social media

Facebook a rising client development tool for law firms

February 20, 2010 22:19

"Wee Willie" Keeler, one of baseball's most prolific hitters, when asked about his success, said “I keep my eyes clear and I hit 'em where they ain't.” For lawyers the key to client development success is going where the people are. The people preferably being your target audience of clients, pro...

Best Practices for Social Media - Insurance Compliance Insight Recommendations

Callie Currin
February 19, 2010 14:07

The February 8 issue of [Insurance Compliance Insight (ICI)] had a very informative piece entitled Best Practice Tip: Use FINRA Regulatory Notice as Guidance for Insurer Social Media Policies. Just last year I attended an insurance compliance conference and in a regulator session that was not on...

Social Media and the Flu

gwise@wiselaw.net
February 19, 2010 07:00

Best lament of the day (from one of our assistants who's been down with a nasty flu):I was too sick to tweet.- Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net EMPLOYMENT LAW • CIVIL LITIGATION • WILLS AND ESTATES • FAMILY LAW & DIVORCEORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BL...

On Social Media and the Erosion of Privacy

gwise@wiselaw.net
February 19, 2010 02:16

Newsweek's Daniel Lyons may have just hit the nail on the head:The real holy grail is your list of friends. With that information, marketers can start sending more targeted messages... The genius of Google, Facebook, and others is that they've created services that are so useful or entertaining...

More data: Reporters rely on socia media

February 18, 2010 16:14

According to a post by Larry Bodine, an overwhelming majority of reporters and editors now depend on social media sources when researching their stories.  Larry gets his data from a national survey conducted by Cision and Don Bates of George Washington University. 89 percent use blogs for...