would have to expend more

    effort and money to implement additional security measures." Id. at pp 36-37.

    12. In the instant case, Plaintiff has alleged that Defendant Frey published false

    and highly charged accusations against Plaintiff in retaliation for Plaintiff 

    complaining against him, and Defendant Frey knew that this would result in third

     party harassment, threats and acts of violence against him. And Plaintiff has alleged

    that in fact he has been harassed by dozens of Frey's readers and associates, that he

    has been threatened with scores of online threats of death and injury, that Frey

    associate Seth Allen threatened to "murder" Plaintiff, and that one of the editors of 

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    Defendant Frey's blog, Aaron Walker, assaulted Plaintiff in a courthouse within

    hours after he communicated with Defendant Frey. Plaintiff has alleged, as did

    Planned Parenthood, he has had to increase security at his home to deal with these

    actual threats and attacks.

    13. LACounty and Anne Ingalls were aware that Plaintiff was suffering

    irreparable injury from Defendant Frey's false narratives. Yet they allowed and

    enabled him to continue that retaliatory conduct. As in Planned Parenthood,

    therefore, they are responsible for both Defendant Frey's conduct and the conduct

    of others who harassed, threatened and harmed Plaintiff.

    Wherefore, for all the   above   reasons, this Court should allow Plaintiff to file an

    amended complaint to add Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office and Patrick 

    Frey's supervisor, Anne Ingalls under Section 1983.

    Respec lX,Sub' ,

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    reti1 er In810 Be ~h Tree Rd

    Beth a, MD 20817

     jill;[email protected]

    (301) 320 5921

    CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

    I certify that I served a copy of this motion on attorneys for Defendant Frey and

    on attorneys for LACounty this 12th day of February, 2016.

    Brett Kim rlin

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    mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]

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    Los Angeles County District Attorney

    Internet and Social Media Policy

    I. Internet Use

    Prior to logging onto the County Internet, all District Attorney employees must click on

    an acknowledgment, certifYing that they will comply with the County's Internet policy,

    which states: "County information technology resources, including Internet acccss, are

    established   10   be used/or County business purposes."    (Board of Supervisors Policy

    (BOSP) #6.105 (cmphasis added); See also BOSP #6.101, PPH 7.05.00-7.05.01.) Use of 

    County internet and computers to post on social media sites or for any other private use is

    inconsistent with the intent behind the above policies. Note that internet usage is

    monitored and logged.

    II. Usc of Social Media Sites

    District Attorney employees should be mindful that they are pcrsonally responsible for 

    the content they publish on any form of user-generated social media. Although it may

    appear that posting on a social media site will remain private, far too ollen a post is

    transmitted beyond its original, intended audience. The following policies should be

    adhered to when using social media.

    A. Be conscious of your online identity.

    District Attorney employees are free to express opinions as individuals on matters

    of public interest. This includes posting an opinion on a social media site.However, ifan employee has identified himselfor herselfas a member of the

    District Attorney's Office on a matter related to the Officc, thc employee must

    include a statement that they are speaking as an individual. (Sce PPH 7.16.00.)

    District Attorney employees may not usc official badges, identification, business

    cards or other items bearing the seals of Los Angeles County or the District

    Attorney's Ot1ice for purposes other than the employees' of1icial duties. (See

    PPH 7.04.00; LPM 26.10.02.) This includes the use of these images and symbols

    on any social nctworking sites.

    District Attorney employees should be aware that "friending" or "following"

    witnesses, bench officers, victims or jurors may violate ethical rules. (See CARules of Prof Conduct, Rules 2-100, 5-300(B)   &   (C)   (ex parle   contact with

     judges); CA Rulcs of Prof Conduct, Rules 5-320(A), (B), and (C) (contact with

     jurors); LPM 26.08.)

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    B. Be respectful.

    District Attorney employees are required to maintain respect for courts of justice

    and judicial officers, even when posting on social media sites. (Bus.   &  Prof.

    Code 6068(b).) District Attorney employees must also take care when postingcomments about other parties in the criminal justice system, including defense

    attorneys, bench officers and law enforcement agencies. District Attorney

    employees must treat witnesses and parties with courtesy and respect, even during

    non-working hours. (See PPH 7.15.00; Bus.   &  Prof. Code 6068(b); LPM 24.01;

    See also PPH 13.05.00,8.00.00.)

    Starting in July of2011, every employee was required to complete the Los

    Angeles County Policy of Equity which prohibits "discrimination, unlawful

    harassment, retaliation, and inappropriate conduct toward others based on a

     protected status in the work place or in other work-related settings." Postings to

     blogs, websites, etc., under certain circumstances, may constitute a violation of 

    the Policy of Equity and may subject the employee to discipline. All DistrictAttorney employees are bound by the Policy of Equity. (See Personnel Policies

    Memorandum 11-04.)

    C. Keep confidential information confidential.

    District Attorney employees may not reveal confidential information, including

    information regarding any criminal case or law enforcement investigation on

    either closed or open cases on any social media site or by mass dissemination via

    any means of electronic distribution (e.g., Twitter). (PPH 7.12.00, Bus.   &  Prof.

    Code section 6068(e).)

