The value of Online Social Networks, such as LinkedIn are becoming more of a mainstay in the large law firm arena. Usually the taboos that follow these types of “outside the control of the firm” technologies prevent the use by lawyers or staff of the firm. However, I am seeing a shift in the attitude
Topic Monitoring – (LinkedIn OR Twitter) AND ("law firms")
SEARCH: (LinkedIn OR Twitter) (lawyer OR attorney OR “law firm”)
Perhaps the greatest thing I learned in Library School is the understanding of Boolean Searching. When put in the right context, understanding the proper use of “AND”, “OR”, “BUT NOT” and the proper placement of parenthesise “()” can make your searching a lot better.
Florida Supreme Court Law Library Damage; Or, "How Do Smart People Do Dumb Things?"
“The Florida Supreme Court has erected a safety fence outside its building and is beginning repairs to its basement, where water seepage has destroyed some 12,000 books during the last two years.”
Two years?? Really??
This is one of those stories that just beg for the question of “what did they think they were
There's Something in the (Adobe) Air
I’ve been hearing some rumblings about the Adobe AIR product, and its ability to make web products work in a desktop environment.
The boys over at WebResourcesDepot (WRD) put out a snapshot of 27 Adobe AIR products — a posting that became so popular that it caused their site to go down. (If only
Tech Annoyances – Part 8
TIP: Whatever You Do, Don’t Offer Online Collaboration
There is a lot of good information out there about using technology to collaborate directly with clients.
The Lawyer’s Guide to Collaboration Tools and Technology: Smart Ways to Work Together, by Dennis Kennedy and Tom Mighell Don’t read it. It might give you ideas about offering
Tech Annoyances – Part 7
TIP: Under No Circumstances Personalize Anything for the Client One of the best ways to annoy your client is to remind them that they are just one of the cogs of your great legal empire. Taking the time to personalize a communication and making the client feel that they are important to you, is just
Tech Annoyances – Part 6
TIP: Use Technology to Deliver Boring Stuff
A classic, annoying favorite of ours is building PowerPoint presentations with tons of text in small font on each slide. Don’t bother utilizing graphics, videos and other visually appealing tools. The only thing that makes this approach better is if you read the text to them. An annoying
What Health Care Needs is More Cowbell! And Some KM!
I’m interrupting the “Tech Annoyances” to make a comment on the Presidential debates.
Listening to the 2nd installment of Obama vs. McCain last night, I heard both of the candidates say that one of the best ways to make health care in America more affordable is to improve the technology and make patient records available
Tech Annoyances – Part 5
TIP: Make It Complicated for the Client (the more difficult, the more satisfying) The more technologically advanced you make your web site, the more your clients will see you for the technology wizard that you are. One of the best ways to annoy your clients is to assume that they are all using Internet Explorer
Tech Annoyances – Part 4
TIP: Provide Content Rarely and Irregularly
Blogs are HOT and in demand, so this best practice will take some effort … Not. Since people prefer blogs that are regularly updated with fresh, compelling content, this is another easy best practice: You should only post up information on your legal topic blog when you feel like