From the University of Minnesota, a collection of state and federal information on the I-35 bridge, including inspection reports.…
Use RSS to Track Census Info
The blog Free Government Information points to this page of RSS feeds available from the U.S. Census Bureau. Keep track of Census Bureau general news and releases or follow developments relating to specific topics such as aging, business ownership, health care and insurance, income and wealth, or any of more than three-dozen…
JD Supra Prepares to Launch
Larry Bodine gives the heads up on a new Web site he is helping to launch, JD Supra. The idea, apparently, is to promote yourself and your law practice by contributing content to the site. Bodine writes that he and Aviva Cuyler, a California lawyer, cofounded the site “to give members of the…
The Best Law Firm Recruiting Sites
For my Web Watch column this month in Law Technology News, I review the recruiting sites of the nation’s largest law firms. This first of two parts looks at the more innovative efforts. Next month’s column will review the ones that fall flat. Here is the opening:
…“It is time for the
Got any LinkedIn Success Stories?
For an article I am writing, I am looking to hear from legal professionals about their experiences with LinkedIn. In particular, I would love to hear from anyone whose participation in LinkedIn brought them new business or opened doors to other beneficial opportunities. I also want to hear from any longtime users of LinkedIn…
Today at Legal Blog Watch
My posts today at Law.com’s Legal Blog Watch:
Lawyer2Lawyer: YouTube and Legal Marketing
This week on the legal-affairs podcast Lawyer2Lawyer, we look at YouTube as a legal marketing tool. Joining my cohost J. Craig Williams and me to discuss this are our guests:…
Lawyer Marketing Site Hits Brick Wall
Would someone hire a lawyer based on an ad pasted to a wall? What about a digital ad pasted to a virtual wall on the Web? In either case, the answer seems obvious to me. Thus, I do not understand why any lawyer would shell out good money to purchase advertising space on the new…
What Hath Avvo Wrought?
With all the attention paid to last month’s launch of the lawyer-ranking site Avvo, it was only a matter of time before copycat sites began to appear. One such site, About My Lawyer, launched Friday, and it is so amateurishly executed that I cannot tell whether it is legitimate or a joke. The…
ABA Journal overhauls its Web site
A head-to-toe redesign was revealed today for the Web site of the ABA Journal. Because I am on vacation where I am short on time and reliable Internet access, I will quote from the announcement from Molly McDonough, the magazine’s assistant managing editor/online (and former associate of mine at ALM), in which she describes…
New Blog: ‘Today in Legal History’
FindLaw has teamed with National Public Radio’s Justice Talking program to launch the blog Today in Legal History. As the name suggests, each day the blog highlights a historical event related to law or government. The blog appears on both FindLaw and on JusticeLearning, a Web site produced by Justice…