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Last Entry: May 13, 2010 at 20:37:00

ACLU Weighs in on Facebook?s Privacy Issues

Posted on May 13, 2010
According to news reports, Facebook has called an “all hands” meeting today to discuss its privacy policies. That’s because they are facing a brewing revolt among Facebook users alarmed by the company’s cavalier attitude toward protecting your privacy...

How to Cite a Podcast in Legal Documents Addressed in 19th Edition of Bluebook

Posted on May 13, 2010
How do you cite a Podcast in a legal document? First, I checked my PAPER copy of The Bluebook and “Podcast” was nowhere. I thought maybe an Internet citation, or some type of audio citation, would be a respectable work-around but that a Podcast should require some different citation rules...

North Carolina Publishes Proposed Ethics Opinion on Cloud Computing

Posted on May 01, 2010
The North Carolina Bar Association published Proposed 2010 Formal Ethics Opinion 7, which concludes that: …a law firm may contract with a vendor of software as a service provided the risks that confidential client information may be disclosed or lost are effectively minimized...

Ohio Judge Makes ?Anonymous? Online Comment about Litigant, Refuses to Step Down

Posted on April 07, 2010
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Shirley Strickland Saffold allegedly made anonymous comments online about her pending cases, using the clever moniker, ?Lawmiss.? Judge Saffold then refused to recuse herself on a motion from defense counsel. Related posts:Florida: Judges Cannot be Facebook Friends with Litigants Social Network Review: Counsel...

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How to Link to a Google Scholar Case

Posted on March 31, 2010
Learn how to properly send a link to a Google hosted case, without revealing what terms you used to find the case. Related posts:Google Scholar Search Now Includes U.S. Case Law and Legal Journals WestlawNext: It’s About Time Google vs. Bing

Free Software Alternatives for Anti-virus, Budgeting, and Photo Editing

Posted on March 23, 2010
Today software is as expensive as ever. However, more and more free alternatives pop up all the time. Today's post looks at free alternatives for your commercial anti-virus, budgeting, and photo editing software. Related posts:Dropbox: A Computer-User’s Best Friend Google Offers Free Airport Wi-Fi for the Holidays Facebook Cuts Junk Launches Facebook Lite

Podcast Ipsa Loquitur: New Jury Rules, Legal Comedy Website, and Schools Spying on Students

Posted on March 13, 2010
Huma and Josh discuss new proposed jury instructions. Are they re-inventing the wheel, or making something actually useful? Find out what new comedy website for lawyers has everyone laughing. Our dynamic duo also discusses what one southeast Pennsylvania school district is doing to keep an eye on their students, literally...

Tune Out to Tune In: A Look at White Noise

Posted on March 01, 2010
Most people have to deal with loud traffic, obnoxious co-workers, loud students, or even minor nearby conversations ? whether you?re at your law school library, internship, or any other kind of office. For those of us who need a little help keeping our focus, but can?t listen to music to do it, there is the sound-distracting white noise...

ABA Section of Science & Technology Law: 2010 Law Student Writing Contest

Posted on February 24, 2010
The ABA Section of Science & Technology Law is pleased to announce the topic for its 2010 Law Student Writing Contest.� The contest is designed to encourage law students to write articles on subjects related to science and technology law and encourage a cutting-edge or innovative take on the topic...

Fastcase Review

Posted on February 22, 2010
Fastcase is a low-cost but wide-coverage online legal research tool with a modern, intuitive interface. Fastcase is a relatively new player on the legal research scene, but has some features that rival the bigger research alternatives, especially if your practice isn’t too dependent on deep secondary sources and you’re comfortable with, you know, a modern [...

Podcast Ipsa Loquitur: Branding, Twitter Apathy, and Sexting

Posted on February 09, 2010
Josh and Huma discuss the importance of building your personal brand. Can it overcome quality legal skills? Are people less into Twitter these days? What is a new law in Pennsylvania doing about sexting and teenagers? Related posts:Podcast Ipsa Loquitur: Oral Arguments, Bluebook Online, and Finals Podcast Ipsa Loquitur: Who to Blame for Tuition Hikes, the Facebook alibi, and Six Cardinal Rules for Social Media Podcast Ipsa Loquitur: Featured Legal Tweeter, Halloween Costumes, Social Media Use Gone Awry

Search Tools

Posted on February 09, 2010
OnlineUniversiteis.com recently published a list of “100 Niche Search Engines Every College Student Needs“. In this list of 100, they included the following for�law students: Search through all kinds of legal history and information using these tools...

The Future of E-books and Law School

Posted on February 08, 2010
A throw down between the traditional casebook and the e-book on portability and usability. Related posts:The First Day of Law School: Underway 2010 Guide to Technology: Basic RSS What Creative Commons Means for Future Lawyers

2010 Super Bowl Ads (vote for best) #colts #saints #sb44

Posted on February 06, 2010
Vote for the best Super Bowl Ad of 2010 and discuss your favotire below. Brought to you by Forbes.com. // You must have Adobe Flash Player 9 or higher installed to view this content Related posts:Update: WestlawNext Screenshots and Pricing Information 2010 Guide to Technology: Advanced RSS 2010 Guide to Technology: Basic RSS Related posts:Update: WestlawNext Screenshots and Pricing Information 2010 Guide to Technology: Advanced RSS 2010 Guide to Technology: Basic RSS

Update: WestlawNext Screenshots and Pricing Information

Posted on January 28, 2010
Mike Dahn, Vice President of WestlawNext Product Development, was kind enough to answer some of our questions directly: Do you know when WestlawNext will be available for use at law schools? Mike Dahn: We have not finalized a law school rollout plan.� Law school students will not have access to WestlawNext at launch...

