I cannot remember the last time I missed New York LegalTech, so I am disappointed that a conflict will force me to miss this, its 25th anniversary year. But I encourage others to attend. Starts Monday and runs through Wednesday.

My solace is that, instead of New York, I will be attending a…

An article I wrote about “mini sites” as marketing tools appears today on Law.com.…

Are bloggers journalists? Should anonymous bloggers be unmasked? David L. Hudson Jr., research attorney with the First Amendment Center, explores these and other questions in his recently posted article on blogging and the press.…

A lawyer has lost his copyright infringement lawsuit against Google challenging its caching of a story he wrote. EFF has the details.…

A new “reverse auction” Web site, Tip-Mart, enables purchasers of legal services to accept bids from interested lawyers and law firms. Here is its pitch:

“In Tip-Mart’s reverse auction, buyers no longer are required to search through and evaluate thousands of potential sellers to locate legal services. Instead, buyers merely post unlimited free reverse

Law Technology News yesterday announced the winners of its third annual legal technology awards, recognizing the best uses — and users — of technology in the legal profession.

Winners in the four law firm categories are: Matt Kesner, chief technology officer, Fenwick & West LLP; Kirkland & Ellis LLP/Jeffer, Magels, Butler &…

I wrote in July that Wisconsin was mulling bills that would allow divorced parents to visit their children “virtually” — through computer videoconferencing and other electronic means. Yesterday, the bill was passed into law. Michael Gough of InternetVisitation.org says this makes Wisconsin the second state to enact a virtual visitation law.…

John D. Conry may not be the first lawyer to launch a blog as he also launches his own firm. I suspect he is the first, however, to create the blog in order to chronicle “my mistakes as I go through the process of establishing this firm.” As Ernie the Attorney suggests,…

Harvard University’s Berkman Center and the Oxford Internet Institute today launched what they call a “neighborhood watch” initiative against spyware and other malicious software programs. StopBadware.org will spotlight companies that trick Internet users to download malicious spyware, adware and malware programs.

The multiyear initiative is being supported by Google,

With the federal criminal trial of former Enron Corp. CEO Kenneth Lay set to begin Jan. 30, he and his defense team have launched a Web site designed to enhance his public image and present his side of the story: Ken Lay Information. The site includes the texts of his court filings, biographies of…

I’ve been attempting to track law bloggers in Massachusetts. I’ve posted about them before here, here and here. Now here is another: Massachusetts Campaign for Open Government, a blog by lawyer Karla J. de Steuben that is part of a larger site devoted to open government in the state.…

Notice anything new on the Google News page? It no longer says “beta,” as it has since its launch in September 2002. The company announced yesterday that it was taking Google News out of beta. It also announced the addition of “Personalized Search” for news (beta, of course). If you sign up for…