Logged on to Plaxo today to find this notice regarding its new terms of service:

On October 6, 2009, we will move to a common Privacy Policy and Terms of Service across Plaxo and several other Comcast properties. The new policies will retain both TRUSTe compliance and the strong core principles of our

Thanks to the blog Social Media Law Student for the heads-up about the announcement from the New Jersey judiciary that it is adopting an array of social-media tools to keep lawyers, litigants and the public better informed of court developments.

The court system now has a Twitter feed and uses text…

Microsoft’s new search engine, Bing, has an xRank feature that shows the day’s most popular searches. So with it being Labor Day weekend and comedian Jerry Lewis hosting the Muscular Dystrophy telethon as he has for as long as I can remember, it makes sense that the name Jerry Lewis is at the…

The legal research service Casemaker has launched a new case-digest service providing summaries of the most recent cases decided by the courts. Called CASEMAKERdigest, this initial roll-out of the service covers only state and federal courts in Texas. Eventually, it will cover all 50 states.

The service provides summaries of cases soon after…

A few weeks ago in a post at Legal Blog Watch, I wrote about the new iPhone and iPod Touch app that ranks the 100 best law schools in the United States. The app, the Law School 100, is from LawTV Inc., the same company that publishes The Law School 100 on…

I received an e-mail yesterday informing me of the launch of ExampleMotion, a Web site where lawyers can share — or even sell — pleadings, motions and other legal documents. Here is what the e-mail says:

ExampleMotion.com enables attorneys to share their pleadings and motions with one another online. Attorneys can log onto the

I am honored to be part of an upcoming conference, Social Media: Risks & Rewards, to be held Sept. 21 at the Harvard Club of New York City. Presented by Corporate Counsel magazine and Incisive Media, the day-long program is designed…

Law.com Legal Technology features my article, Three New Web Sites Target Legal Pros. The article reviews HubStreet, a professional networking site; TransactionSpace, a site to manage the process of closing a deal; and myCorporateResource.com, a site that aggregates and organizes law firm client alerts and brief papers.…

When I received my most recent Verizon phone bill, I was surprised to see a charge of $14.95 to ILD Teleservices Inc. I had no idea what the company was or what the charge was for. I looked back over my recent bills. I am embarrassed to report that the charge had been appearing…

Thanks to Monica Bay for inviting me to be a guest on her podcast, Law Technology Now. Also on the program is Jim Calloway, author of Law Practice Tips Blog. Among other things, I discuss the Corporate Counsel program I am chairing in New York on Sept. 21, Social Media: Risks…

This week on the legal-affairs podcast Lawyer2Lawyer, we look at the controversy over mandatory arbitration of consumer credit-card disputes. Here is the description of this week’s show from the Legal Talk Network, where you can listen to or download the complete program:

Mandatory arbitration in credit card agreements are in the legal spotlight

Earlier this month at Legal Blog Watch, I wrote about the Law School 100, an iPhone app for aspiring law students that ranks the 100 best law schools in the United States. Now there is an app from the bar-exam prep company BARBRI that tests the legal knowledge of law students and…