Today’s roundup brings more on Supreme Court case Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum as Sarah Altschuller has an excellent piece breaking down the oral arguments. Also, on LXBN TV, Caitlin Padula dispels some common Affordable Care Act myths. And, I wrote something on Please Advise on why short posts with multiple authors are kiiiind of… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: February 2012
4 in 10 law firms report landing new clients through blogging and other social media
Blogging and other social media deliver a return on investment for law firms. This per ALM’s Legal Intelligence just released special report on law firms’ use of blogs and other social media. I commented on the report last week upon receiving an an advance copy. ALM Legal Intelligence, offering detailed business information for and about the legal industry, found… Continue Reading
Never been a better time for law school grads to get a job
There’s been no shortage of stories in the mainstream news and the blogosphere about law school graduates being unable to get a job as lawyer. Rather than any fault lying with the law grads it’s the responsibility of the law schools who duped the students into coming to law school representing that they had a… Continue Reading
Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : February 28, 2012
It is only Tuesday and this week has already seen two cases generate a good deal of discussion on the LexBlog Network: Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum/Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority in the Supreme Court and McReynolds v. Merrill Lynch in the 7th Circuit. We have posts in today’s roundup on each. Also, over on LXBN:… Continue Reading
Who do you meet via Twitter?
Each morning and evening I share via Twitter news and information I’m reading from blogs and mainstream media. It’s how I keep track of information I want to find later and how I keep my followers up to speed on items regarding networking through the net, publishing, legal issues, and technology. In addition sharing information… Continue Reading
Social media : It’s how we get our news
It used to be we got our news from the newspaper and the television news. No more. An increasing number of people now get their news from social media, whether it be blogs, Twitter, Facebook, or LinkeIn. This from Victor Talha of Digital Age Marketing Group in an article on the growing trend of receiving news from social… Continue Reading
Sharing news on LinkedIn to stay connected and enhance your profile
Clipping articles from newspapers, magazines, or journals and sharing them with clients, prospective clients, and business associates with an accompanying note of why you shared it with them has always been an effective networking tool. Post-it Notes and the copier machine made it easier. And today, LinkedIn allows you to share articles on steroids. Log in to… Continue Reading
Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : February 27, 2012
Following up on the wealth of discussion last week on the White House privacy framework, the subject hits LXBN TV this week as Colin Zick of Foley Hoag breaks it down with us. Also, we have a great post today by Blaine Bettinger on Pinterest. Total posts on the LexBlog Network today: 161. Prosecutors Add… Continue Reading
Do professional services firms generate business differently today?
Lee Frederiksen, Managing Partner at Hinge and growth strategist, has an interesting post this morning entitled, ‘The New Lead Generation Process for Professional Services.’ Looking for a new lead generation process to boost the growth and profitability of your firm? There is a whole new model that is revolutionizing the way professional services firms find new clients…. Continue Reading
Twitter reaches 500 million accounts
Shortly after 1 P.M last Wednesday, Twitter reached 500 Million accounts and continues to grow at the rate of 13 new accounts per second. Wondering where I fell in on Twitter’s hockey stick growth chart, I checked out Raak which tracks Twitter growth. Turns out I joined on the blade of the hockey stick. I first… Continue Reading
Blog on what you don’t know : It’s how you learn
Seth Godin had a post this morning which summarizes one of the core reasons I blog. Stick to what you (don’t) know says Godin: One of the dumbest forms of criticism is to shout down an expert in one field who speaks up about something else. The actor with a political point of view, or… Continue Reading
Linking is a core value in journalism
Discussion ensued on a couple fronts this week regarding mainstream media’s failure to link to the source for their stories – blogs and curated streams of blogged stories. Matthew Ingram (@mathewi) of GigaOm summarized the higher profile of the two when he asked “Is linking just polite, or is it a core value of journalism?” Late last… Continue Reading
LexBlog Network begins using Disqus commenting platform
With LexBlog’s upgrade to the WordPress multiuser publishing platform, blogs published by firms purchasing the upgrade and all new blogs on the LexBlog network are using the Disqus commenting platform. Mine included. The Disqus platform includes various features, such as social integration, social networking, user profiles, spam and moderation tools, analytics, email notifications, and mobile commenting…. Continue Reading
Can attorneys and law firms use Pinterest for networking?
Each time a new social networking medium becomes popular, people will discuss how it can be used by businesses for marketing. Pinterest, a pinboard-styled social photo sharing network, is no different. Laura Petrecca (@LauraPetrecca) had a good piece in USA TODAY yesterday entitled, Businesses pin hopes on digital scrapbook Pinterest.’ With its 12 million visitors a month, Pinterest is… Continue Reading
What should I do with calls from Venture Capital Associates?
LexBlog is not seeking funding from venture capitalists (VC’s). We’ve grown through self funding of my own to start with then and now organically through the great clients we have supporting our subscription revenue stream. But being an emerging growth company headed into markets dominated by a diverse group of companies in the fields of… Continue Reading