I get this question a lot. Stoel Rives did not ask and did not have a hard time announcing their new Food Liability Blog published by Attorney Ken Ozda.
Monthly Archives: April 2008
How shaky is ALM?
That’s the question being asked today by some very well read publications covering journalism and the media. From Gawker: Earlier this month, American Lawyer Media laid off 42 staffers across the board. The company is also “scaling back” plans to expand the scope of one magazine, and moving another to an all-digital format, according to… Continue Reading
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 4/30/08
Here we are, at the doorstep of another month with another batch of legal updates. It’s the usual game plan this afternoon: ten posts, from Austin to Miami and back again, covering diverse issues from across the legal spectrum. Three steps for improving your legal writing – Austin attorney D. Todd Smith in his Texas… Continue Reading
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 4/29/08
Today’s update comes significantly later in the afternoon than usual, which means that there are a few – but not too many – new faces in the mix. From equines to energy religious express, the discussion continues full steam ahead. Patent Office will accept new application format – Washington, D.C. attorney Brian Wm. Higgins of… Continue Reading
Lawyer blogs driving traffic to law firm websites
“law firm websites”
Boston Business Journal : Blogs a good way to enhance lawyer’s reputation
Nice article in yesterday’s Boston Business Journal by Lisa van der Pool. Lisa was reporting on my presentation at the New England Legal Marketing Association’s event, “How to Work a Room in the Digital Age: Social Networking for Law Firms.” Lisa’s takeaways from my presentation: Blogs are good idea for lawyers. Especially if they want… Continue Reading
Blogs challenging traditional media in importance : New survey
From ReadWriteWeb comes word of a new report from Universal McCann, a top 10 global media company, that social media, in particular blogs, are “becoming a more important part of global media consumption for internet users than some traditional media channels.” Key findings from the survey of 17,000 Internet users worldwide: 83% watch video clips,… Continue Reading
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 4/28/08
It’s Monday, and we’re here to offer up ten blog posts – a random sample of the current state of the legal blogosphere, with each article covering a different realm of the law. When you’re presented with this much discussion, readers everywhere are bound to find something they’d want to subscribe to. Judicial dissolution of… Continue Reading
More risks in using Blogger : Lock out and no personal support
A few days ago I posted on why not to use Blogger for a law firm blog. This morning I ran across another risk in using Blogger. Austin’s Thom Singer relayed a situation where his Blogger blog, which he uses for professional communications, was ‘Locked’ by Blogger.com’s electronic computer robots that patrol their system to… Continue Reading
Four elements of law firm social media usage
“John Cass”
Twitter madness & the Scoble effect
Sitting here blogging in a coffee shop on Bainbridge Island this afternoon when emails start pouring in saying folks have started following me on Twitter. That screenshot on the left shows you how fast. Some of the followers I know, most I don’t. They’re from all over the world. I’m thinking someone wrote a script… Continue Reading
Lawyer blogs driving investigative journalism
Mark Glaser at PBS’ MediaShift recently asked Friday ‘How will investigative journalism survive in the digital age?.’ With the daily drumbeat of cutbacks at newspaper companies, there is less room for investigative reporters who can take weeks or months to do one in-depth report. If their future isn’t secure at mainstream media outlets, then where… Continue Reading
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 4/27/08
We’ve got a batch of unfamiliar faces included in today’s update…some blogs that are frequent bloggers but for whatever reason are often overlooked for our daily LexBlogosphere posts. Today is Sunday, and it’s their day to shine. Recent Chapter 11 filings: Verso Technologies, Inc. and related companies file Chapter 11 in Northern District – Atlanta… Continue Reading
Can you use Blogger for your firm’s law blog?
Walking down the marble floored hallway past beautiful artwork into a conference room in a prestigious San Francisco law firm, the firm’s marketing director said the managing partner was inclined to use Blogger, Google’s free blog service, for the firm’s blogs. I had been invited down to advise on the use of blogs. Told her… Continue Reading
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 4/26/08
It’s Saturday again, which means it’s time to find five posts from the legal blogging community worth highlighting. Luckily that wasn’t much trouble today, as there’s quite a few folks contributing to the conversation. We thought the following posts were noteworthy: No contract gives video-production company control of Wal-Mart videos – Charleston attorney Jeffrey Mehalic… Continue Reading