So sad. HT Crenk.

There’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 [...]

There 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 [...]

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 [...]

I 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, [...]

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 [...]

Yesterday, October 12, 2009, WordPress released an exciting announcement about new developments for its users. WordPress is a popular blogging service that allows users two options: to host a template blog with WordPress.com or use individual programming skills to take advantage of the WordPress platform and host the blog elsewhere. Many legal bloggers use the [...]

Legal Marketing Done Different Have you ever looked for an attorney? Did you open the yellow pages? Phone a friend? Google Search it? Looking for an attorney can be an overwhelming experience because there are so many choices. There are a dozens of listings for lawyers in the yellow books and in online search results. [...]

Twitter and lawyers. Those two words in the same sentence have recently begun to stir up quite a controversy on and off-line. I really had to pause, pry my fingers from the keyboard and think about where I fit within the spectrum of people who utilize the medium, especially as an attorney. I’ve been reading [...]

Ever seen this image? Does it make you sad? It makes me sad too. Unfortunately, we’re probably going to be seeing a lot more of it very soon. Three weeks ago Veoh, an online video site similar to YouTube, won a suit against Universal Music claiming they had no actual knowledge that users of their [...]