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Enviro-friendly & Cloud Technology

Posted on June 18, 2013
From the Google Blog: "migrating all U.S. office workers to the cloud could save up to 87 percent of IT energy use?about 23 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, or enough to power the city of Los Angeles for a year."

Pew Internet: Tablet Ownership Numbers in 2013

Posted on June 14, 2013
Pew Internet: "Tablet adoption has almost doubled over the past year. A third of American adults now own a tablet computer, including almost half of those ages 35-44 and a majority of those in higher income households. "

New Grads and LinkedIn

Posted on June 14, 2013
via the LinkedIn blog: "Three Ways Recent Grads Can Leverage LinkedIn for Long-Term Success"Covers profile tweaks, alumni connectivity.

Hissey Kientz's YouTube Channel

Posted on May 10, 2013
Stem client and product injury law firm Hissey Kientz has developed quite an extensive YouTube channel. Its latest videos are directed toward consumers who have experienced painful side effects from transvaginal mesh, the Mirena IUD, and GranuFlo and Naturalyte dialysis products.

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Stem Legal Welcomes Heffner & Associates

Posted on March 27, 2013
Over at Stem, we've just welcomed our newest client, Heffner & Associates. Certified Elder Law Attorney Mark Heffner and his team help older Rhode Islanders and their families with estate planning, nursing home cost management, Medicaid applications, special needs trusts, asset protection, and other elder care legal matters.

Google Alerts: Still Broken

Posted on March 25, 2013
Danny Sullivan at Search Engine Land writes that Google Alerts is still not working properly, despite Google assuring him they're working on it. At Slaw.ca, Omar Ha-Redeye has noticed the same, and wonders if Alerts is next on the chopping block, after Google announced they were pulling the plug on Reader earlier this month...

Stryker Hip Recall Help from Hissey Kientz LLP

Posted on February 20, 2013
Stem client Hissey Kientz LLP recently launched a microsite for their Stryker hip replacement recall practice, at www.strykerhiprecallhelp.com. The site describes the US and Canadian recalls in place for metal hip replacements manufactured by Stryker Corporation, which have been known to cause metal poisoning, dislocation, osteolysis, and other major problems...

On the Internet as a Memory Aid

Posted on January 28, 2013
From Extremetech -- Using the internet in place of memory doesn?t make us dumber

Guide to Responsive Web Design

Posted on January 21, 2013
Guide to responsive design; including embedded media.

Russell Alexander Launches New Website

Posted on December 28, 2012
Stem congratulates Russell Alexander on the launch of his new firm website. Russell's practice is located in the cities of Markham, Lindsay, and Brooklin, Ontario; and serves the surrounding regions.

If Your Library Was a Small Business, Would It Still Be Open?

Posted on December 18, 2012
The first installment of Joan Rataic-Lang's thoughtful article on Slaw.ca, which uses Entrepreneur.com?s "25 Common Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs" to identify characteristics for successful librarians.

New Microsite for GranuFlo Recall

Posted on November 06, 2012
Stem client Hissey Kientz recently rolled out a microsite, www.granuflorecallhelp.com, for consumers affected by dialysis agents GranuFlo and NaturaLyte, manufactured by Fresenius Medical Care (FMC). The site includes details on why FDA recalled these products and serious side effects such as heart attack and stroke.

Can Blogging Be Your Secret Weapon For Local SEO?

Posted on November 06, 2012
Great tips from Chris Silver Smith on how to set up an optimal blog for local SEO and social media, and what kind of topics to blog about.

The New Librarian (ITLA White Paper)

Posted on October 26, 2012
As mentioned by Shaunna Mireau on Slaw, ILTA's new white paper is pretty slick."The content is great with articles by some folks well known in the legal information community.  One of the really cool things is that the paper was created with Uberflip...

County Microsites from The Law Offices of John Marshall

Posted on October 05, 2012
As noted over at Stem, criminal defense attorneys The Law Offices of John Marshall recently rolled out four new microsites for its services in Middlesex County, Monmouth County, Passaic County, and Bergen County. 

TVM Implants Continue to be Used

Posted on October 04, 2012
A number of our personal injury law clients work with Transvaginal mesh implants in the U.S. It seems odd that in the face of recent judgements, and an FDA warning, that TVM implants are still being used by health professionals.  

Consumer Reports Picks Lawyers over Legal Zoom

Posted on September 12, 2012
via Bob Ambrogi

Summer issue of VALL Review

Posted on July 26, 2012
Now published on the VALL website.

BC Paralegal Roles to Expand

Posted on July 26, 2012
via BC Law Watch

New Holmdel NJ DWI Website for John Marshall

Posted on July 25, 2012
Stem's client John Marshall has launched another new website; this time for his Holmdel, New Jersey practice at holmdelnjdwiattorney.com.

Stem Welcomes Wilson Law, P.A.

Posted on July 13, 2012
Stem welcomes our newest client Wilson Law, P.A.Wilson Law is a personal injury firm, based in Raleigh, North Carolina, whose practice emphasizes drug and medical device injuries such as the injuries related to the FDA's recent warnings against TVM devices...

John Marshall Launches New Woodbridge Office Website

Posted on June 29, 2012
Stem's New Jersey client John Marshall has launched a new website for his Woodbridge DWI practice at woodbridgedwilawyers.com.John's practice includes defending first offense charges and DWI refusals.

Rosenfeld Launches Chicago Bike Injury Lawyers website

Posted on June 08, 2012
Stem congratulates Jonathan Rosenfeld on the launch of his new website on Chicago bike injuries. This microsite covers different bicycle injury types, typical accidents, along with local city and state laws; and is published in support of Jonathan's work in this area.

Boating season and DWI

Posted on May 02, 2012
First offense DWI doesn't always happen on the roads. Stem client, New Jersey Attorney John Marshall, writes about how boating season is also a time to be aware of impairment.

Stem Welcomes Scott Grabel & Associates

Posted on April 11, 2012
Stem welcomes Michigan criminal attorneys A. Scott Grabel & Associates: "The firm focuses exclusively on criminal defense law, particularly in the areas of drunk driving/DUI, drug charges, and sex crimes in Michigan.""The firm also maintains websites on the topics of Michigan Sex Crimes Defense and Drivers License Reinstatement; along with writing two law blogs: the Michigan Criminal Lawyers Blog and the Michigan Sex Crime Attorneys Blog...

Gowlings Release Solar Energy in Canada Primer

Posted on March 07, 2012
New primer on Solar Energy in Canada by Gowlings' Thomas Timmins.

New book on Legal Protection of Software

Posted on February 21, 2012
Gowlings Christopher Van Barr has co-authored a new book titled Legal Protection of Software: Patents and Trade-marks. Available via LexisNexis.

List of Navy Auxiliary Ships Containing Asbestos

Posted on February 13, 2012
Via HKLLP's Mesohotline: A full list of U.S. Navy auxiliary ships that may have been outfitted with materials or supplies containing asbestos.

FAQ: Google?s new privacy policy

Posted on January 30, 2012
Hayley Tsukayama answers questions about Google's new privacy policy in this Washington Post article.

Deep Web Research 2012

Posted on January 25, 2012
Marcus Zillman's annual deep/invisible web research report is now available on LLRX. The report includes an impressive number of articles on the deep web, and an extensive list of search engines (including verticals) and tools for locating this content, which never get indexed by any of the big search engines...

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