Technology
Apple 2014 Fiscal Second Quarter — the iPhone and iPad Angle
April 27, 2014
Yesterday, Apple released the results for its 2014 fiscal second quarter (which ran from December 29, 2013 to March 29 2014) and held a call with analysts to discuss the results. Apple always sees a big decrease in revenue in its second fiscal quarter because it comes right after the holiday quarter. Nevertheless, Apple reported quarterly revenue of $45.6 billion and net profits of $10.2 billion, which is a record for Apple's second fiscal quarter and is Apple's best ever non-holiday quarter. ...
April 27, 2014
Yesterday, Apple released the results for its 2014 fiscal second quarter (which ran from December 29, 2013 to March 29 2014) and held a call with analysts to discuss the results. Apple always sees a big decrease in revenue in its second fiscal quarter because it comes right after the holiday quarter. Nevertheless, Apple reported quarterly revenue of $45.6 billion and net profits of $10.2 billion, which is a record for Apple's second fiscal quarter and is Apple's best ever non-holiday quarter. ...
Say It Ain’t So, Google!
April 27, 2014
Google is winding down Google Plus, says report. Does it make sense?. The departure of Google+ chief, Vic Gundotra, is rumored to have been the result of Google's move of the Plus team, and decision to put Plus on the back burner of Google priorities. Given the growth and success of the platform, I find this worrisome, and hope it stays in the rumor category. I learn from Plussers every day, and it is the real lawyer's water cooler in a virtual age. Think of it like a limitless coffee shop where...
April 27, 2014
Google is winding down Google Plus, says report. Does it make sense?. The departure of Google+ chief, Vic Gundotra, is rumored to have been the result of Google's move of the Plus team, and decision to put Plus on the back burner of Google priorities. Given the growth and success of the platform, I find this worrisome, and hope it stays in the rumor category. I learn from Plussers every day, and it is the real lawyer's water cooler in a virtual age. Think of it like a limitless coffee shop where...
Improve Your LinkedIn Profile
April 26, 2014
Since LinkedIn accounts for 64% of all visits to corporate websites from Social Media, it is critical that all LinkedIn users improve their LinkedIn profiles. A recent article in InformationWeek entitled “LinkedIn Tips: 10 Steps To A Stronger Profile” has some great advice for LinkedIn users, even if all 10 do not apply to everyone. The 10 Steps are: 1. Update your profile picture. 2. Add media to your profile. 3. Find job leads with LinkedIn’s Alumni Tool. 4. Search and apply...
April 26, 2014
Since LinkedIn accounts for 64% of all visits to corporate websites from Social Media, it is critical that all LinkedIn users improve their LinkedIn profiles. A recent article in InformationWeek entitled “LinkedIn Tips: 10 Steps To A Stronger Profile” has some great advice for LinkedIn users, even if all 10 do not apply to everyone. The 10 Steps are: 1. Update your profile picture. 2. Add media to your profile. 3. Find job leads with LinkedIn’s Alumni Tool. 4. Search and apply...
We Test WordRake’s Beta Version 2.0 on ‘McCutcheon’
April 26, 2014
When WordRake , the editing program for lawyers, was first released in 2012, I put it to the test against two of the most eloquent writers on the Supreme Court, Justices Antonin Scalia and Elena Kagan. If WordRake could improve on Scalia and Kagan, I reasoned, imagine what it could do for the rest of us. Now, WordRake is preparing to release version 2.0 of its software and it provided me with a beta version. This time, I decided to give Justices Scalia and Kagan a rest, so I turned to the Supreme...
April 26, 2014
When WordRake , the editing program for lawyers, was first released in 2012, I put it to the test against two of the most eloquent writers on the Supreme Court, Justices Antonin Scalia and Elena Kagan. If WordRake could improve on Scalia and Kagan, I reasoned, imagine what it could do for the rest of us. Now, WordRake is preparing to release version 2.0 of its software and it provided me with a beta version. This time, I decided to give Justices Scalia and Kagan a rest, so I turned to the Supreme...
Analytics is a Team Sport
April 25, 2014
Often, data science is perceived as clever model building or machine language algorithms. Today’s data science should take a company along four phases of a journey; data management, data analytics, voice of the customer and core process redesign. The successful data science program requires people – data scientists and inquisitive individuals alike – to understand business challenges, listen to customer feedback and engage with front line staff (from customer service, product, operations...
April 25, 2014
Often, data science is perceived as clever model building or machine language algorithms. Today’s data science should take a company along four phases of a journey; data management, data analytics, voice of the customer and core process redesign. The successful data science program requires people – data scientists and inquisitive individuals alike – to understand business challenges, listen to customer feedback and engage with front line staff (from customer service, product, operations...
