Drawing on 159 posts on The LexBlog Network, today’s toss around the diamond includes great advice on the use of Twitter hashtags by #LauraGutierrez, insight on the Microsoft/Apple ‘APP STORE’ case from Stacia Lay and Steven Berk with a strong post on Walmart, Elizabeth Warren and discrimination. I hope everyone enjoys the rest of Opening Day; I’m off… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : March 30, 2011
In all honesty, today was an awesome day on The LexBlog Network, starting with the day’s total of 170 posts. We have some superb conversation on the FTC’s settlement with Google regarding deceptive practices surrounding its woeful ‘Buzz’ product. Also, Tyler Cunningham of Sheppard Mullin breaks down the NFL antitrust case. And finally, Los Angeles… Continue Reading
Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : March 29, 2011
Highlights gathered from the insight in today’s 154 posts include some great commentary on blogging from Kendall Gray, news that "tagged" photos from Facebook are admissible in court and some quick analysis on a Wal-Mart class action suit going to the Supreme Court. Have a great evening everyone. Plaintiff Lets Case Roll Away – New Orleans… Continue Reading
Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : March 28, 2011
Let’s face it, some bloggers tend to really struggle with attribution and plagiarism. Jim Walker, who’s never been one to hold back on a post that may stir up a bit of fire in others, discusses the issue today. Also, in light of the Sacramento Kings getting ripped away from their city much the way… Continue Reading
Being there — and not there — with your use of social media
Those of you who are apt to do a lot of Twittering and Facebook around loved ones would do well to read Katherine Rosman’s column of last week in Wall Street Journal. ‘When Twittering Gets in the Way of Real Life‘ by Rosman, who writes about pop culture and technology for The Journal, is… Continue Reading
New blogs joining The LexBlog Network for 3/21-3/25
As the week comes to a close, it’s time to take a glance at the five publications that have joined The LexBlog Network. It’s always fun to see firms start up new publications, and this week Phillip Lytle, Stites & Harbison PLLC, Cooch & Lapham, PLLC, and Raymond & Bennett all introduce their first… Continue Reading
Recap of Our “Back to Blogging” Webinar
Thank you very much to all who attended yesterday and made it an interesting discussion. Just in case you missed the event, a recoding is now available. You can also download a copy of the mind map (pdf) used in the presentation. Some of topics covered were: Scheduling time to blog vs. blogging as the inspiration… Continue Reading
ABA and OKeefe in agreement : Not enough law blogs to meet public demand
Will Hornsby, Staff Counsel for the American Bar Association (ABA) Division for Legal Services, and I have been discussing the findings of the ABA’s survey on how people find a lawyer . Our discussion has been out on the open in the comments on my blog post about the ABA survey. Hornsby is on the… Continue Reading
Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : March 24, 2011
This post comes much earlier than normal as I’m out the rest of the day and week due to a trip out to Missoula, Montana. Topics covered today include the salmonella outbreak caused by Del Monte cantaloupe and the rejected Google Books settlement. Total posts on The LexBlog Network today: 122. Oral Complaints Of FLSA Violations… Continue Reading
Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : March 23, 2011
For whatever reason, some days on The LexBlog Network are just great for SCOTUS discussion. Today is one of those days as we have quite a few posts on two Supreme Court cases: Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. and Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. v. Siracusano. Total posts on The LexBlog Network today: 152. Zediva DVD… Continue Reading
ABA Survey shows blogs a leading form of client development
The number one way that people find a lawyer per a survey conducted by the American Bar Association (ABA) Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services should come as absolutely no surprise. “People with personal legal matters are far more likely to turn to trusted sources instead of impersonal sources to find a lawyer…”… Continue Reading
Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : March 22, 2011
Blogging is all about writing to one’s audience. In legal blogging, two of the biggest audiences are fellow lawyers and the author’s desired clients. Sometimes those two are one in the same, but for this case we’ll look at a post where the desired clients are everyday people. Today, J. Scott Key and Karen Koehler have great… Continue Reading
Note taking on Twitter
I read — a lot — of articles, blog posts, and the like from my RSS reader and via links shared on Twitter. Not only do I share via Twitter some of the things I read (you’ve told me you learn from items shared), but my Tweets have become my notebook of what I’ve read… Continue Reading
Journalism rockstar? LexBlog is hiring an Editorial Intern
Excited to grow out the LexBlog team even more, we’re happy to announce we are looking to hire an intern to aid in further increasing our editorial efforts. LexBlog’s Editorial Intern will aid in raising the visibility and credibility of The LexBlog Network, which currently stands at more than 5,500 authors and 800 publications. These… Continue Reading
Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : March 21, 2011
The LexBlog Network sees 171 posts hit the wires on what was quite the busy Monday. With this amount, we’re obviously not seeing all the good content out there in these roundups. For those looking for a little more content, be sure to check out the @LexMonitor Twitter feed. The most clicked-on story on there today: Max… Continue Reading