Real Lawyers Have Blogs : Law Blogs, Social Media, Twitter

Ad from 100 percent women-owned Buffalo law firm Schroder, Joseph Associates, with the headline, 'Ever Argue With A Woman.'

Andrew Malcolm, 64 and with decades of experience as a foreign correspondent and bureau chief at the New York Times, and later as an editorial board member and feature writer for the Los Angeles Times shatters preconceived notions of political blogging with 'Top of the Ticket.'

They felt his plight was not being properly publicised.

Continuing commitment to engage a broad spectrum of audiences in new and creative ways.

U.S. ad spending will come in at $26.17 billion this year forecasts Lehman Brothers.

Your 140 character profile need not be boring.

Third gathering of Bay Area Blawgers last week at UC Berkeley Law School.

Will need quite a change to draw the professional business people LinkedIn is drawing.

Can you say free law blogs on advertising supported network?

After 2 1/2 years as an associate at a top medical malpractice firm in New York, Erik Turkewitz quit to pick up a backpack and travel around the world. Traveling he learned that life is short and if you want to do something, then you had better go do it. So he started his own firm.

A list of law firm professionals that reporters and others are looking for on your website.

Favorable commentary on the American Jury system from Dave Winer, on his 2nd day of jury duty today.

Kawasaki says forget Cathay Pacific's first class seat, this is the way to make a speech in a far away land: Cisco/Musion Systems TelePresence holographic video conference.

Prepared for librarians and the most complete guide I've seen.

Now confirmed that Alltop serves little purpose other than 'here's some random stuff - see if you can make any sense of it.'

There are more than a few mistakes which can and will make you waste valuable time and resources.

Not on the law, but Deb Ng shares what she calls some recreational blogs to expand your horizons.

Posts on the law are increasingly translated into other languages.

New blogs come from 26 countries, including Belgium, Malaysia, Romania, Sri Lanka and Turkey.

Andy Komack has scoured Web for the best information, case studies, success stories, and data regarding blogging ROI.

6 tips from BL Ochman that'll work for blogs other than the No More Bad Hair Days Blog.

Is goal to get a link to a website with keywords in it or to generate phone calls from showing a car laying on its roof?

Austin and Las Vegas rank one and two with Sacramento, San Diego, Washington, Seattle, Phoenix, Chicago, New York and San Francisco rounding out the top 10.

Asks people who find cameras, memory sticks or photos to upload and send a few of the images, which are posted for all to see.

Daily news feeds from 900 lawyer Deacons.

Twitter and hyperlocal news sites warned of tornado.

Add him to the legions of mainstream media members whose blog ignorance is telling.

Memos posted online show assistant state attorney's concern after being pulled from case in which police killed 17-year-old.

Memorial Day edition from Patent Baristas.

A visit to the worst team in baseball, our M's.

Rule number one, never ask a blogger to write about your product/campaign.

And you guys think social media is not going mainstream?

Play the message to get the best of the worst.

Will there always be the next great new thing?

Charging $250 a month to someone who has, say, 25,000 followers sounds pretty reasonable.

Will highlight the best of the citizen journalism that's taking place on YouTube with ultimate goal to become a go-to news destination on the web.

Great stuff from Skelliewag.

Links to blogs dedicated exclusively or in large part to the topic of client service.

Chris Preuss, vice president of communications for GM Europe, says 'Driving Conversations' will always be the actual thoughts and viewpoints of the featured executive, Carl-Peter Forster, the president of GM Europe.

It will give developers access to their vast amounts of well-researched data, and allows the paper's brand to be spread easily across the web. More access to Times content and the ability to mash it up in new and interesting ways can only be a win for both readers and the paper.

Most people think PR is all about getting coverage because that’s the part of PR that’s visible. Reputation management has nothing to do with pitching.

Whether focusing on your niche or not, an excellent way to network with local people and reporters.

Loosen up, forget about command and control, let front line managers make the call.

Redlasso hoped television networks would make deals to sell ads against the content. On the contrary, the networks want Redlasso to stop.

Countering these fears, the medium of blogging presents a number of opportunities that will help you overcome the insecurity and get your ideas to the people who need to hear.

Denise and Patsi cover four concepts for getting results: Content, Outreach, Design, and Action.

After long reboots, inconsistent behavior resuming from standby, sluggish response times, and more, Klau joins us on a Mac.

At $80 million pre-money valuation, Twitter is not to be sneezed at.

Seattle lawyer William Neukom to take reins of Giants.

The Society for Computers and Law reports on the 2008 Intendance Fast 50 website awards.

Holds first blogger-only conference call and stepped up its use of Twitter.

California lawyers who expect to bill a client for more than four hours will need to inform clients if they aren't covered for malpractice. Smart move with 20 percent of the state's lawyers not carrying insurance.

One might be surprised to see just how little money is spent on organic search engine visibility.

The social network that shows the most promise -- and the one that has grown 361 percent in the past year.

Bloggers who work secretly to promote companies and brands that pose as consumers on fake blog face action under sweeping new digital consumer protection laws that come into force on Monday.

Some potential.

Marketers who fail to grasp that are doomed to be left in the dust of 20th century ideas.

Social networking, blogs, online video, search engines and RSS feeds have woven their way into the fabric of journalism, offering both opportunities and challenges for PR professionals.

