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Social Media Monitoring Services–Law Firms Using Correctly?
July 13, 2013
Law firms need to be careful when buying the same social media monitoring services that marketers in corporate America are buying....
July 13, 2013
Law firms need to be careful when buying the same social media monitoring services that marketers in corporate America are buying....
Google+ at 2 years old: Where are we?
July 13, 2013
Two years ago last Friday Google introduced its social network, Google+. Mashable’s Christina Warren (@film_girl) provides a good assessment ofGoogle+ at two years in saying it’s gone from “Facebook killer to ghost town to something else” Make no mistake, however, two years in, Google+ is most definitely a social network. There are more than 500 million Google+ users and reportedly more than 300 million of those users are active. No question the masses have been guilty of rushing to judgment...
July 13, 2013
Two years ago last Friday Google introduced its social network, Google+. Mashable’s Christina Warren (@film_girl) provides a good assessment ofGoogle+ at two years in saying it’s gone from “Facebook killer to ghost town to something else” Make no mistake, however, two years in, Google+ is most definitely a social network. There are more than 500 million Google+ users and reportedly more than 300 million of those users are active. No question the masses have been guilty of rushing to judgment...
Connecting a Mobile Game to Real World Legal Services
July 13, 2013
Here is an update on my game project. In my previous posts I’ve explained why I believe we can use the power of games to help us engage and empower the public to learn basic laws and legal issues. I’ve also explained the difference between gamification of the law and games that involve legal topics. The next step is to explain more specifically how a game like what I’m building with my team can increase access to real-world legal services as well as educate the public. According to my game...
July 13, 2013
Here is an update on my game project. In my previous posts I’ve explained why I believe we can use the power of games to help us engage and empower the public to learn basic laws and legal issues. I’ve also explained the difference between gamification of the law and games that involve legal topics. The next step is to explain more specifically how a game like what I’m building with my team can increase access to real-world legal services as well as educate the public. According to my game...
Knowledge Automation Software is a Disruptive Technology That May Replace Lawyers
July 12, 2013
In a New York Times Op-Ed, Paul Krugman discusses a new report by the business consulting firm McKinsey & Company that describes several disruptive technologies and the likely impact they will have on the labor market. One such technology is described generically as "automation of knowledge work." The McKinsey report describes this technology as sophisticated artificial intelligence software and "machine learning" which will be able to perform many "knowledge worker" tasks that had previously...
July 12, 2013
In a New York Times Op-Ed, Paul Krugman discusses a new report by the business consulting firm McKinsey & Company that describes several disruptive technologies and the likely impact they will have on the labor market. One such technology is described generically as "automation of knowledge work." The McKinsey report describes this technology as sophisticated artificial intelligence software and "machine learning" which will be able to perform many "knowledge worker" tasks that had previously...
Google Books Defeats Copyright Infringement Class Action
July 12, 2013
On July 1, 2013 the Authors Guild lost its bid to certify a class of authors against Google Books. The lawsuit was filed...
July 12, 2013
On July 1, 2013 the Authors Guild lost its bid to certify a class of authors against Google Books. The lawsuit was filed...
Conducting “Traditional Relevance Analysis,” Court Denies Full Access to Plaintiff’s Social Networking
July 12, 2013
Giacchetto v. Patchogue-Medford Union Free School Dist., No. CV 11-6323(ADS)(AKT), 2013 WL 2897054 (E.D.N.Y. May 6, 2013) In...
July 12, 2013
Giacchetto v. Patchogue-Medford Union Free School Dist., No. CV 11-6323(ADS)(AKT), 2013 WL 2897054 (E.D.N.Y. May 6, 2013) In...
SCOTUS Says “Tough Luck” To Plaintiffs Whose Claims Are Too Pricey To Prove In Individual Arbitrations
July 12, 2013
In American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant, a divided Supreme Court today reversed the Second Circuit and held that plaintiffs may not invalidate an arbitration agreement containing a class action waiver merely because proving their claims on an individual basis would cost many times more than their potential recovery. In doing so, Justice Scalia, writing for the five-member majority, gave this characteristically harsh assessment: “The FAA’s command to enforce arbitration agreements...
July 12, 2013
In American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant, a divided Supreme Court today reversed the Second Circuit and held that plaintiffs may not invalidate an arbitration agreement containing a class action waiver merely because proving their claims on an individual basis would cost many times more than their potential recovery. In doing so, Justice Scalia, writing for the five-member majority, gave this characteristically harsh assessment: “The FAA’s command to enforce arbitration agreements...
The Women of Bitcoin
July 12, 2013
Money. We've used cowrie shells, playing cards, cigarettes, subway tokens, precious metals, paper backed by gold and by trust,...
July 12, 2013
Money. We've used cowrie shells, playing cards, cigarettes, subway tokens, precious metals, paper backed by gold and by trust,...
Facilitative vs. Evaluative Mediation
July 11, 2013
In my last post, I discussed the difference between neutral evaluation and facilitative mediation. Since that time, an article on the same subject appeared in the Wisconsin Lawyer, the official publication of the State Bar of Wisconsin. One of the authors of the article is Michael Moore, a fellow soccer Dad whom I have known for many years. Thearticle does a great job of defining the two formats. Unlike me, the authors define both of these types of dispute resolution methods as mediation. I believe...
July 11, 2013
In my last post, I discussed the difference between neutral evaluation and facilitative mediation. Since that time, an article on the same subject appeared in the Wisconsin Lawyer, the official publication of the State Bar of Wisconsin. One of the authors of the article is Michael Moore, a fellow soccer Dad whom I have known for many years. Thearticle does a great job of defining the two formats. Unlike me, the authors define both of these types of dispute resolution methods as mediation. I believe...
Inside Brains of Winners
July 11, 2013
Everyone knows a name dropper when they hear one. Buzz names like Gates, Jiwei, Jobs, Nooyi, Zuckerberg and Winfrey can give dramatic pause to a conversation and pique collegial interest. But their mere mention can also throw a name dropper under the credibility bus quicker than they can say “My cousin was college roommates with J.K. Rowling’s agent’s sister.” If you’re in the know, you’ve already gathered that success is more about the brain than ever before. Cognitive neuroscience...
July 11, 2013
Everyone knows a name dropper when they hear one. Buzz names like Gates, Jiwei, Jobs, Nooyi, Zuckerberg and Winfrey can give dramatic pause to a conversation and pique collegial interest. But their mere mention can also throw a name dropper under the credibility bus quicker than they can say “My cousin was college roommates with J.K. Rowling’s agent’s sister.” If you’re in the know, you’ve already gathered that success is more about the brain than ever before. Cognitive neuroscience...
