Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
Feedme Legal is a new blog about webfeeds, weblogs and the legal profession. According to the author, it’s main purpose is two-fold: · to add another voice to those lauding the potential benefits of such technology, but purely in the context of the practice of law and the sharing of legal knowledge with clients, potential …
Earlier this week, Google introduced a new service called Google Desktop Search capable of full text searching your email (Outlook), some computer files (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, text files), AOL instant messages, and web pages you’ve viewed. Apparently, additional file types will also be added soon. After a quick download and install, the Google Desktop …
From Findlaw’s Tools of the Trade newsletter: FTC Attempts to Stop Spyware Operation In what regulators are calling a first, the government has asked for a court order to shut down a spyware operation. The Federal Trade Commission says computer users who went to certain Web sites unknowingly had the snooping software downloaded onto their …
According to the New York Times, the Food and Drug Administration has cleared the way for a Florida company to market implantable chips that would provide easy access to individual medical records. See the full article entitled, Identity Badge Worn Under Skin Approved for Use in Health Care at the NYT Web site.
Genie Tyburski of The Virtual Chase has put together a nice page of articles about Hoaxes and Other Bad Information in the News. Tyburski offers “this listing as anecdotal evidence of what can happen when journalists, experts or other professionals fail to follow proper research procedures. Good research habits include identifying sources, assessing their expertise …
Line56.com, the E-Business Executive Daily, offers eight Intranet Trends to Watch For. They are: 1. Intranets return to the domain of the departments 2. The records management and the legal departments get involved 3. All employees become intranet publishers 4. The corporate telephone directory loses its luster 5. The new killer app — the knowledge …
The Chicago Tribune has an interesting article about marketers creating fake blogs about their products to create buzz. According to the article, Fake Blogs, True Buzz, results have been mixed.
Here’s a fun one just in time for Halloween – Ghosts of the White House – from the official White House Web site. Watch videos featuring “stories of strange noises in the White House, sightings of President Abraham Lincoln’s ghost and a Halloween prank by President Carter’s daughter.” Also features a transcript from a Halloween …
Law Practice Today has Fifteen Practical Tips for Managing Your E-mail. Tips are based on author, Reid Trautz’s session at the ABA TECHSHOW, “The Top Ten Legal Technologies—Are You Using Them?” The tips are: 1. Take time to explore the features and functions of your e-mail program. 2. Learn how to use your e-mail software …
The October issue of the ABA Journal has a short article about judges practicing fact finding via the Internet. Entitled In Google We Trust?, the full text of the article is available in Wisconsin via Badgerlink. The author notes that “an ABA committee reviewing the Model Code of Judicial Conduct has proposed a revision that …