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Information on the use of blogs and social media for lawyers and law firms from a law student's perspective.
By Rex Gradeless

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

Dear Blackberry: I Want Cool Apps Too

Posted on December 10, 2009
For you iPhoners, please excuse me while I rant; you have what you want. For the rest of you, I know you share in my rage. I think it’s pretty sad for me and Blackberry when the coolest app I have is BrickBreaker. I understand that Blackberry offers a decent selection, but let’s be real, iPhoners have [...

Florida: Judges Cannot be Facebook Friends with Litigants

Posted on December 09, 2009
Florida’s Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee responded to a few questions from one Florida judge about the use of social networking sites. The Committee found that judges cannot accept friend requests from litigants in their court. They take special care to note: This opinion should not be interpreted to mean that the inquiring judge is prohibited from [...

B KB MB GB TB Converter

Posted on December 09, 2009
Found a great B, KB, MB, GB, TB Converter. Have you ever been confused about the number of kilobytes in a megabyte, or in a gigabyte or vice-versa? Now you can convert among bytes and kilobytes and megabytes and gigabytes and terabytes with ease Here’s the site: http://egret...

Help: My Hard Drive Died. How Can I Legally Get My Music Back!?

Posted on December 09, 2009
When I worked at Apple the number one thing people would call or come into the store complaining about was how their screen on their iPhone was broken and how their hard drive crashed and they thought they’d lost all their music! I don’t have a solution for a broken iPhone screen, but I do know [...

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One Size Fits All Snake Oil Targets Lawyers

Posted on December 09, 2009
There?s no doubt that 2009 marks the year when lawyers, law firms, and legal professionals are realistically considering using web 2.0 technologies within their business. (Arguably, these tools have been around for over half a decade.) This was the year that almost every law school signed up for Twitter...

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EFF Sues Federal Agencies to Release Social Media Policies

Posted on December 08, 2009
The EFF brought filed a complaint in federal court alleging that federal agencies failed to respond to a FOIA request for documents concerning the government's policies about social media investigation techniques. Related posts:Social Media PoliciesSocial Media and Your Summer JobSocial Media Study: Beware of DUITs

Site Meter to Track Blog Stats

Posted on December 07, 2009
Three days ago, Social Media Law Student blog started using Site Meter to track our blog stats. Although we primarly use Google Analytics to track our blog, we enjoy testing out different sites to measure traffic. Site Meter has been around for ages. Many blogs track thier stats via Site Meter...

Martindale-Hubbell Connected: Positioning Yourself for Tomorrows Social Media

Posted on December 07, 2009
Martindale-Hubbell Connected will be hosting a live webinar on Wednesday, December 9th, 2009. Word on the street says they have over 700 registered participants! They are expecting a record number of people to attend. Who will be there? Lawyers, judges, paralegals, law students, legal professionals, non-legal professionals, people interested in social media, and even people not interested in social media...

Social Media Law Student Honored in ABA Journal Blawg 100

Posted on December 03, 2009
The ABA Journal selected the Social Media Law Student blawg in their third annual 100 best legal blawgs. This blawg was selected from blogs across the globe by the Journal?s editors. The complete list can be found here. We are truly humbled to be a part of the top 100 legal blawgs...

Nike: Social Media and Lawyers

Posted on December 01, 2009
In our culture, you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who is not familiar with the ubiquitous footwear and sportswear company Nike. More than 20 years ago, an ad executive named Dan Wieden came up with the phrase “Just Do It” and that trademark in addition to the Swoosh logo, has become the epitome of a [...

Podcast Ipsa Loquitur: Oral Arguments, Bluebook Online, and Finals

Posted on December 01, 2009
Josh and Huma discuss oral arguments, the Bluebook online, and final exams. What happens when you also throw a little religion and a Featured Legal Tweeter into the mix? Click to find out! Related posts:Podcast Ipsa Loquitur: Featured Legal Tweeter, Halloween Costumes, Social Media Use Gone AwryPodcast Ipsa Loquitur: Who to Blame for Tuition Hikes, the Facebook alibi, and Six Cardinal Rules for Social MediaPodcast Ipsa Loquitur: Ethical Attorneys, Hugh Laurie, Cleavage in Court

Social Network Review: Legal OnRamp

Posted on November 29, 2009
There are many social networks out there tailored to those within the legal profession. From Facebook, LinkedIn, Avvo, JD Diversity, Legally Minded, Lawyrs.net, Advance Advocates, Counsel.net, Legal OnRamp, MH Connected?the list goes on and on. All of these social networks are trying to become the gold standard within the legal profession...

Blogger Award Scam Aimed at Top Law Bloggers

Posted on November 24, 2009
Why anyone would try to scam some of the world’s most tech savvy legal professionals is beyond me. Unfortunately, someone tried. And they got caught. Basically, a group of people running NewLawyer.com, Attorney.org, and Laws.com tried to pawn off an award to some of the top legal bloggers in the country...

