Martindale-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. [...]

In our culture, you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who is not familiar with the ubiquitous footwear and sportswear company Nike. More than 20 years ago, an ad executive named Dan Wieden came up with the phrase “Just Do It” and that trademark in addition to the Swoosh logo, has become the epitome of a [...]

Today @TheJusticeDept surpassed @Rex7 in Twitter followers according to Lextweet.com. Aside of @BarackObama, who is also a lawyer, and a few other high profile lawyers who are not included in the list, The Justice Department is now the leading “legal professionals using Twitter”! When asked for comment @Rex7 simply began to sing the following - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2NEU6Xf7lM [...]

Promoting your legal blog can be a daunting task. You’re already blogging, Tweeting, friending, and following. Sometimes you feel like no one is really listening. In order to combat these feelings of loneliness (or just wanting to recoup on your investment) people sometimes hire advertising agencies to promote their blog. There are a number of [...]

A lot of people don’t know that Google Images has some pretty cool advanced search options. One of which is the ability to search for images labeled for reuse, commercial reuse, reuse with modification and commercial reuse with modification. I made this super quick tutorial to help bloggers, content creators, YouTube directors, etc. who are [...]

Why Create? A mentor of mine once said, “Anyone can criticize a theory, it takes a true mind to find a solution for it’s failures.” When I first started researching the Creative Commons and one of its creators and greatest advocates Lawrence Lessig, the Copyright and Trademark student in me was very critical. I even [...]

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 [...]

Hilton Chicago | April 2-4, 2009 Highlights for ABA TECHSHOW 2009 Next Week! We promise you will thoroughly enjoy this year’s event, which is right around the corner. Below are a few highlights we would like to share with you to help you plan your stay in Chicago and ensure you have the best ABA [...]

Social Media for Attorneys Series (Part 7) (Part 1 Here) (Part 2 Here) (Part 3 Here) (Part 4 Here) (Part 5 Here) (Part 6 Here) Posted: January 22nd, 2009 By: Zach Heller Category: Business Development Skills, Marketing Tips, Technology Corner Another week has passed, and another group of people have started using new internet technology [...]

Social Media for Attorneys Series (Part 6) (Part 1 Here) (Part 2 Here) (Part 3 Here) (Part 4 Here) (Part 5 Here) Posted: January 14th, 2009 By: Zach Heller Category: Business Development Skills, Marketing Tips, Technology Corner Another week has passed, and another group of people have started using new internet technology to connect with [...]