When I practiced law I wanted all of my firm’s employees, lawyers and non-lawyers, to network on behalf of the firm while engaged in social activities. It didn’t matter if anyone called it networking. I just wanted people out socializing, being themselves, meeting people, and enjoying life. Of course I wanted people to share where… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: November 2009
Best in Law Blogs : LexBlog Network : November 30, 2009
While we have no posts on the firing of Charlie Weis, which seems to be the biggest story spread across social media today, we do have one on this weekend’s biggest story: Tiger Woods. Dane Johnson has some advice for Woods and others in similar circumstances. Ex Parte Blogging Ethics: A New Way To Make… Continue Reading
25 blogs to help law firms stay up to speed with social media
Everything I’ve learned about blogging and social media, I’ve learned by reading, talking with people, attending conferences, and, of course, trial and error. The lions share of my learning has come from reading lots of blogs. Blogs I subscribe to in an RSS reader where I can browse headlines by folders I set up by… Continue Reading
Legal blogs take legal reporting to a new level
Adam McDowell of Canada’s National Post writes this morning about ‘How blogs like Torontoist and BlogTO are taking local news to a new level.’ Reminds me that legal blogging, when done well, can take legal reporting to a whole new level. Wether it be as to niche areas of the law or a geographic locale…. Continue Reading
Going with the flow is recipe for failure in getting your law firm using social media
Seth Godin writes this morning that ‘Going with the flow is a euphemism for failing.’ The point being that it takes pushing harder than most to accomplish the remarkable. I wish getting law firms to use social media for client development didn’t fall in the achieving the ‘remarkable’ category. But I’m a realist. To those… Continue Reading
The new age of social media for lawyers : Assimilating what we have
Speaking with lawyers around the country, I’m always asked ‘What’s the next big thing?’ Like the legal profession has mastered the social media tools that we already have. My answer is we have enough to handle. Blogs, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and more. The key now is for lawyers to assimilate these tools into how we… Continue Reading
New blogs joining the LexBlog Network for the week of 11/23-11/25
Well, the short week is coming to an end and with that, I give you the blogs joining the LexBlog Network since Monday. The total comes to four launches in three days, not too bad. Have a look before slipping into a food-incuded coma. Minneapolis lawyer Jason Brown continues to build on his stable of blogs… Continue Reading
Social media being used by nearly all Inc. 500 companies
91% of those Inc. 500 companies polled in a recent survey are using social media. The results of the study performed by the Center for Marketing Research at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth are reported in an article just out in Inc. Magazine. The ‘Inc. 500′ represents the 500 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S…. Continue Reading
Best in Law Blogs : LexBlog Network : November 24, 2009
Things are getting quieter and quieter as we approach the long break. Even so, still plenty of blog posts on the network and certainly enough to find the ten best. So, if you’re calling tomorrow off and spending time away from work, take a look at these when not spending time with the family. A… Continue Reading
NewLawyer.com, Attorney.org and Laws.com one and the same animal
You may have recently received an email from a company called NewLawyer.com, lavishing praise on your blog and asking to highlight your “top blog” on their website. It might offer you an award badge to add to your blog. The email may promise you an increase in traffic to your blog, and all they want… Continue Reading
Best in Law Blogs : LexBlog Network : November 23, 2009
As LexBlog Editorial Manager Lisa Kennelly was quick to point out while making her way to work this morning, LexBlog Network all-star and food safety crusader Bill Marler was on the front page of The Seattle Times this morning. Check out the full story here. Pretty great. As always, ten exceptional posts to follow. The SCARLETT… Continue Reading
Divide grows between lawyers with and without digital influence
Minneapolis based Web marketing and PR strategist, Adam Singer, has an excellent blog post this morning about the growing divide between those with digital influence and those without. While the business digital divide – at least in the marketing and media industries – feels to be closing, there’s another rift less discussed: a divide between… Continue Reading
Generation Y entrepreneurs a business opportunity for lawyers using social media
Donna Fenn’s new book, ‘Upstarts!: How GenY Entrepreneurs are Rocking the World of Business and 8 Ways You Can Profit from Their Success,’ highlights the success of 150 CEO’s born after 1975. If you haven’t looked, business leaders are getting younger and younger. Their upstart businesses are leading the American economic recovery hiring people while… Continue Reading
New blogs joining the LexBlog Network for the week of 11/16-11/20
It was a big week for LexBlog, as we have a six completely new blogs joing the LexBlog network with five others getting new designs. Proskauer Rose’s three blogs received a sharp new look to match their new website and they even launched a new blog as well. Be sure to check out those, which… Continue Reading
Best in Law Blogs : LexBlog Network : November 19, 2009
Ever wonder exactly where all the stimulus money is going? Do you wish a measly billion would get lost and accidentally end up in your checking account? Well, there’s a tool for the first question, no help for the second. Deirdre Wheatley-Liss has an interesting post on a tool that tracks exactly where all the… Continue Reading