What is Google Chrome OS?

Posted on November 19, 2009
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Examining the Proposed Changes to the Federal Rules of Evidence

Posted on November 19, 2009
The federal judiciary recently posted a revised version of the Federal Rules of Evidence to solicit comments on the proposed changes. The revisions, overall, are a tremendous improvement over the current rules. They make the rules easier to read and understand...

Twitter Launches: Retweet to Share Tweets (BETA)

Posted on November 18, 2009
I recevied the following message on Twitter today - depicted above (click image for larger view). Twitter is adding a special symbol (left) for tweets that have been retweeted. Not as earth shattering exciting as Twitter Lists but new nonetheless. The message from Twitter says: Hi there, you?re part of a beta group receiving this feature, which means you may start [...

Google Scholar Search Now Includes U.S. Case Law and Legal Journals

Posted on November 17, 2009
The legal research game has just taken a light-year shift, thanks to Google. Last night, Google quietly non-announced that Scholar search now includes U.S. federal and state case law and legal journals. Recently, the debate on open access to legal information has been raging, with some folks sticking up for the Westlaw/Lexis walled-garden approach that requires [...

SeatBuddy: Product Review

Posted on November 17, 2009
The SeatBuddy is a rubber silicone case for your iPhone or iPod Touch. You put your device inside and use the two straps on its side to fasten it to something in front of you, including car/plane/bus headrests, treadmills, etc. The idea is that now you can watch videos or browse your device [...

Social Media Best Practices for Law Schools ? Join the Discussion!

Posted on July 08, 2009
If you have been following along on my journey of trying to get my law school to get real about advising students on social media, you may have seen earlier posts – Social Media Best Practices for Law Schools, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and “The Website“...

Google vs. Bing

Posted on July 05, 2009
Ever since Microsoft launched its new search engine Bing, many have compared Bing to the gold standard of all search engines- Google. Does Bing have a better interface? Is it an improvement over Microsoft?s Live search? Will Bing change interface for holidays? And most importantly, does Bing provide better search results than Google? Any thoughts? Please provide [...

Social Media Best Practices for Law Schools ? the website

Posted on June 25, 2009
Last week I attended the Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI)’s annual conference. It was inspiring and educational on many levels (not to mention the great food). Keynote John Palfrey from Harvard’s Berkman Center had great suggestions for law schools to collaborate rather than compete (for instance on library collections)...

Police and Lawyers Develop Social Networking Pages

Posted on June 23, 2009
The Illinois State Journal Register reports that police departments in Illinois are creating social networking pages to fight crime. Police Departments are setting up online profiles on social networks such as MySpace, Facebook, and even Twitter. These profiles typically serve two purposes: 1) to deter potential online predators and 2) to create a healthy dialogue between [...

Twitter?s 1.47% Monthly Growth Beats CNN, NY Times, ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, and BBC

Posted on June 16, 2009
Twitter…just a wacky trend…or the new gold standard for online news? TWITTER.COM MONTHLY INCREASE = +1.47% CNN.COM MONTHLY INCREASE = -8.05% NYTIMES.COM MONTHLY INCREASE = -4.08% TWITTER.COM MONTHLY INCREASE = +1.47% ABCNEWS.COM MONTHLY INCREASE = -0...

Social Media Law Student Blog Now on Amazon Kindle

Posted on June 15, 2009
Social Media Law Student Blog is now available via subscription on the Amazon Kindle Reader. Click on the graphic to see Social Media Law Student Blog in the Kindle Store [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

What Kind of Value Do You Provide?

Posted on June 15, 2009
What kind of value does your law firm provide? Are you hearing what your clients are saying? What about your employees? Do you understand their dreams? The principles above, from Barry Judge, CMO of Best Buy, can be utilized by most any modern law firm...

Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video

Posted on June 08, 2009
The Center for Social Media at the School of Communication at American University (yes they already have college programs dedicated to social media) produced a video describing the fair use of online video content. Many of the same principles, outlined in this video by law professors from American University, apply to other online content such as [...

Craigslist Bartering Chickens for Legal Services?

Posted on June 07, 2009
Missouri Lawyers Weekly reports that a Kansas City lawyer used Craigslist, a free online network, to barter for legal services. The Craigslist post read: “Would like to barter legal services, such as handling traffic tickets, DUIs, contracts, leases, powers of attorney, small claims, small business, miscellaneous legal forms, simple living wills etc...

LegalTech West Coast 2009

Posted on June 07, 2009
The LegalTech® West Coast 2009 Conference kicks off on June 24-25 in Los Angeles, California. Legal technology industry leaders will be on hand giving presentations about how new technologies are shaping the legal profession. LegalTech® provides an in-depth look at what the technological world has in store for the legal profession and will offer an exhibit [...

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