The U.S. Department of Labor last week said that it had expanded the Web site GovBenefits.gov to include more than 1,000 federal and state benefit programs. It also announced the launch of GovLoans.gov en Español. The two sites are designed to serve as gateways to information about government benefits and loans.…
In Schiavo’s wake, site urges, ‘Put it in writing’
In the wake of the legal battle over Terri Schiavo’s fate, the American Hospital Association last week launched Put It In Writing, a Web site designed to be a one-stop resource on preparing advance directives such as living wills and health care proxies. It provides basic information about advance directives and links to resources…
Photos from ABA Techshow
Dale Tincher, president of Consultwebs, has posted photos from ABA TECHSHOW 2005, including shots of speakers, exhibitors and the Chicago skyline. Lots of blawgers in the mix, including me.…
Survey: One-sixth of U.S. adults read blogs
The Pew Internet & American Life Project this week released new data on blogs and blogging. The survey finds that 25 percent of Internet users and 16 percent of all U.S. adults say the read blogs.
Nine percent of Internet users say they have created blogs, the survey reported, which translates to…
Blogging and the Bottom Line
Law.com today features my article, Blogging and the Bottom Line, which originally appeared in ALM’s Legal Tech newsletter. Here’s a sample:
…“Pick an area of law — trademark, employment, appellate, whatever — tack “lawyer” onto it, and search the phrase on Google. Odds are, a legal blog will be among the top-ranking
[Offtopic] Craigslist meets Google Maps
What would you get if you combined craigslist apartment listings with Google Maps? The very cool Craigslist-GoogleMaps combo site. Offtopic? Hey, lawyers need housing too.…
U.S. courts publish guide for journalists
I have a post about it on my other blog, Media Law.…
Webby Awards honor law-related sites
Five law-related sites are among the winners announced yesterday of the Webby Awards, which have been called the “Oscars of the Internet.” The Webby Awards honor Web sites in more than 60 categories selected by an international panel that includes musician David Bowie, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser, Oracle…
Other appellate courts with webcasts
As a follow-up to my last post, I notice that Rory Perry’s Weblog has a recently updated list of other appellate courts providing webcasts of oral arguments. (He does not include the SJC.)…
SJC officially launches webcasts of oral arguments
I reported a month ago that the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, in cooperation with Suffolk University Law School, had begun the testing phase of broadcasting its oral arguments live over the Web. The webcasts move out of testing tomorrow, with live arguments scheduled to be webcast May 2, 3, 5…
Wyoming bar unveils revamped Web site
The Wyoming State Bar has relaunched its Web site, with new features designed to better serve the public as well as its members. According to an announcement, the site’s navigation has been refined to make information easier to find. New features of the site include a lawyer referral service, the Wyoming…
LPIG seeks articles for new research database
Randy Roberts, founder of Law and Policy Institutions Guide, an index of legal resources on the Web, has added a new feature to the site, the Law and Policy Institutions Article Database. He describes it as an open-access, law article database that will provide free legal research and be governed by a strict…