I have posted my June column, A Brief Summary: Free Briefs on the Web.…

I do not know how I missed this, because I am a frequent user of the map sites MapQuest and MapBlast!, but I see that MapBlast! is now owned by Microsoft and has been merged into MSN Maps & Directions . This came about after Microsoft acquired Vicinity Corporation, owner of MapBlast!.…

Something about this makes me want to say, “Duh-uh.” A survey conducted by the International Bar Association and sponsored by LexisNexis concluded that 8 of 10 U.S. lawyers believe the legal profession would benefit from the convergence of laws across international borders. The survey of 700 IBA members in eight countries found that the areas…

I had previously written about Daubert on the Web as one of the best law-related sites launched in 2002. Now, thanks to Ernie, I see that the site’s author, Philadelphia litigator Peter B. Nordberg, has started an associated blog, Blog 702.…

California’s First District Appellate Project this week launched its first Web site. The FDAP is a non-profit, northern California law firm providing representation on appeal to indigent juvenile and adult defendants in criminal appeals, and indigent minors and parents in dependency appeals. The Web site features practical tools primarily for use by FDAP’s panel…

If you live in Massachusetts and want to keep up with the latest news from Beacon Hill, then add a bookmark for MassInsider, a site devoted to tracking the latest news and opinion concerning policy, lawmaking and politics in the Bay State. The site is still in beta and has not been formally opened…

This is way off topic, but the bloggers among you will want to check out Points South. An online newspaper covering St. Petersburg, Fla., it offers an example of a blogging tool — Movable Type — being used for a non-blogging purpose. It is published and reported by summer fellows at the Poynter…

LockerGnome has set up RSS feeds to track new products at Amazon.com. Feeds range from baby gear to videogames, but for the single-minded among us, there is one for law books.…

Law.com today features The ‘Always-On’ System, a story I wrote for Corporate Counsel magazine about Kmart’s highly regarded litigation extranet, developed by T-Lex Inc., a Brookline, Mass., legal extranet company.…

On May 31, the day David Giacalone launched his Web log, ethicalEsq?, I was beginning a week in the U.S. Virgin Islands. I reviewed snorkeling sites, banana daiquiris and fresh grouper that week, but not a single Web site or blog.

This was to my advantage, it turned out, because when I finally took…

The International Trademark Association unveiled a redesigned Web site this week. Enhancements to the site include an easier-to-read navigation bar, a search engine, a section on the homepage that alerts visitors about new information on the site, more practical online content, a frequently-asked-questions section, and a glossary.

Interested in seeing how INTA’s Web page…

Genie Tyburski’s Virtual Chase now offers a new section of the Legal Research Guide entitled RSS Feeds for Law. [via net.law.blog]…