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The Internet for attorneys 

By: Kristi Tousignant
Published: July 10, 2013

Tags: Facebook, Google, marketing, Maryland State Bar Association, social media, Twitter

Attorneys need to tap into their inner-techie with their own website, social media pages, blogs and videos, according to a seminar at the Maryland State Bar Association’s 2013 Annual Meeting last month.

Lawyers’ search terms didn’t violate competitors’ privacy 

Published: February 26, 2013

Tags: Bing, Google, invasion of privacy, Yahoo!

State privacy law did not prohibit lawyers from bidding on the last names of rival attorneys as keywords for Internet search engines, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming judgment.

Cutting edge law firm marketing in 2013 

Published: November 26, 2012

Tags: 20 Things Lawyers Need to Know in 2013, Google, law firm, law firm marketing, marketing, Pinterest, Podcasts, QR codes

Legal marketing continues to go high-tech, with lawyers turning to mobile devices to connect with consumers via QR codes and making use of new social networks like Pinterest.

For lawyers considering one of these strategies, each has its own advantages and challenges.

Improving your firm’s SEO 

By: Dan McDonald
Published: November 2, 2012

Tags: Google, legal websites, search engine, SEO

While 95 percent of law firms now have a website, not all are getting the biggest bang for their Internet dollars.

The solution is Search Engine Optimization, or SEO. SEO is essentially the manipulation of search engines to improve your firm’s ranking in a Google search.

Do Google’s privacy changes affect your law practice? 

By: Sylvia Hsieh
Published: March 22, 2012

Tags: Gmail, Google, privacy

Changes to Google’s privacy policies have created an uproar globally over concerns that the Internet behemoth has consolidated its information gathering without revealing how it will use that information and giving users no chance to opt out.

Lawyers try out Google+ for businesses 

By: Sylvia Hsieh
Published: February 1, 2012

Tags: Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, marketing

Since the release of the Google+ business platform in November, lawyers have had a chance to try out the latest social media brand and decide for themselves if it lives up to the hype.

Google Plus: The next big thing for small law firms? 

By: Sylvia Hsieh
Published: August 16, 2011

Tags: Facebook, Google, legal marketing, LinkedIn, marketing, social media, social networking, technology, Twitter

Some law firm marketing gurus are going gaga over Google+ (Google Plus), the latest social media platform.

Google needn’t disclose account holder information 

Published: May 25, 2011

Tags: defamation, Discovery, Google

Google was not required to disclose information about an account holder who sent an allegedly defamatory e-mail, the New York Appellate Division has ruled in affirming judgment.

E-mail account holder not entitled to notice of search 

By: Pat Murphy
Published: November 9, 2010

Tags: Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Google, search and seizure

An e-mail service subscriber was not entitled to notice that his account was subject to a search warrant issued pursuant to federal electronic communications privacy law, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled in reversing a magistrate’s order.

Lawyer can use laptop to Google jurors 

By: Pat Murphy
Published: September 29, 2010

Tags: Google, medical malpractice, voir dire

A lawyer in a medical malpractice case could not be prohibited from using his laptop computer in court to screen prospective jurors, the New Jersey Appellate Division has ruled.