Gartner Ratchets Up Legal IT Research
April 25, 2014
The research and advisory company plans to release a number of reports on legal technology later this year. * * * “We are improving our coverage of the space because we see legal IT as one of the next big marketplaces that, to date, has been underserved by the IT industry,” said French Caldwell, vice president at Gartner and lead author of the report, in an interview with Law Technology News. Caldwell heads up risk, compliance and governance research at Gartner. Read more: http://www.lawtechnologynews.com/id=1202651573192/Gartner-Ratchets-Up-Legal-IT-Research-#ixzz2zMwvCwkb
April 25, 2014
The research and advisory company plans to release a number of reports on legal technology later this year. * * * “We are improving our coverage of the space because we see legal IT as one of the next big marketplaces that, to date, has been underserved by the IT industry,” said French Caldwell, vice president at Gartner and lead author of the report, in an interview with Law Technology News. Caldwell heads up risk, compliance and governance research at Gartner. Read more: http://www.lawtechnologynews.com/id=1202651573192/Gartner-Ratchets-Up-Legal-IT-Research-#ixzz2zMwvCwkb
All Rise: The Era of Legal Startups is Now in Session
April 25, 2014
The legal industry has not been particularly well known for innovation and forward thinking. This massive industry, however, is presently in acute distress. News in recent years has highlighted the cracks in the traditional law firm business model, as clients have begun pushing back against stratospheric rates and significant inefficiencies. Storied firms have been folding, merging, and laying off staff and attorneys at unprecedented rates. The legal market’s transition is, however,...
April 25, 2014
The legal industry has not been particularly well known for innovation and forward thinking. This massive industry, however, is presently in acute distress. News in recent years has highlighted the cracks in the traditional law firm business model, as clients have begun pushing back against stratospheric rates and significant inefficiencies. Storied firms have been folding, merging, and laying off staff and attorneys at unprecedented rates. The legal market’s transition is, however,...
Google Glass: Insurance’s Next Killer App
April 20, 2014
Whether it's claims adjusters, risk engineers, or customers submitting claims, Glass can help the insurance industry in many ways. For claims adjusters and risk engineers, Glass cuts down the number of devices they need to carry to just one. With Glass, they can take photos and videos, and with voice commands, dictate captions and upload photos and videos instantaneously, while keeping their hands free to perform other tasks. If Glass could also add in a projected full-size keyboard to its capabilities,...
April 20, 2014
Whether it's claims adjusters, risk engineers, or customers submitting claims, Glass can help the insurance industry in many ways. For claims adjusters and risk engineers, Glass cuts down the number of devices they need to carry to just one. With Glass, they can take photos and videos, and with voice commands, dictate captions and upload photos and videos instantaneously, while keeping their hands free to perform other tasks. If Glass could also add in a projected full-size keyboard to its capabilities,...
Top Laptop Computers for Lawyers
April 20, 2014
While smartphones and tablets grab the headlines, innumerable lawyers still rely on laptop computers to handle an array of demanding legal and business applications that smaller mobile devices with their limited display, input, processing, memory and storage capabilities often struggle with. Like all mobile devices, laptops have improved significantly over the past few years in terms of power, storage and connectivity. Today's top models easily outperform most of their desktop counterparts and even...
April 20, 2014
While smartphones and tablets grab the headlines, innumerable lawyers still rely on laptop computers to handle an array of demanding legal and business applications that smaller mobile devices with their limited display, input, processing, memory and storage capabilities often struggle with. Like all mobile devices, laptops have improved significantly over the past few years in terms of power, storage and connectivity. Today's top models easily outperform most of their desktop counterparts and even...
Avvo Gets Another $37.5 Million in Financing
April 19, 2014
It’s a good time to be a legal startup, it seems. Just three weeks ago, wereported here that Clio, the cloud-based practice management platform, had raised $20 million in financing. Now comes news that the lawyer directory siteAvvo has closed $37.5 million in financing. This latest round of financing was led by Coatue Management, with additional investment from Benchmark Capital, Ignition Partners and DAG Ventures, according to Avvo’s announcement. Avvo will use the new funding to accelerate...
April 19, 2014
It’s a good time to be a legal startup, it seems. Just three weeks ago, wereported here that Clio, the cloud-based practice management platform, had raised $20 million in financing. Now comes news that the lawyer directory siteAvvo has closed $37.5 million in financing. This latest round of financing was led by Coatue Management, with additional investment from Benchmark Capital, Ignition Partners and DAG Ventures, according to Avvo’s announcement. Avvo will use the new funding to accelerate...