New book. When organizations create a space where the strengths of each generation can flourish and are aligned with the vision and mission, they meet with success beyond comprehension.

Congrats to Aaron Brazell at Technosailer, one of my favorite feeds.

No matter your political views, those of us old enough to have experienced the legacy left to America by Rose and Joseph Kennedy, find the news very sad.

From LexBlog client Michael Quinn, a New Jersey lawyer who is also a doctor of podiatric medicine, the Podiatry Malpractice Blog.

Everything on your blog needs to come back to the goals you have with your blog.

21. Is there a more cost effective way to enhance one's reputation business and get new clients for a lawyer?

Put in your address and this website will tell you all the felons in the neighborhood.

Connecticut civil rights and criminal defense lawyer, Norm Pattis, heads to Detroit to cover Gerry Spence.

From Anton Johansson, a business developer at the Swedish startup Twingly.com, a spam-free blog search engine focused on Europe.

Will deliver the commencement speech Concordia University in Wisconsin this Saturday. How cool is my home state to know that one hitting 715 home runs is more befitting of law degree than lots of folks in our profession?

Trial blogs are a great way to get a non-legal perspective on a trial from start to finish. For Chicago-area litigators and litigants, the Chicago papers have begun actively live-blogging local trials which should provide a wealth of this kind of information.

From LexBlog client LaBovick Law Firm's Whistleblower Law Blog.

To buy equipment to manage its rapid growth in users.

If you have a law-student weblog that Evan Schaeffer doesn't know about, send him an email.

It’s about the readers. It’s about what they want. It’s about what they need. It’s about giving them what they want and need in order to keep them, and attract new readers.

Having a clear perception about your visitor and what exactly he wants is one of the most important recipes for success as a blogger.

Yahoo Buzz sends publishers traffic that's both bigger and more engaged with the original content than traffic sent by digg or slashdot.

Blogs are natural search engine magnets, but you also need to understand the importance of using the right keywords, in headlines and when writing content that markets your business.

Elon University School of Law's Center for Engaged Learning in the Law is a team effort, authored by several law professors from around the country with goal being to contribute to the discourse on teaching and learning in law.

It's been my home page and first source for news, sports, and weather for over 10 years.

API for third party websites will allow users to ‘connect’ their Facebook identity, friends and privacy to any website.

'I want to see a funny movie and then eat at a good Mexican restaurant. What are my options?' The Web 3.0 browser will analyze your response.

Employers are fed up with Facebook per a recent study.

Readers copy and distribute stories from newspaper Web sites to their friends via email and social network sites. Especially for the young, trading copies of newspaper stories often substitutes for visiting the paper's Web site.

Vancouver's Gibbons Fowler Nathanson publishes the Canadian Criminal Law Blog covering legal ethics, legal technology, and recent developments in the Canadian criminal justice system.

Quick, down, and dirty survey from Seattle PI. But informative.

And she's not alone. Slew of media operations with a twitter presence, plus several universities. The ability to connect to people, especially those that we serve, is extremely powerful.

YouTube, FlickR, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter all being use at Nuts About Southwest.

Not sure you can replace successful law blogger with just another lawyer. Blogs are more personal than that.

For those of you who didn't know Enterobacter Sakazakii is a bacterium that can cause a number of bad illnesses, from LexBlog client, Food Poisoning uber-firm Marler Clark, the Enterobacter Sakazakii Blog.

Not sure why not, after Mariners moved to last place losing for 6th time in 7 games before the smallest crowd in Safeco Field history. Forget about the fact that 7 of the 10 smallest crowds in stadium history have come this year.

I'm not taking mine off.

Edmonton/Calgary lawyer Richard Stobbe'sIPBlog coverinng copyright, Internet law, licensing, patents and trademarks.

Allows users to share notes or add notes to shared stories.

From Aaron Wall. Great again.

Trust-related links offer valuable reading for IP litigators and IP litigants. From Chicago's Dave Donoghue.

Leaving Facebook and LinkedIn to the riffraff, the elite are now looking for a comfortable place to mingle with like-minded people.

Good way to put your business profile -- basically your resume and the services you can offer -- online, where they can be seen by millions of other site users.

That from Sir Martin Sorrell, who runs the world's second-largest marketing and advertising company, when asked of the impact of Web 2.0 on advertising and PR.

And M's were going to challenge for the Series this year?

LexBlog client Gail Wurtzler's Environmental Toxic Torts Blog complements her practice in defending property damage toxic tort cases.

The public is now becoming partners with journalists in the production of news.

Not as entertaining as seeing Tom, Craig, and Reid present live in Chicago, but here's a pretty nice list of websites - law and non-law resources alike.

Ballmer can focus on keeping NBA team here.

Although the audiences are small, each listener or viewer is very interested in the subject.

From Dave Caolo.

Yes Jason, there will always be a demand for guys like you. Hang in there.

Enclopedic-like offering from Anne Reed.

Karl Olson of the firm Levy, Ram & Olson LLP, Attorneys, delivered the news on behalf of Justia and Public.Resource.Org.

Lawyers suffering from depression feel there is no way to get help without their 'shortcoming' being disclosed to the world with the result being totally ruined.