I confess that I find myself drawn into the internet-driven feeding frenzy surrounding Casey Anthony’s trial for the alleged murder of her daughter Caylee Anthony. But not for the sordid details of the case. Rather, for the manner in which the case proved to be an odd convergence of old, new, and tried-and-true technological methods for convincing a jury.

Computer forensics, trial presentation software, and what may prove a groundbreaking social media strategy all played a role in reaching the “not guilty” verdict that, as I type, people are probably still angrily blogging, tweeting, and updating their Caylee Anthony Facebook pages about.

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