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Facebook ethics: it’s not about Facebook

June 23, 2009

There is a good deal of postulating in the blogosphere about the types of ethical trouble a lawyer can get into by using social media. The nattering nabobs of negativism warn us to be careful when using social media like Facebook or Twitter, lest we unwittingly disclose client confidences, improperly solicit new clients, or misrepresent [...]

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Why lawyers must join the Twitter news revolution

June 14, 2009

Saturday night I joined millions of Twitterers around the world to follow the news about the post-election protests in Iran in a news medium more exciting, terrifying and awe-inspiring than anything I had experienced before. I was participating in Twitter’s news revolution. It felt like news via lightning-strike.
As a former student of political science and [...]

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Review: Twitter Means Business—How microblogging can help or hurt your company

June 14, 2009

We have been writing about using Twitter for legal marketing for over a year now.
If you still have not checked Twitter out, or if you feel like you need to learn more about how to use it for your practice, you might want to check out some books on Twitter best practices. There are lots [...]

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Feed fixed

June 10, 2009

If you have not been receiving Lawyerist posts via RSS or email lately, that is because we were attacked by a Google spammer who screwed up the feed by taking advantage of a hosting vulnerability. We have cleared out the compromized files, and everything should be back to normal.
Find out all the ways to keep up [...]

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Land your dream job on Twitter

June 4, 2009

Whether you are already a Twitter guru, or are just beginning to curiously test its waters, here are the best resources for finding your legal dream job on Twitter, with a bit of general Twitter advice as well.
General Twitter Advice
If you’re not yet on Twitter, here are my short and sweet tips:

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Does your firm have a social media policy?

June 2, 2009

Social networking has grown exponentially in popularity over the past year. More people are using social networking sites for all manner of things. So, are your employees using these services to discuss the work they do?
If so, how could that help or hurt your law firm or company? With a social networking policy, you can [...]

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What Twitter can–and can’t–be for legal marketing

May 28, 2009

Law firm marketing guru Larry Bodine is the latest person to declare Twitter a bust. And while he may be proved right someday, I think his collection of “Twitter is . . .” statements are misguided. Larry makes valid points, but I disagree with his conclusion that Twitter is ineffective as a marketing tool.
The fact is, Twitter [...]

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Are you keeping the “social” in “social networking?”

May 20, 2009

You already know the basics of why lawyers should be using Facebook. Hopefully, you also took ten minutes to update your privacy settings on Facebook. Now that you are all set up, do you know what kind of information to share on Facebook and other social media sites?
A recent article from Harvard Business takes a look [...]

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Twitter zen

May 1, 2009

Think before you tweet. Happy Friday!

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May 1, 2009

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