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Twitter in the courtroom

Peter Black
January 07, 2009 09:28

In the US, a Colorado judge recently approved the use of Twitter, as well as live-blogging, inside the courtroom to cover an infant-abuse trial:Prosecutors and defense attorneys wanted bloggers silenced in the courtroom next week, but a Boulder judge ordered Monday that cell phones and computers...

It's Catching On

Michael Froomkin
January 05, 2009 18:32

I’m delighted to see that the “Great Grimmelmann” moniker that I launched some time ago is now catching on. I doubt it will do as well as the “the Great Firewall of China” — which I believe I may have been the first to use — but there’s plenty of...

The Pharmalot Blog is No More!

Cliff Mintz
January 05, 2009 18:18

Today is a sad day in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology blogging world. Pharmalot, a two year old, pioneering blog created by the intrepid Ed Silverman and the Star Ledger News has decided to call it quits. Unfortunately, the Star Ledger is in dire financial straits and it could no longer...

SEO Tips for Law Firm Blogs on Word Press

January 05, 2009 08:34

Discusses SEO "best practices" for law firm blogs running on Word PressMany law firm and lawyer blogs run on Word Press, which we find is an excellent platform if you (or an employee or hired gun) have the technical skills to deploy and manage it. For those using Word Press, you should check...

Academic blogging

Peter Black
January 03, 2009 00:30

Jeremy Gans has decided to bring a halt to his Charterblog, which for the past year has followed the progress of Victoria’s Charter of Human Rights. Although this is a loss to the Australian blawgosphere and to anyone interested in human rights and charters of rights, it is hard to...Jeremy Gans h...