Joanna Stern (@joannastern) of ABC News penned a nice piece last week on the impact of hashtags coming to Facebook. It’s a small change, but the addition of hashtags will make your posts dramatically more discoverable. Even though your public posts on Facebook could always theoretically be seen by anyone, there has never been an… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to Facebook RSS FeedLawyers ought not be friends with clients on Facebook?
California ethics lawyer, Megan Zavieh(@Zaviehlaw), writes at Lawyerist that for ethical reasons lawyers ought not be friends with clients on Facebook. The ethical reasons, per Zavieh: Facebook will make you look like you are having fun. When a client sees you having fun the client may file an ethics complaint when you’re delinquent in returning a call… Continue Reading
Facebook remains top social network, Google+, 2nd, and YouTube, 3rd
Steven Vaughan-Nichols (@sjvn) reports in ZDNet that Facebook remains the top social network with Google+ and YouTube battling for second. Facebook’s being number one with 1.1 billion members is not a surprise. EMarketer believes that just over half, 51 percent, of all internet users visit Facebook at least once a month. The company also stated that… Continue Reading
Facebook : Best personalized newspaper in the world?
In announcing Facebook’s re-design this week, Mark Zuckerberg said he wanted Facebook to be “the best personalized newspaper in the world.” “And,” as reported by the New York Times’ Somini Sengupta (@SominiSengupta), “like a newspaper editor, he wants the “front page” of Facebook to be more engaging — in particular on the smaller screens of… Continue Reading
Are lawyers and law firms missing the boat on the value of Facebook?
I got into a discussion this week with Emma Durand-Wood (@emmaewood) of Stem Legal on the value of Facebook for a lawyer’s business development efforts. Wood, referencing a situation where her husband was looking for a niche business lawyer, blogged about where clients go when seeking a lawyer. Her point was that lawyers ought develop… Continue Reading
Facebook commands most attention of all social network sites
While Google sites command the largest audience, Facebook demands the most attention of Americans. This per Jennifer Grove (@jbruin) of CNet reporting on a study from ComScore looking at December Web usage. Facebook was the top Web destination with a 10.8 percent share of total time spent online during the month. Google was at 10… Continue Reading
Facebook for law firms : Will you put in the time?
I’ve been spending time on Facebook of late. Not to build a brand for LexBlog or I, but to learn how those who have achieved success on Facebook have done so. After all, Facebook is the largest social network in the world and LexBlog is helping empower over 8,000 lawyers world-wide network through the Internet…. Continue Reading
Tagging law firm clients : Easy and effective way to use Facebook
I was talking to a law firm client recently who said they don’t use Facebook much because they don’t think many of their clients visit their Facebook page. Say what? That’s not the way Facebook works. No one goes to a person’s or a law firm’s Facebook ‘page’ to engage them or check on what… Continue Reading
Facebook to launch location-tracking feature
Douglas MacMillan (@dmac1) reports in the Washington Post that Facebook may have a location-tracking app by mid-March The application will reportedly track a user’s location, helping users find nearby friends, and would run even when the program isn’t open on a smart phone or tablet. In addition to allowing users to locate each other, Facebook… Continue Reading
Facebook search : It’s the beginning of something big
On Tuesday, Facebook CEO and Founder, Mark Zuckerberg, introduced the company’s internally focused search engine, called Facebook Graph Search. This search tool will search the immense amounts of data already inside Facebook, pulled from 1 billion profiles, 24 billion photos and 1 trillion connections to uncover specific information in your Facebook network. Though the way… Continue Reading
Facebook Graph Search will help journalists find lawyers for stories
Reporters are always looking for sources and experts to quote, in many cases, lawyers. Vadim Lavrusik (@Lavrusik), Journalism Program Manager at Facebook and Adjunct at Columbia Journalism School, writes that Facebook’s new Graph Search presents ‘A “Rolodex” of 1 Billion Potential Sources.’ The new search enables journalists to do richer searches when trying to find… Continue Reading
Using Facebook as lawyer or law firm? Better work on weekends
I’ve always felt that blogging and Twitter slowed while Facebook came alive on the weekends. That’s at least as to my circle of friends and connections – business people, lawyers, reporters, technologists, association leaders, and the like. It turns out that most Facebook interaction (likes, comments, and shares) for most industries does come on the… Continue Reading
How big will Facebook become?
Using Facebook this Christmas has opened my eyes to just how big Facebook is going to become. I have been further ‘connecting’ with friends from high school, relatives, clients, and other friends with Facebook like mad this Christmas season.Maybe I’m nuts, Mrs. RLHB thinks so. Pictures of Christmas trees, dinners, Christmas shopping, kids, parents, gifts,… Continue Reading
Facebook updates privacy settings – again : Will increase users comfort
Facebook announced Wednesday morning that they would be making changes to their privacy settings, again. The changes will be rolled out from now through the end of the year. The purpose is to simplify and clarify the privacy controls for Facebook members. Updates will include Privacy Shortcuts, an easier-to-use Activity Log, and a Request and… Continue Reading
Facebook launches ‘Share’ button : Plus for online networkers
Facebook has confirmed that it’s rolling out a retweet-style “Share” button on Facebook’s mobile site. The much-requested feature has launched on the mobile site and will soon be coming to the iOS and Android apps. Facebook has always focused on personal updates, but this mobile feature allows users to re-post a brand’s or friend’s photos,… Continue Reading