Twitpic is a website that allows you to easily post pictures to Twitter. It’s often used by citizen journalists to upload and distribute pictures in near real-time as an event is taking place. You may post pictures via an iPhone or other mobile device by emailing a picture to a twitpic email address you are… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: January 2009
Social media more powerful than SEO for drawing traffic to law blog?
I’m coming to believe that social media performance is more important in drawing traffic to your law blog than any search engine optimization (SEO) you may do. Traffic drawn via social media is also better traffic for you. Two reasons. One, you draw more traffic to your law blog through the effective use of social… Continue Reading
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 1/30/09
Well, it’s my last full day in Los Angeles. After a gorgeous week down here, I have to say I’m beyond jealous of those of you who get to live in this place permanently. Tomorrow it’s back to Montana. Have a great weekend everyone. Two Hours to Download Newspaper to Computer? Let Us Take You Back to… Continue Reading
Beer for Toronto law bloggers, Twitter meet-up tonight
We’re having a meet-up of law blogger and Twitter meet-up this evening In Toronto. We’re getting together about 5:30 at The Duke of Westminster, located at 77 Adelaide St. W. (First Canadian Place). Chris Jaglowitz of Gardiner Miller Arnold has already got one or two folks from his office and one to three people from… Continue Reading
LexTweet features LegalTech attendees using Twitter
LexTweet, a community of legal professionals using Twitter, is now featuring attendees of LegalTech using Twitter and what those attendees are saying. Go to LexTweet, hit the LegalTech ’09 tab. You’ll be presented with a flow of tweets from LegalTech attendees. Hit the ‘Conference Attendees who Twitter tab’ on that page and you’ll be presented… Continue Reading
Toronto powerpoint : Taking Advantage of Blogosphere to Build Firm Profile
For attendees, and for those who may wish to make sense of the presentation without being here, you may download the PowerPoint I’m using this morning in Toronto. The topic is ‘Taking Full Advantage of the Blogosphere to Build your Firm Profile.’ I’m covering, among other things: Risks of no action 6 steps to effective… Continue Reading
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 1/29/09
After enjoying another gorgeous Los Angeles day, I give you another post of the 10 best posts from LexBlog blogs. Today, the employment law blogosphere is buzzing about signing the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law. For insight from professionals on what this law means, take a look. That Unsettling Feeling – Seattle attorney Philip… Continue Reading
Legal Blogging Discussion Group Roundup: 1/29/09
In the last week, there have been 57 new discussions started at the LinkedIn Legal Blogging Discussion Group. The group is a great place to ask a question, get feedback on a blog post or a new blog design, or get more informed about social media tools like Twitter. Need help deciding on a website… Continue Reading
LegalTech Adds Twitter Panel : What’s Twitter and How Can You Use it?
LegalTech New York has added panel discussion on the emerging social media and microblogging tool, Twitter, to its program agenda. The session, “What is Twitter and How Can I Use It?” will explore the potential use of Twitter by law firms and lawyers, and will take place February 2 at 3:00 PM ET in the… Continue Reading
Traveling to Toronto and New York City : Welcome getting together
I’ll be in Toronto this evening through Saturday morning. On Friday morning, I’m presenting on ‘Taking Full Advantage of the Blogosphere to Build your Firm Profile’ at the Canadian Institutes 2nd Annual Forum on Law Firm Management. On Saturday afternoon, I’m onto New York City for LegalTech. I’m presenting on a panel on the use… Continue Reading
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 1/27/09
After a day away caused by travel from Montana to L.A. and a poor WiFi setup in the hotel the best of the LexBlogosphere is back today. The legal world is still buzzing about what a Barack Obama presidency will hold and some early changes he’s already made. The High Court’s String of Unanimous Decisions… Continue Reading
Lawyers and legal professionals sound off: How do lawyers use Twitter effectively?
Signing up for Twitter is one thing. Using it effectively, whether for client development or simply networking, is another. I asked legal professionals on Twitter how lawyers use Twitter effectively. Here are the responses: Connie Bensen, a community strategist in Minnesota (@cbensen): I use Twitter for tech support :) I have very geeky friends who… Continue Reading
Why do lawyers who don’t use Twitter feel the need to diss Twitter?
New York City injury lawyer Eric Turkewitz, who is not only a first rate plaintiff’s trial lawyer, but also a heck of a fine person, is the latest lawyer to question the value of Twitter. Eric doesn’t say he’ll never use Twitter, but questions Twitter’s value to him and by picking out a few tweets… Continue Reading
10 reasons why a law blog does not belong inside your law firm website
We’re always asked at LexBlog about putting a blog in a law firm website. The answer is you don’t do it. Anyone telling you to do so is wrong. Putting a blog your law firm’s website makes as much sense as adopting law firm policies requiring that the firm’s lawyers only speak at industry conferences… Continue Reading
LexTweet : Labor of love and a work in progress
LexBlog launched LexTweet.com, a community of legal professionals using Twitter, 22 days ago. The community has already grown to over 1,500 members. Though we’re playing around with ideas, LexBlog has not determined how we’ll monetize LexTweet. Unlike many Web 2.0 companies, LexBlog cannot do a lot of work that it does not realize revenue on…. Continue Reading