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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

As the following legal blogs have reported, a federal judge in Georgia has ruled that a reporter may not use Twitter to send updates about a court proceeding. ABA Journal The Volokh Conspiracy The Legal Blog Watch CBS News CNet Slow news day everyone? In the court order, the judge rules that Tweeting from inside [...]

How Lawyers View Death Death is always a morbid topic, but we’re mortal beings and it’s better to discuss this topic sooner rather than later. As law students we are quite detached from death because we are trained to think of death in legal terms infused with logic and exempt from pathos. In law school, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Twitter launched a new “Lists” feature where users can create lists of people for others to follow. Apparently, Twitter has released the lists feature to a select small group of people in the Twitter community. I am not sure of the selection process or how many were in the first wave of users to receive [...]

1. “I need more than 140 characters.” 2. “Have you checked out my legal blog?” 3. #ilta09 #techshow #getalife #legalrebels #lma 4. “I’m a thought leader.” 5. “I was the first social media lawyer expert guru. Have you read my book?” 6. “I usually don’t follow the first night but for you I’ll make an [...]