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Google Field Trip – Explore Your World
July 14, 2013
Leveraging the power of Google Maps, the new Field Trip app knows where you are, and pops up guide book style information when you are close to a point of interest. As you get out and about this summer, this is a great way to learn about your world, as you live in it. Very cool. Until the end of July, if you download the app, you will gain free admission to 23 zoos and museums; mostly, located in New York, Chicago, D.C., and San Francisco. The Field Museum in Chicago is my favorite. Check out the list....
July 14, 2013
Leveraging the power of Google Maps, the new Field Trip app knows where you are, and pops up guide book style information when you are close to a point of interest. As you get out and about this summer, this is a great way to learn about your world, as you live in it. Very cool. Until the end of July, if you download the app, you will gain free admission to 23 zoos and museums; mostly, located in New York, Chicago, D.C., and San Francisco. The Field Museum in Chicago is my favorite. Check out the list....
Digging into Words with Wolfram|Alpha
July 14, 2013
Even if you’re a pretty big word nut, you may not think of Wolfram|Alpha as your go-to source for learning more about the English...
July 14, 2013
Even if you’re a pretty big word nut, you may not think of Wolfram|Alpha as your go-to source for learning more about the English...
App Stores In Cars? Are You Joking? No.
July 13, 2013
Okay, I like gadgets and apps and tech. However, in case distracted driving didn't already cause enough accidents, why not put an app store in the dash, so that you can install apps while driving down the road. What? I know, the manufacturers will tell you not to use the console while driving. But, then they put it right in front of your face. We are already looking at GPS data, phones, and God knows what else on our treks to the grocery store. Hey, I have a modest proposal...why not run full length...
July 13, 2013
Okay, I like gadgets and apps and tech. However, in case distracted driving didn't already cause enough accidents, why not put an app store in the dash, so that you can install apps while driving down the road. What? I know, the manufacturers will tell you not to use the console while driving. But, then they put it right in front of your face. We are already looking at GPS data, phones, and God knows what else on our treks to the grocery store. Hey, I have a modest proposal...why not run full length...
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...
