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How to ask for professional association membership

Posted on October 10, 2008
Ulla de Stricker describes how to create a strong argument for employer-sponsored or subsidized professional memberships.

Forbes Magazine: C-level Execs Usage of the Web

Posted on October 06, 2008
Forbes_2008_C-Level_Sr_Managment.pdf (application/pdf Object) (via Adrian Lurssen)

JD Supra Roundup of Top Estate Planning Legal Documents

Posted on October 03, 2008
See: Legal Reference: Top Trust & Estate Planning Documents : JD Scoop

Clio: Online Legal Practice Management Software

Posted on October 01, 2008
Stem's newest client Themis Solutions launched their flagship product today. Clio is an Online Legal Practice Management Software. Using the Software as a Service model (SaaS), you can read more about their features here.

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Linkedln for New Work

Posted on September 30, 2008
The FP Legal Post describes an article in the Wisconsin Law Journal (subscription required) on how lawyers get work through LinkedIn.Apparently, one lawyer constantly reviews his Linkedln page so that when one of his "connections adds a connection, he is notified of that...

Larry King Settles Life Insurance Suit : Contingent Fee Business Litigation Blog

Posted on September 26, 2008
Life insurance purely for the purposes of selling to a third party, where they can speculate on the odds of you packing it in. Really? ... This is why I work in the legal industry. You learn something new ...

JD Scoop: Legal Analysis & Review of Washington's Financial Industry Bailout Plan

Posted on September 26, 2008
Good idea. Will be interesting to see if they can grow the collection of contributions.

Clay Shirky on It's Not Information Overload, It's Filter Failure

Posted on September 26, 2008
Another thought-provoking talk by Clay Shirky.

Digitek Recall Help Launched

Posted on September 24, 2008
Stem client Hissey Kientz LLP has launched a new website, Digitek Recall Help, that tracks the latest information regarding the recall of the heart medication Digitek, generically known as Digoxin.The site documents the related side effects, toxicity problems, lawsuits, and the latest news...

Angry IT workers: A ticking time bomb? | ITworld

Posted on September 24, 2008
via Mike McBride

Law Blogs: The Great Equalizer

Posted on September 23, 2008
in Wisconsin Lawyer magazine, via WisBlogKevin O'Keefe argues that while blogs are a new technology, they actually facilitate good old-fashioned word-of-mouth marketing.

6 Unique Content Ideas to Boost Your Website's Value & Link-Worthiness

Posted on September 16, 2008
Practical yet novel ideas on how to build that all-important "great content".

Canadian Bar Association - Guidelines for Practicing Ethically with New Information Technologies

Posted on September 16, 2008
CBA releases an "Information to Supplement the CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT: Guidelines for Practicing Ethically with New Information Technologies".I've only skimmed a few parts, but looks like good-old common sense.

Lawyer Type

Posted on September 15, 2008
Slaw.ca post about "Typography for Lawyers", which has been making the rounds on Twitter, too. Why should lawyers (and everyone else) care about typography? According to Matthew Butterick, currently a lawyer and formerly a typographer, "Typography is always important because presentation is always important...

Yahoo: How Open When You Compete With Others?

Posted on September 12, 2008
Danny Sullivan's rant is great, here's a one-off gem: "Our search traffic on Search Engine Land from Yahoo yesterday? Just over 3% came from Yahoo, in contrast to 93% coming from Google.We're not unique. Site owner after site owner will tell you this is the same...

RSS4Lib points to RSS Service for Kindle Readers

Posted on September 12, 2008

Blog For Profit » How to Use twitter as a Lawyer - Part 1

Posted on September 12, 2008
Grant Griffith uses Twitter as well as anyone I've seen; so this post becomes a must read.Another suggestion would be to embed yourself in a target industry outside of law. Social media is a great introduction tool; so why not use it to get introduced to decision makers in your target market?

CanLII is the most frequently used electronic legal resource in Canada

Posted on September 10, 2008
Interesting results of a 2008 survey of more than 2,000 Canadian lawyers.

145 Lawyers (and Legal Professionals) to Follow on Twitter - by JD Scoop

Posted on September 09, 2008
Adrian Lurrsen blogs a huge list of 145 Lawyers (and Legal Professionals) to Follow on Twitter. If you're on twitter, it's a great list to scan for new people to follow!

Unlearn What You Have Learned

Posted on September 07, 2008
via JD Scoop."It can be really, really difficult to unlearn what you have learned, which is why so many people have trouble implementing great online marketing and PR programs. Don?t believe me? How many spaces do you type after a period? It took me nearly a year to unlearn typing two spaces after a period...

Doug Cornelius: Presentation & Notes: Social Networking For Lawyers

Posted on September 05, 2008
Doug Cornelius is presenting at the LMA NYC conference on Sept. 17th - a panel on social networking for lawyers. In advance, he has posted his slides on JD Supra.

the [non]billable hour: The Curse of Almost Happy

Posted on September 03, 2008
Go Matt! I used to be almost happy. Things are much better when you take control.

The cloud's Chrome lining

Posted on September 02, 2008
Rough Type: Nicholas Carr's Blog: The cloud's Chrome lining: "Although I'm sure Google would be thrilled if Chrome grabbed a sizable chunk of market share, winning a "browser war" is not its real goal. Its real goal, embedded in Chrome's open-source code, is to upgrade the capabilities of all browsers so that they can better support (and eventually disappear behind) the applications...

Why I?m changing this blog?s comments to ?dofollow? | Online Journalism Blog

Posted on September 02, 2008
From the Online Journalism Blog. Interesting perspective.

Link Building vs Content Promotion for Links

Posted on August 19, 2008
from Lee Odden. I like the mixed approach that he recommends. Some link building as a basis, but links mostly driven by attractive content. Good advice.

2008 Search Attitudes Report

Posted on August 13, 2008
"91 per cent prefer using natural search results when looking to buy a product or service"

The Steven Wright Guide to Content Marketing

Posted on August 12, 2008
From Copyblogger

Yahoo to let visitors decline more targeted ads

Posted on August 08, 2008
Wired News - AP NewsGood news. I wish there was more say our user demographics & how much the search engines are allowed to lever against consumers.

BC Adoption Agency

Posted on August 08, 2008
Hope Adoption Services: BC Adoption Agency & Pregnancy Counselling:"Hope Adoption Services is a licensed non-profit BC adoption agency, located in Abbotsford, British Columbia. We facilitate domestic, intercountry and interprovincial adoption for British Columbia residents; and provide adoption counselling and pregnancy counselling services to birthparents and adoptive parents...

JD Supra Launches E-mail Digests for Law Firm Content

Posted on August 07, 2008
Stay Informed: JD Supra Legal Digests via Email : JD Scoop

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