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Martindale-Hubbell the next LinkedIn or Facebook?

By Kevin OKeefe

Believe it or not I'm not trying to pick on Martindale-Hubbell. I just find some of the things they do or say amusing enough to share with you. Read today on a listserv that Martindale-Hubbell, in trying to keep a 100-lawyer client in their directory, told the law firm that Martindale would be the new Facebook or LinkedIn for lawyers in due time. Martindale is saying they will be the next LinkedIn? If that's true, it seems to be totally irresponsible statement. LinkedIn: As of March 2008, LinkedIn had more than 20 million registered users, spanning 150 industries.As of December 2007, its site traffic was 3.2 million visitors per month, growing at an annual growth rate of about 485%.Founded by co-founder of Socialnet.com & leading exec at PayPal and funded by Greylock, Sequoia Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, and the European Founders Fund, all tier one VC's funding Silicon Valley companies...continue to full post

Full post as published by Real Lawyers : Have Blogs on April 09, 2008 (boomark / email).