    Caution should be exercised when using WiFi without an office-issued VPN

    (Virtual Private Network) at a library, coffee shop, or even in the courthouse.

    These networks may not be secure and your information could be subject to

    interception.

    Digital communication (e-mail, text messages, etc.) between employees and

    witnesses, including victims and investigators, is always retrievable and may be

    subject to discovery through Penal Code section 1054 et seq. and/or a Public

    Records Aet request. Such communication should be limited to matters

    concerning scheduling and other logistics, rather than substantive, case-related

    conversations. (See GOM 11-053.)

    D. Remember rules regarding pretrial publicity.

    District Attorney employees are obligated to follow State Bar rules regarding

     pretrial publicity when posting on social media sites. (See CA Rules of Prof.

    Conduct, Rule 5-120; Media Relations Poliey; LPM 25.03; See also PPH

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    13.05.00,8.00.00 [employees may be disciplined for not complying with Rules of 

    Prof. Conduct].)

    District Attorney employees subject to a "gag order" from the court may not post

    anything regarding that specific case on the internet while thc order is in cffect.

    Failure to adhere to the provisions of the "gag order" may lead to sanctions by the

    court and discipline by the District Attorney's Omce. Note that gag orders

    typically extend to  iill employees of the District Attorney's Omce.

    E. Deputies must investigate ethically.

    Social media sites may provide valuable infornlation to deputy district attorneys

    during the invcstigation or pendency of their cases. However, deputies must not

    violate ethical standards in their use of social media for investigative purposes.

    Deputies are not pennitted to use a ruse or false profile to "friend" a potential

    defense witness, defendant, or juror. (See the Sixth and Fourth Amendments of 

    the United States Constitution; San Diego County Bar Assoc. Legal EthicsOpinion 2011-2 [interpreting California Rule of Professional Conduct 2-100];

    Office ofLmvyer Regulation v. Hurley   (2/1112009) 2007AP478-D (Supreme

    Court of Wisconsin);   In the Matter of Poulter   (Colo. 2002) 47 P.3d 1175 [DDA

    impersonating a deputy public defender]; NY State Bar Assoc. Comm. on

    Professional Ethics 402 (1975).)

    III.   Social   Media   Best Practices

    Following are suggested best practices for use of social media sitcs by District Attorney

    employees:

    • Ensure that your privacy settings are as restrictive as possible. Review these

    settings regularly, as social media sites are continuously evolving thcir user 

    account defau It security settings.

    • Enable HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure). HTl'PS provides

    authentication between the web site and the web server and encryption of 

    communications. Activating HTTPS is one of the best things you can do to

    enable secure browsing and minimize your account from being compromised.

    Most social media sites and major personal e-mail services have a setting under 

    Account Security/Secure Browsing.

    • For your security, be careful when identifYing yourselfas a District Attorney

    employee on a social networking site.

    • Regularly screen postings to your blog or social media site to make sure that

    there are no postings that would cause embarrassment to you or anyone else,

    including co-workers, or put you in danger.

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    • Always consider the possibility that information posted on the internet may

     become accessible to unintended viewers.

    • Remember that members of the defense and media increasingly use the internet

    to investigate the personal lives of adverse parties and witnesses, including prosecuting attorneys.

    • All employees should assume their speech and related activities on social media

    sites will reflect upon this office. Do not post anything on the internet that you

    would not want to read on the front page of the newspaper under your byline.

    • Content posted on the internet is public and permanent.

    • Use common sense before posting information about promotional exams,

    transfers, personnel issues, and other office-related subjects.

    • When in doubt, seek guidance from your supervisor or the ProfessionalResponsibility Committee.

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    Glossarv

    B10g - Website where entries are commonly displayed in reverse chronological order.

    can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.

    "Bloo"

    "

    Facebook - A social networking website where users can add "friends" and send them

    messages and update their personal profiles to notifY friends about themselves. (Sec "Friend"

     below.)

    Follow/Following - A term used on "Twiner" when following the "tweet" or message of the

    user. (See "Twitter" below.)

    FriendlFriending - The term used when adding an associate on Facebook to your network.

    Like - A term used on Faeebook to give positive feedback or to connect with content youendorse. You can "like" content that your friends post or pages that you want to connect with

    on Facebook.

    Online Identity - An online identity or persona is a social identity that an internet user 

    establishes in online communities and websites.

    Social Bookmarks - A method for internet users to store, search, organize and share web

     pages.

    Social Media - The tool set (including blogs) which people can use to publish content to the

    web. This can include audio, video, photos, texts, files, etc.

    Social Networking - A term for the tools and platforms used to publish, converse and share

    content online. The tools include blogs, "wikis," pod casts, and sites to share photos and

     bookmarks.

    Twitter - Twitter is a social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to

    send and read messages known as "Tweets." Tweets are text-based posts of up to   140

    characters displayed on the author's profile page. They are visible to the public and also

    delivered to the author's subscribers who are known as "followers."

    Virtual Private Network (VPN) - Allows a private network, such as Lotus Notes or 

    LADAnet, to bc remotely connected over the internet. VPNs allow only authenticated remote

    access and use encryption to provide security.

    Wikis - A website developed collaboratively by a community of users, allowing any user to

    add or edit content.

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