Basically, why not collect all the places where you have content online into one place? Then why not share that consolidated place, your web footprint, with people you meet? Isn't it time to start making better introductions in this space where we interact all the time called social media?

Maybe it'll help you. Maybe not. Regardless, I hope I've not been a bother. Cheers.

To emphasize my gray hairs, I remember using Martindale as the way to find information about other lawyers. Then law firm web sites came out. It seems most lawyers are willing to stay pay and rely on their law firm websites.

Of course that does you no good when you leave the firm.Few firms put information about the past employment of their lawyers. So you do not know if that is the same person you worked with at a different law firm.

LinkedIn has been changing this dynamic, although slowly.

People seem to think that Googling yourself is something dirty. Except, people are Googling you. You should see what they see.

The point which you make very well and which I think deserves to be underscored, is that every one of us has a personal digital profile, whether we like it or not.

Most lawyers will readily agree that their reputation is their most important asset as a professional. Increasingly, a significant portion of that reputation is defined online. Lawyers therefore need to ensure that the picture that emerges from a google search of their name is the one they want to project.