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05/19/2015

A good article for lawyers who hate self-promotion but have to do it anyway: https://hbr.org/2014/12/how-to-promote-yourself-without-looking-like-a-jerk

05/19/2015

Negative review from a client? Lawyers - be careful with your response: http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2014/07/11/lawyers-responding-to-negative-online-reviews-tread-tricky-path/

Negative online reviews are growing source of anxiety for law firms, but lawyers determined to defend their reputation must negotiate a tricky path.

04/07/2015

Businesses facing cyberthreats will now have a hotline to alert the feds about hacking attempts.

Federal and state efforts to fight cybercrime are swiftly coalescing into what will amount to a digital neighborhood watch, according to U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, with network technicians flagging suspicious...

04/06/2015

"U Drive. U Text. You Pay" campaign is part of new Connecticut crackdown on distracted drivers.

Grant funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will help pay for the stepped-up enforcement, including police overtime. In 2013, there were 3,154 people killed and an estimated 424,000...

02/20/2015

http://abovethelaw.com/2015/02/the-rise-of-the-small-and-mid-sized-law-firms/

Small law firms can adopt new technology faster and easier than Biglaw firms, allowing them to get an edge against Biglaw firms.

02/20/2015

Online search engines now top traditional media as the most-trusted media source globally for news and info. On top of that, internet users are most likely to turn to search engines first for business information, as opposed to TVs and newspapers.

04/08/2014

Yet another reason to focus on building your firm's reputation online: http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2338318/Authority-vs.-Popularity-Matt-Cutts-Teases-New-Google-Search-Result-Shake-Up

In a new video, Google's Matt Cutts has given us a rare heads up into an algorithmic change that is coming to the search results. Google is going to try to better determine more between a site simply being popular and the site being an authority.

04/04/2014

Are you getting enough sleep? How do you know for sure? http://bit.ly/1jaxB3u

We've all been told we need at least eight hours of sleep. But are some of us not 'built that way?' Or are we just fooling ourselves?

03/27/2014

A warning from federal judges about the importance of lawyers keeping up with technology: http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/catch_up_with_tech_or_lose_your_career_judges_warn_lawyers

U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin urged lawyers to become more tech-savvy to avoid being held ethically liable for losing confidential client data. AP Photo/Richard Drew

03/19/2014

Doodling on your legal pad? Keep it up! http://fw.to/OforcXF

That doodling you do in meetings is far from mindless. In fact, it might make you more creative and focused.

03/18/2014

A bit of humor for any attorneys who could use it today..

03/18/2014

Mobile app recommendations from lawyers, for lawyers: http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/bloggers_tout_products_for_your_mobile_devices

Click on the name of the product to read the author's full review. From the Droid Lawyer blog by Oklahoma City lawyer Jeffrey Taylor: I continually press the benefits of Chromecast, Google’s HDMI media dongle for your television. At $35 (or less if you shop around), this is a steal to allow you to b...