Casey Anthony trial: Who's 'Lawyer Gaga'? - Today

by mom_in_il Wed Jun 22, 2011 8:48 pm

Casey Anthony trial: Who's 'Lawyer Gaga'?
In mesmerizing crime drama, a plethora of courtroom nicknames takes off on Twitter
By Kerry Sanders
NBC News
updated 2 hours 43 minutes ago

Excerpt:

ORLANDO, Fla. — If the captivating developments unfolding in the Casey Anthony courtroom are indeed our nation’s first “social media murder trial,” then here’s a peek behind the curtain.

Of course there is #CaseyAnthony, who’s accused of murdering her 2-year-old daughter #Caylee.

But did you know there’s a “Lawyer Gaga”? “The Velvet Hammer”? The “Sharpie Lady”? “The Jesus Juror”?

It’s the story within the story that social media does not chronicle like the MSM (mainstream media), but indeed here, social media creates.

Some of this has developed on Facebook, but most of this alternate world lives on the quip-filled, unfiltered planet called Twitter.

At times the hashtag #CaseyAnthony trends into the top 10.

More: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43496347/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/