Conversations | Social Media Law Student

Twitter: A Worthless Tool for Conversations

Nov 11th, 2009 | By Rex Gradeless | Category: Blogging, Featured, Lead Article, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter, Web 2.0, YouTube

Chris Pirillo argued last Sunday that Twitter is essentially a worthless tool for having conversations. After listening to the video below, it was clear Chris was right.
Twitter is a pretty worthless tool to have a conversation.
I define a conversation as back-and-forth dialogue between two or more parties. If you have ever been on Twitter, you’ll [...]

Tags: chris pirillo, consumer questions, conversations, networking tool, tweets, Twitter
Posted in Blogging, Featured, Lead Article, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter, Web 2.0, YouTube | 8 comments

Why Blog Comments Matter

Aug 10th, 2009 | By Rex Gradeless | Category: Blogging, Featured, Lead Article, Social Media, Web 2.0

A blog without comments is not a blog. No, really. See for yourself.
The comments and trackback features of blogs allow the readers of your blog to participate in the discussion and contribute value.
These features of your blog are what make your blog “social”. Disabling comments, or not allowing comments to be viewable, falls under the [...]

Tags: blog comments, conversations, echo, Social Media
Posted in Blogging, Featured, Lead Article, Social Media, Web 2.0 | 1 Comment »

How to Ease Your Law Firm into Social Media: Yammer

Dec 30th, 2008 | By Rex Gradeless | Category: Featured, Law Office Software, Lead Article

Tired of a dozen emails clogging up your email client all saying: “out to lunch”? Sifting through these can be a waste of your precious time. Maybe try Yammer.
Many of my readers and blog subscribers are trying to introduce social media to their enterprises and law firms. I often get asked about strategies for introducing [...]

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Posted in Featured, Law Office Software, Lead Article | 2 comments