Twitter is a great tool some will argue. Twitter is a waste of time others will retort. Both comments are correct.
Over the next three days I’m going to post on how I use Twitter. This is different than how @kevinokeefe, @chrisbrogan, or @ABAJournal uses Twitter. We all find Twitter to be of
In the legal world, we hear from GCs time and again that, with all things being equal, they hire lawyers they know, like and trust.
Social networking isn’t about “selling” a product or a service; it is about expanding our networks and connecting with people with similar or like interests. It’s about becoming known, liked
Enjoy. I’ll be traveling all day, making my way from hot and sunny California to hot and muggy Virginia for the Virginia Bar Association’s Summer Meeting (pdf) where I will be speaking on … wait for it … social networking for lawyers!!
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I came across this post, I Tweet, therefore I am, by Jeffrey Gitomer on Twitter that I found interesting. Take the time to read the whole post, but Jeffrey has great advice on what we should be including in our Tweets:
Here are a few of my ideas for future tweets: (Feel free to
I might not have learned much in my college statistics class, but I did learn this:
Statistics are for populations, not individuals, in the sense that while they are a guide as to what might happen to us in general, they cannot predict what will happen to you or me as an individual.
It is no surprise to anyone who regularly reads The Legal Watercooler that I am a Twitter fan.
I follow legal marketers, lawyers, PR consultants, members of the media, corporate tweeters, and “gurus.” I follow big law, solos and “recovering” lawyers. I track news, trends and politics on Twitter. Through my follows, I receive insights
Warning: Shameless Self-Promotion Alert
This Thursday I will be participating on an ABAnet Webinar, Online Social Networking Gets Professional: The Pitfalls vs. the Rewards.
There will be a live Twitter feed available at #LPMsm
Program Description:
There is an enormous amount of buzz today about the myriad uses of online social networking and social media:
Once again, the news today was filled with law firm layoffs: Wilson Sonsini laid off 45 attorneys, 68 support staff; Morgan & Finnegan is on dissolution watch; and I received an e-mail this afternoon that Dreier, Stein & Kahan (the LA branch of The Dreier firm) will close its doors on Friday.
Taking time each day to market “you” might seem like a waste of time to a lot of people. Others might judge it as being egotistical, narcissistic or self-absorbed.
“Do a good job, and you’ll get noticed,” they’ll say. I reject that concept.
I can tell countless stories of those who have done a good