Steve Matthews tagged me with the ‘five things you didn’t know about me.’ I’m pretty dull so I’ve only got a few. We have five teenagers. Well, at least through yesterday. Our oldest son Colin, who pitches in around LexBlog during college breaks, is 20 today. Ainsley is 17, Molly is 16, and the twin… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: December 2006
Law school blogs tracking public service : Great idea
Tracking law student public service projects is a great use of law school blogs. Nine Widener Law students and two professors are down in New Orleans helping the public defender’s office interview the many pretrial detainees impacted by the enormous backlog created by Hurricane Katrina. They’ve got a blog journaling their experiences with entries such… Continue Reading
Ads on blogs : Dissed again
Regular readers know my view on running ads on lawyer blogs. It’s dumb. Brian Clark, a leader in marketing via blogs and drawing significant traffic at Copyblogger, includes not running ads in his new years resolutions. I gave AdSense a shot around here, and I think it sucks and cheapens my blog. It makes me… Continue Reading
Eleven reasons blogging for senior lawyers makes sense
Zusha Elinson wrote an article for The Recorder entitled ‘Senior Lawyers Are Still Billing After All These Years. Appears a combination of large firms eliminating partner pensions, striping equity partner status at a fixed age, and very capable senior lawyers wanting to work creates a real dilemma. Zusha reports on some of the creative ideas… Continue Reading
Lawyer blog monitors Saddam’s imminent execution
Jeralyn Merritt is monitoring Saddam Hussein’s execution at her blog, TalkLeft. Via AP, she reports Saddam’s execution will occur by 6 a.m. Saturday, Baghdad time, or 10 p.m. Friday EST. Saddam’s lawyers filed a motion for stay of execution in federal court in DC today. Jeralyn’s been checking the District of Columbia docket and as… Continue Reading
Google Blog Search passes Technorati
Another sign that Google is getting into blogs and RSS more and more is Hitwise’s report that Google Blog Search passed Technorati in the market share of visits for the end of December. Approximately 60% of Google Blog Search’s traffic comes directly from Google News which includes a Blog Search link. It was not until… Continue Reading
Blog created communities offer opportunities for lawyers
Good article by Rebekah Schilperoort in our West Seattle Herald today about how blogs create communities. People have used blogs for various reasons like self-promotion and political gain. But the common characteristic remains the most basic human desire to connect with people and their experiences, said Kathy Gill, a senior lecturer at the University of… Continue Reading
Wikipedia founder to launch search engine
Words been spreading around the blogosphere about Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales, launching a search engine to compete with Google and Yahoo. Labeled Wikia, it’s a long term project (2 years) whose goal is a ‘search engine that changes everything.’ Search is part of the fundamental infrastructure of the Internet. And, it is currently broken. Why… Continue Reading
Realtor niches should open eyes for lawyers
Nice article in our Seattle Post Intelligencer this morning about real estate agents focusing on niche markets via websites. Innovative lawyers have much to gain from this sort of thinking. As realtor Phoenix Rudner says, “You want to define yourself. If you really know an area really well, why not focus on that?” One realtor,… Continue Reading
Incredible resource for blogging and SEO
The best Internet marketing posts of 2006 as listed by Techipedia provides you an incredible Internet marketing resource. Over 100 posts written by the best Internet marketing experts are listed under multiple categories. Search Engine Optimization Link Building Site Design/Usability Social Networking/Social Media Optimization Copywriting Blogging Search-Engine Specific (Google, Yahoo, and MSN too) PPC/Adsense/Paid Inclusion… Continue Reading
Merry Christmas from Seattle
Merry Christmas to all of you who have made the last year so special for me. I’m blessed to not only have the opportunity to work with some wonderful team members at LexBlog, but also to serve as clients some of the most talented and passionate lawyers around. I wish you and your families a… Continue Reading
Lawyers turned blogging farmers a great read
The story of Peter and Maryellen Griffin’s move from lawyering to farming continues its run through newspapers across the country. The story line is not lawyers turned farmers. It’s that more people visit their blog, oldshawfarm.com, than their organic vegetable farm which provides produce to the Peacham, Vermont community. Readers come from all over the… Continue Reading
Where in the world is Santa?
For you guys with little ones, Google Blog reports you can track Santa’s trip around the globe with the Google Earth Santa Tracker. If someone told me 40 plus years ago when I was tracking Santa on of our two radio stations (both AM) that I would be able to track Santa in 3D on… Continue Reading
The 2006 Blawggies: Best law-related blogging awards are out
Dennis Kennedy, one of the true pioneers in lawyer blogging, released his annual Blawggies this evening. Dennis acknowledges no voting is involved and the awards are based on his own ‘personal and highly-opinionated perspective.’ At the same time Dennis likes to see blogs with “(1) consistently useful content, (2) a generous and helpful approach, and… Continue Reading
Is your law firm blog exposing you to liability?
The legal liability of blogging is the subject of an article by Lawrence Savell of Chadbourne & Parke. On the positive side, the article provides items to review as your law firm proceeds with blogs. On the downside, the article provides a firm looking for reasons not to enter the world of blogging a laundry… Continue Reading