Avvo Returns to its Roots, Sells off M.D. Directory

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Notice anything missing from Avvo today? That’s right, the doctors are gone. In a return to its roots, Avvo has sold off its directory of medical doctors and its health Q&A forums and will once again focus solely on the legal profession.

Avvo derives its name from the Italian word for…

In Memoriam: Jay Jaffe, 1943-2012

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Jay and I enjoying dinner at a Mexican restaurant near his Colorado home in 2004.

Jay Jaffe died this week, at the too-young age of 68. Jay was a true trailblazer and pioneer in legal marketing. Much of what the field is today follows from Jay’s lead. He was also my employer…

VerdictSearch Ramps Up its Look and Functionality

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VerdictSearch, you’ve come a long way baby!

Roughly a decade ago, I helped design and launch the original version of VerdictSearch. At the time, I was editorial director of all litigation-related publications and websites at ALM. The company had acquired a series of verdict and settlement reporting companies from around the country…

Rocket Matter Adds Email Integration

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The cloud-based practice management platform Rocket Matter today announced that it has added email integration. This means that users can associate folders in whatever email program they use — whether it is Outlook, Gmail or another — to the Rocket Matter system. Thus, email folders for…

Avvo Launches Suite of Legal Marketing Tools

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Avvo, the legal and medical directory and Q&A site, today launched two new services designed to help lawyers more effectively market their practices. The two services are both offered under the umbrella name Avvo Ignite. One, Avvo Ignite Starter, offers “hassle-free search and mobile optimized” websites…

CitePin Enables Easy Access to Notes and Research

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CitePin’s home screen consists of six main menu items.

When Ari Rodopoulos was in law school, he became a bit obsessive about keeping track of his work. He created what he describes as a spreadsheet on steroids, so that he could quickly and easily find anything he needed. He kept a log…

MyCase Acquired by AppFolio

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The cloud-based practice management application MyCase announced this week that it has  been acquired by AppFolio, a company that creates software for use in residential property management. MyCase founder and CEO Matthew Spiegel announced the acquisition in an email to subscribers this week, saying that he will…

Two New Legal Networking Sites Launch

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Any site that sets out to become an exclusive online community for lawyers has a tough row to hoe. Lawyers are happy enough with LinkedIn and Facebook and do not seem all that interested in legal-vertical sites. We saw the ABA’s social networking site, LegallyMinded, shut down