Apple iPad

Posted on January 27, 2010
In case you didn’t know, Apple launched�the iPad tablet�today. Here’s the link. Related posts:What Apple Says About Windows 7 Help: My Hard Drive Died. How Can I Legally Get My Music Back!? How Justia Site “Legal Birds” Tracks Legal Professionals on Twitter Related posts:What Apple Says About Windows 7 Help: My Hard Drive Died...

WestlawNext: It?s About Time

Posted on January 27, 2010
Next week at Legal Tech NY, and at a number of preview breakfasts, Thomson Reuters will publicly showcase its new legal research product, WestlawNext. The basis of the new tool, which was reportedly five long years in the making, is a robust search algorithm that returns results based on …wait for it… relevance! Thanks to [...

Twitter Categorizes Suggested Users ? Omits Legal Category

Posted on January 25, 2010
Last week, Twitter announced that the Suggested Users List is now categorized for easier browsing. Instead of just a list of users, people are given a list of categories with suggested users in each category. However, the list of categories does not include “Legal” or “Law” or anything similar...

Supreme Court Uses ?Blog? for the First Time

Posted on January 23, 2010
In the Supreme Court’s recent opinion in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Court used the term ‘blog’ on page 49 of the slip opinion. Soon, however, it may be that Internet sources, such as blogs and social networking Web sites, will provide citizens with significant information about political candidates and issues...

BumpTop Mac: Reinventing Your Mac Desktop

Posted on January 20, 2010
BumpTop Mac is a brand new way to look at your Mac desktop. BumpTop is a full 3D experience with smooth, realistic physics, making your Mac?s desktop act more like the real desktop it?s sitting on. Learn more here. Related posts:Top Twitter Applications for Everyone All Things ABA TECHSHOW 2009 (Day 1) Dropbox: A Computer-User’s Best Friend Related posts:Top Twitter Applications for Everyone All Things ABA TECHSHOW 2009 (Day 1) Dropbox: A Computer-User’s Best Friend

The Facebook Re-Tweet

Posted on January 17, 2010
The re-tweet is an enormous part of the Twitter experience. Even before official support for the feature from Twitter, people were constantly re-tweeting status updates, links, photos, etc. This allowed Twitter users to see content recommended to them by people they followed, which they may not have originally found...

Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement Involving Skype Credits

Posted on January 13, 2010
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION If you are a United States resident who purchased Skype Credit that, on at least one occasion prior to December 31, 2009, expired after 180 days of inactivity, a proposed class action settlement may affect your rights...

100 Google Wave Resources

Posted on January 13, 2010
OnlineDegreePrograms.org has created “The Ultimate Google Wave Guide for Students: 100 Tips, Tools, and Tricks” which provides students with tip for using Google Wave. As a college student, we know you?re always on the hunt for tools that save you time and trouble, especially on homework...

Social Network Review: Counsel.Net

Posted on January 10, 2010
Counsel.Net claims to be the ?first name in attorney-to-attorney connections online?. Counsel.Net has an attorney chatboard, a place for new attorneys & solo practitioners, attorney marketing, and several other attorney forums. This social network is basically a mixed bag of forums to posts legal questions, hypotheticals, job openings, and pretty much anything you want...

iPhone Security: Protect or Prohibit?

Posted on January 04, 2010
As a law student, if my iPhone were to be stolen or misplaced and then hacked, the individual in possession of my phone would be privy to pictures of my dog sleeping, text messages telling my husband how long I?ll be in the library and a huge collection of studying music as well as the [...

2010 Guide to Technology: Advanced RSS

Posted on January 01, 2010
Welcome to Social Media Law Student’s 2010 Guide to Technology. These posts will shine some light on various tips and tricks that you can use to become more efficient in your everyday life. The complete guide can be found here. Once you?ve picked a good RSS reader, and have added and organized your feeds, you?re ready [...

Happy New Year!

Posted on December 31, 2009
From all of us at Social Media Law Student, have a safe and Happy New Year! Related posts:Calling Law Student Contributors for Social Media Law Student Social Media Law Student Honored in ABA Journal Blawg 100 WordPress 2.8.5 Related posts:Calling Law Student Contributors for Social Media Law Student Social Media Law Student Honored in ABA Journal Blawg 100 WordPress 2...

A Vote for TechnoLawyer Blog is a Vote Against Puppies

Posted on December 30, 2009
Twas a few days before the conclusion of the ABA Journal’s Blawg 100 voting contest when, all of a sudden, TechnoLawyer Blog was willing to pay for your vote! See for yourself: As a result of TechnoLawyer flaunting the fact they have extra cash to burn at the end of 2009, and the fact this doesn’t [...

2010 Guide to Technology: Basic RSS

Posted on December 28, 2009
Welcome to Social Media Law Student’s 2010 Guide to Technology. These posts will shine some light on various tips and tricks that you can use to become more efficient in your everyday life. How much time do you spend visiting the same set of websites every day? Does it get frustrating always fitting these [...

Dont Want To Say Goodbye To Your Ex? There?s An App for That

Posted on December 13, 2009
So sad. HT Crenk. Related posts:WordPress 2.8.5LexisNexis: Goodbye…Ohh and Join Martindale-Hubbell ConnectedVideo Legal Marketing: Like a Solid Handshake? Related posts:WordPress 2.8.5LexisNexis: Goodbye…Ohh and Join Martindale-Hubbell ConnectedVideo Legal Marketing: Like a Solid Handshake?

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