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Moving on to the merely obvious…

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In Law firms: A less gilded future the Economist begins with the incredibly obvious – practicing law ain’t what it used to be – before moving on to the “merely” obvious, that the law has become more of a business than a profession.  And that’s a bad thing? Depends who you ask, doesn’t it? Less clubby for a few, much more open for … well, for the rest of the world. Yeah, I think I’ll take it this way, thanks. I never was part of the old-boys’ club. And I’m not a fan, either.

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05 2011


by practicehacker
posted in Article, Blogging, business, comments, community, law, law office, legal marketplace, money, news, practice, practice management, referrals, the business of law, tips
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Can you say “Privacy Lawsuit?”

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This item speaks for itself. Class Action lawyers … enjoy!

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04 2011


by practicehacker
posted in Apple, apps, archiving, Article, courts and, crowdsourcing, current-events, Foursquare, geolocation, Glympse, iPhone, iPhone Apps, law, litigation, location-based, mobile, Mobile device, social graph, social media, social media tools, social networking, Video, youtube
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Dell 10-inch Tablet Not Coming Until Fall

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Apr. 04, 2011
Since October last year Dell has been hinting about a tablet product. In February it announced the pending release of a 10-inch Windows 7-based model. Now it looks like those devices will not be available until the fall – potentially in time to make the back-to-school or holiday shopping seasons, but nearly 2 years after the iPad created, then ran away with, the tablet market.

HP and Asus, among others, have already released Windows 7-powered tablets, and Windows 8, rumored to be coming out in 2012. will apparently be more “tablet friendly” (whatever that means). Predictably, Dell is believed to be preparing a Windows 8 tablet for release around that time as well.

Author’s Note: So Microsoft is playing catch-up again. As if we needed another reminder that smart, nimble applications and devices are better than over-lawyered, bloated me-too products  (“Office 14″ anyone?). You heard me, Redmond. Think about what a screw-job it took to drive so many into the waiting arms of Steve Jobs. It’s like watching GM implode all over again. First the euphoria. Then the malaise. Then the slow decline. Finally, the anticlimactic death.

P.S. Bill, no matter how many kids you pat condescendingly on the head you’re still not going to be remembered as a saint. Will you and your wife go home, already?

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04 2011


by practicehacker
posted in Apple, Article, business, collaborative tools, comments, competition, disruptive technology, Google, Honeycomb, iPad, iPad Apps, technology, the business of law, tools
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Of Course It’s Not Another Bubble …

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This piece from NYTimes Online echoes my own thoughts in this post; the Times answers the question of whether we are experiencing  another Internet bubble by saying no. How can the Times be so sure? It’s the little things:
In 1999, there were 308 technology I.P.O.’s ,,, in 2010 there were just 20. These tech start-ups have real businesses … fast-growing revenue. In 1999 less than 5 percent of the world’s population was online … now broadband Internet and personal computing have become mainstream. 1 in 3 people are online now.
In short, go ahead and buy into the latest crop of wanna-be game-changers. It’s not like you’ve been burned before … right?

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04 2011


by practicehacker
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Bubbling Up to the Surface …

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Today Richard McManus of the influential blog RreadWriteWeb (RWW) asked if we are in the midst of a technology bubble like the one that arose in the early 2000′s as copious sums of money chased the illusive dot-com IPO, driving prices ever higher in a cyclone of speculation. When that bubble burst it left thousands of businesses in ruins, threw tens of thousands of people out of work, and caused hundreds of millions of dollars to evaporate. Equally influential blogger Om Malike weighs in here on his blog GigaOm; and I’ve read several pieces around the Web in which authors are cock-sure that we are not in a bubble.

So, are you thinking what I’m thinking? That the the financial crapfest of the last few years makes the fallout from the dot-com hysteria look like a week in Cabo? Ole! As for me, I say we’re in the midst of an unustainable bubble that will hurt the economy even more.

Unless I can make some money speculating on up-and-coming companies. If that happens I’m sure we’re experiencing a true economic force for good.

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23

03 2011


by practicehacker
posted in .mobi, Article, Blogging, business, Career and Job, careers, comments, community, competition, crowdsourcing, current-events
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Foursquare co-founder on dealing with data overload

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via venturebeat.com

Naveen Selvadurai, co-founder of Foursquare, offered up advice at this year’s SXSW conference about living with the constant data bombardment we face every day. In his words, there’s no stopping the data fire hose, but there are ways to cope. After making some suggestions he pointed out that it helps to have a “killer ‘fro like mine; chicks dig it. Well, that plus my millions of dollars. But you know.” Words to live by.

It helps to have a killer ‘fro and live in the fast-lane. Yeah chicks dig that. Sorry, what was the question again …?

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03 2011


by practicehacker
posted in apps, Article, comments, current-events, disruptive technology, Foursquare, Glympse, india, iPhone Apps, lifestreaming, location-based, mobile, tablet, tips, tools, twitter, Uncategorized
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