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 particular subjects.
Social media, including blogs, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, social networking sites, and hell of a lot more, is hard for me to keep up with. And I'm leading a company that's serving as a social media partner to law firms, not practicing law or running a law firm like you.
So it piqued my interest when Ritu Pant, a web strategist of a couple years, posted a list of 25 blogs to help you stay current with social media on the Freelance Folder blog.
I'm going to use the list to do a better job of staying up to speed with social media news, trends, and ideas. I'll share what I think worthwhile for lawyers and legal professions on my blog and in my Twitter feed.
As a legal professional you may wish to subscribe to the blogs to learn more about how to use social media. You'll always see things I miss.
For those unfamiliar with the power of a RSS reader, here's a list of the 25 blogs in a social media folder in my RSS reader, NetNewsWire. Scanning headlines from these blogs organized by folder so I see the aggregated post titles is the only time effective means of consuming such blog content.
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I can't vouch for the list yet, but reviewing the blogs in the list, a number I already subscribed to, and titles of posts from the list, the 25 blogs look pretty good. As with all my subscriptions, I'll fine tune the list cutting some blogs and adding a few more to my social media folder.
How do you respond to lawyers concerns that ABA rules governing lawyers' communications and advertising (which have been adopted in some form by all the states) restricts them from blogging or using social media?
Thanks for the question Amy.
There are no ethics rules in place in any state that restrict lawyers from blogging or using social media. Sure there are things lawyers cannot in the use of blogs or social media. But that's no different than with speaking, writing, or the use of a phone.