Social Computing

Online Organization: My Top 10 (Free) Tools I Can't Live Without

If you’re like me, keeping up with my “social” life is getting out of control. My RSS feeds are unwieldy, the good stuff that I read, watch and listen to on the Web is getting buried deep in my bookmarks, my status updates are neglected, and I’ve got a five page spreadsheet of logins and passwords (it’s true!).

I know I’m not alone, because each week new services and tools launch promising to provide sanity to all the noise. To some extent I’ve been able to weed out those that are worthwhile and those that fall short. Experimenting takes time.

To save you time, I decided to share a few life savers that I’ve integrated into my online life. They are making my social life a bit more user friendly and hopefully they will help you too.

Get the list of ten tools that I use frequently or recommend. Best of all they’re FREE! Read more….

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To Block or Not to Block the Social Web at Work.

Does blocking access to social networking sites at the office really work? Are social networking sites the only places of risk for companies and law firms on the new social Web?

Do you know that if your partners and employees can access blogs and other sites that allow commenting, reviewing, or streaming content (e.g. news videos or podcasts), via the firm Internet connection, you are, by default, giving them permission to participate in the social web.

Law firms need viable responses to the new way in which people are using the web. Shutting off access to social networking sites isn’t the last decision you’ll make.

So what should law firm leaders do? Here are a few suggestions that I recommend.

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Lawyers on the Ledge

But as in all things related to social networks, online or offline, they will only be as good as the people who show up. A social network host can provide the best tool in the world, but if it isn’t easy to use, if it doesn’t catch on, if the community isn’t full of creators and thought leaders, but rather just spectators, it will be just another online directory or dead social network.

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LMA Quick Start Social Media Reading List

I’m presenting a session on social computing tomorrow during the Quick Start program at the Legal Marketing Association’s Annual Conference in National Harbor, Maryland. I’m really excited. I’m also very humbled by the prospect. There are a number of rock star names in the legal marketing industry casting a longer shadow than mine in this [...]

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Take a dip with your clients, their clients, their friends, and YOUR referral sources.

There really are no excuses, only opportunities. With some content management strategies, utilizing some of the aggregation services and browser portals available, it doesn’t have to be overwhelming.
Here are a few basic ones I recommend to help get you started.

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Did I mention that the buyer is changing?

Did I mention that the buyer is changing? Did you see the latest issue of Fast Company, the one that lists the Top 50 Fast Companies? Did you look at the photos of some of those CEOs? They’re wearing sneakers. If you want to provide relevant counsel to the company who’s big toe is touching [...]

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20 things law firms need to have in their social media guidelines.

18) Do not use the firm logo without permission from the marketing department.
19) The best way to launch a new policy is to frame it with context. Educate everyone in your firm regarding your policy. Do a video presentation and require new employees to watch it.
20) Call Jayne at LawGravity.com, she can help you make this exercise painless.

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