Robert Ambrogi

History does not bode well for the prospects for success for legal-networking sites. As regular readers of this blog have heard before, many legal-networking sites have been launched over the years, but few have survived. The ABA’s social networking site, LegallyMinded, shut down in 2011 after barely two years…

A lawyer’s offer to barter for a headshot.

A website launched this week, Barterball, enables lawyers and others to barter their services in exchange for other services they may need, such as accounting or website design. The site is open to anyone, not just lawyers, but it was founded…

Feedly works seamlessly across devices.

When Google announced that it would shut down Google Reader effective July 1, it was a double-whammy for me. Not only did I use Google Reader, but I also used a desktop program, FeedDemon, that synchronized with Google Reader. Right…

This article won the LitigationWorld Pick of the Week award. The editors of LitigationWorld, a free weekly email newsletter for litigators and others who work in litigation, give this award to one article every week that they feel is a must-read for this audience.

Two experts in legal research have developed…

Opperman in 2011

Dwight Opperman, the former CEO of West Publishing Co., died yesterday. Opperman became an editor at West shortly after his graduation from law school in 1951 and eventually rose to the top position. He was instrumental in the development and launch of Westlaw and in setting the company on a…

In a recent post here, I reviewed Attorney Timekeeper, a cloud-based timekeeping application designed specifically for attorneys. Although I liked a lot about it, the one downside I saw was its price, a monthly subscription of $49.95.

My post elicited a…

Take a look at this picture. Click on it anywhere and watch how it refocuses. Now doubleclick anywhere and you’ll zoom in and refocus again. Doubleclick again to zoom back out.

This picture is made possible by a unique little device called the Lytro camera. As its website explains it, the…

Wednesday, June 12, will mark the first meeting of the newly formed Boston Legal Innovation Meetup. The group plans to meet once a month to discuss the future of legal services, legal education and legal technology. Anyone who shares an interest in these topics is welcome to attend.

The meeting…

Whitey Bulger

The federal racketeering trial of James “Whitey” Bulger kicks off today in U.S. District Court in Boston. The trial, which is expected to last through August, will not be televised, but for anyone interested in following it, there are plenty of print…

To what extent do federal courts use social media to communicate with the public or for other purposes? Not much, concluded a recent survey of federal court clerks. The survey found that out of the 135 courts that responded, just 21 (15.6%) used social media. Seventeen others said that they planned to start using social…

You probably are familiar with the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University Law School, a pioneering publisher of U.S. legal materials online. But did you know that there is an international network of some 22 legal institutes and similar organizations, all devoted to…

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been getting swamped lately with offers from complete strangers to contribute guest posts to my blog. All these kind kind and selfless correspondents ask is a discreet link back to whatever it is they are trying to promote. Whoever dreamed this up as a marketing technique must have…