Happy New Year!
Dec 31st, 2009 | By Rex Gradeless | Category: Blogging, Featured, Law School, Lead Article, Social Media, Web 2.0From all of us at Social Media Law Student, have a safe and Happy New Year!
Web 2.0
A Vote for TechnoLawyer Blog is a Vote Against Puppies
Dec 30th, 2009 | By Rex Gradeless | Category: Blogging, Featured, Social Media, Web 2.0Twas a few days before the conclusion of the ABA Journal’s Blawg 100 voting contest when, all of a sudden, TechnoLawyer Blog was willing to pay for your vote!
See for yourself:
As a result of TechnoLawyer flaunting the fact they have extra cash to burn at the end of 2009, and the fact this doesn’t [...]
One Size Fits All Snake Oil Targets Lawyers
Dec 9th, 2009 | By Rex Gradeless | Category: Featured, Practice Management, Social Media, Web 2.0There’s no doubt that 2009 marks the year when lawyers, law firms, and legal professionals are realistically considering using web 2.0 technologies within their business. (Arguably, these tools have been around for over half a decade.)
This was the year that almost every law school signed up for Twitter. Judges, lawyers, law students, paralegals, legal professionals [...]
Site Meter to Track Blog Stats
Dec 7th, 2009 | By Rex Gradeless | Category: Blogging, Featured, Social Media, Web 2.0Three days ago, Social Media Law Student blog started using Site Meter to track our blog stats.
Although we primarly use Google Analytics to track our blog, we enjoy testing out different sites to measure traffic.
Site Meter has been around for ages. Many blogs track thier stats via Site Meter. the best part about Site Meter is that 1) the stats [...]
Martindale-Hubbell Connected: Positioning Yourself for Tomorrows Social Media
Dec 7th, 2009 | By Rex Gradeless | Category: Blogging, Featured, Law School, Lead Article, Practice Management, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter, Web 2.0Martindale-Hubbell Connected will be hosting a live webinar on Wednesday, December 9th, 2009.
Word on the street says they have over 700 registered participants! They are expecting a record number of people to attend.
Who will be there?
Lawyers, judges, paralegals, law students, legal professionals, non-legal professionals, people interested in social media, and even people not interested in social media.
Some are bound to say the webinar [...]
Social Media Law Student Honored in ABA Journal Blawg 100
Dec 3rd, 2009 | By Rex Gradeless | Category: Blogging, Featured, Lead Article, Social Media, Web 2.0The ABA Journal selected the Social Media Law Student blawg in their third annual 100 best legal blawgs. This blawg was selected from blogs across the globe by the Journal’s editors. The complete list can be found here.
We are truly humbled to be a part of the top 100 legal blawgs. We recognize the outstanding [...]
Social Network Review: Legal OnRamp
Nov 29th, 2009 | By Rex Gradeless | Category: Featured, Lead Article, Practice Management, Social Media, Social Networking, Web 2.0There are many social networks out there tailored to those within the legal profession. From Facebook, LinkedIn, Avvo, JD Diversity, Legally Minded, Lawyrs.net, Advance Advocates, Counsel.net, Legal OnRamp, MH Connected…the list goes on and on.
All of these social networks are trying to become the gold standard within the legal profession.
The reality: only a few of [...]
Blogger Award Scam Aimed at Top Law Bloggers
Nov 24th, 2009 | By Rex Gradeless | Category: Blogging, Featured, Lead Article, Social Media, Web 2.0Why anyone would try to scam some of the world’s most tech savvy legal professionals is beyond me. Unfortunately, someone tried. And they got caught.
Basically, a group of people running NewLawyer.com, Attorney.org, and Laws.com tried to pawn off an award to some of the top legal bloggers in the country. This award promised these law [...]
What is Google Chrome OS?
Nov 19th, 2009 | By Rex Gradeless | Category: Law Office Software, Practice Management, Web 2.0Twitter Launches: Retweet to Share Tweets (BETA)
Nov 18th, 2009 | By Rex Gradeless | Category: Attorney Gadgets, Featured, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter, Web 2.0I recevied the following message on Twitter today - depicted above (click image for larger view).
Twitter is adding a special symbol (left) for tweets that have been retweeted.
Not as earth shattering exciting as Twitter Lists but new nonetheless.
The message from Twitter says:
Hi there, you’re part of a beta group receiving this feature, which means you may start [...]
