The Internet–A “Silk Route” For The Ages…
We broke up. I dropped the bitch cold. No quarter. No compromises. No regrets. I left the practice of law. Here’s what happened next… 25 Years Ago (Circa 1989) Every couple weeks my Dad and I grab a dinner together. We’re in a sushi restaurant in Pittsburgh drinking cheap, hot sake and eating smelly fish. I…
Read MoreAre You Making #Social Networking Part of Your Livelihood?
The first time Merriam-Webster editors could find social networking being used was over fifteen (15) years ago. Today, social networking is so commonplace that the phrase has gained entry into the Merriam-Webster 2014 collegiate dictionary. Congratulations, social networking! I’m not sure why this took so long. In the words of Merriam-Webster’s Editor-at-Large Peter Sokolowski: So many of these new words show the impact of…
Read MoreLaw Is A Social Business
I never met Amy Hrehovick but the beat of her Twitter stream thunders: I’m sure that cartoon trigger chuckles in many marketers and business developers trying to help lawyers grow revenue. Why? The legal profession traditionally is slow to adapt. Well, slow-moving lawyers, change is afoot in law and social is a big part of that. Social changes how you and your…
Read MoreThinking Like A Lawyer Is A Technique — Not A Lifestyle
From Star Trek — The Motion Picture: Doctor McCoy: Spock, you haven’t changed a bit. You’re just as warm and sociable as ever. Spock: Nor have you, Doctor, as your continued predilection for irrelevancy demonstrates. Spock is a Vulcan. He gets away with living by “reason and logic with no interference from emotion” but that’s because his extraterrestrial…
Read MoreHappy Fourth of July From Seattle!
On July 4, 1976, I win the Bicentennial watermelon eating contest in Park Ridge, IL but I receive zero media exposure. This blog post (and the tweet I sent yesterday) rectifies that wrong. Have a great Fourth and be safe. The LexBlog HQ is closed for some R&R and a “serious” celebration today. Here’s our red, white and blue for you: Take…
Read MoreBloggers: Internet Trolls Are Broken People — Ignore Them…
Do you willingly feed trolls who are trying to obscure their identities? I’m not talking about the cave-dwelling, ugly beings depicted in folklore as either giants or dwarfs. Those trolls aren’t yet online. I want you to focus on the more insidious demons known as the “Internet trolls” (aka troll-holes as in a-holes). Troll-holes are…
Read More“Listening To Learn” Is Learning To Listen
Shut up and listen. Not you. Me. I can’t believe how often I blow the opportunity to help someone because I’m “listening” for an opening to articulate my thought or idea. That’s not listening. That’s one-way broadcasting masquerading as listening. I’m not alone. The average person listens at only about 25% efficiency. Two observations: One In…
Read MoreIreland, Moving and “Blog Interruptus”
I aim to publish a blog post every Tuesday but I missed the last couple weeks because I was in Ireland. When I returned, LexBlog was in the midst of a 5-block move that felt more like a 1,000 miles. That 1-2 punch knocked me off my game. This post is my way of clawing back into a blogging…
Read MoreInvisible Online? Join the Dinosaurs…
If you’re a lawyer whose online reputation doesn’t equal or exceed your offline reputation then you’re pretty much S.O.L. in today’s “social” world. Consider:http://www.youtube.com/embed/t7rNDDXBuyE?feature=oembed Click on this infographic below and also see my related post, Top 5 Reasons Why Lawyers Need to Blog for more information. While I recommend reading the post in its entirety, here’s a brief…
Read MoreThe LexBlog Reach Community for Clients is Live
I’m proud to announce a next generation of community for LexBlog clients. We believe that building strong online presence makes you a better professional and drives business development. To further help you do that, yesterday, we launched the LexBlog Reach Community. The private Reach community is just for LexBlog clients and contains: A forum for discussing blogging, social…
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