Why 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 [...]

There I was enjoying my Monday afternoon when I received the following email: a form has been submitted on October 19, 2009, via: http://socialmedialawstudent.com/contact/ [IP [Redacted]] Contact-Form Contact Your Name Micah Email [redacted] Website http:// Message Hi, My name is Micah and I am interested in doing a guest post for your blog. I have [...]

The Example Case For whatever reason, Hollywood and the Music Industry just love to tell us how we should all live our lives. Britney Spears practiced Kabbalah, then she got a tattoo? Jessica Simpson waited until marriage, now she’s divorced and has lots of boyfriends? Oh, I could go on and on.  It’s one thing [...]

Social Media for Attorneys Series ( Part 8 ) (Part 1 Here) (Part 2 Here) (Part 3 Here) (Part 4 Here) (Part 5 Here) (Part 6 Here) (Part 7 Here) Posted: January 29th, 2009 By: Zach Heller Category: Business Development Skills, Marketing Tips, Technology Corner Another week has passed, and another group of people have [...]

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10 Tips for Blogs and Twitter 1. Thou shall not steal.  Violating this rule while using social media is the fastest way to lose your creditability and authority online. 2.  Copying and pasting someone’s blog post onto your blog then adding one or two comments is not a blog post.  This is called a comment.  [...]