Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
From The Consumerist: A global Nielsen survey reports the cool yet frightening revelation that people trust opinions they find on the internet more than those from newspapers, TV, radio and magazines. The only category that trumps online rumblings is “recommendations from people known.” So what does this mean? The implication for consumer sales is obvious, …
Jason Eiseman has compiled a great list of tips for networking at conferences. Although his list specifically mentions the CALI and AALL conferences, his suggestions certainly apply much more broadly. Here’s the basic list – see Jason’s full post for annotations. 1. Be yourself 2. You have something very important to say 3. Have an …
From the NYT: Google stepped up its attack on the telecommunications industry on Thursday with a free service called Google Voice… [The service] is intended to simplify the way people handle phone calls, voice mail and text messages… Google Voice allows users to route all their calls through a single number that can ring their …
An article in Law.com’s Legal Technology section offers some thoughts on the legal ramifications of Twitter use. Lawyers caution… that Twitter carries a number of legal risks. Users posting tweets from corporate networks could expose company secrets. These conversations, lawyers note, are legally binding and subject to the legal rules of electronic discovery, which means …
Here’s an update to my post earlier this month on Tracking Blog Posts & Comments. Now, it seems that you can search and track what people are saying on Twitter, as well. [What is Twitter?] Go to the Twitter search page and run your search. On the results page, you’ll see a RSS Feed for …
ChaCha is a free cellphone service that lets you ask any question answerable via a Web search, using any cellphone, by simply making a voice call. A few minutes later, you’ll receive an answer as a text message. From All Things Digital: ChaCha requires no registration and works on any cellphone carrier. It needs no …
The Wi-Fi-FreeSpot Directory is a listing of locations that offer Free Wi-Fi. There is a state by state directory, along with nationwide chains and airports which offer free access. International locations are also listed. Source: Now@MPL
A new service called Slydial connects you directly to to someone’s mobile voicemail – without ever having the phone ring. Sneaky. Here’s how it works: Dial 267-SLYDIAL (267-759-3425) from any landline or mobile phone. (It doesn’t work if you have caller id blocked on your phone) At the voice prompt, enter the U.S. mobile phone …
The Capital Times reports that Wisconsin residents can now add their cell phone numbers to the state’s No Call List. The next list will go into effect in October. To sign up or for more information, call 1-866-9NO-CALL (1-866-966-2255) or visit https://nocall.wisconsin.gov/web/home.asp.
Monitoring changes to Web sites can be an important part of legal practice, whether for litigation, competitive intelligence, current awareness, or any number of other reasons. RSS feeds and email alerts make potentially laborious process much easier. Instead of going out to the web site every day, you can automatically receive notification of any changes. …