Wednesday, August 31, 2011

College students stumped by search engines, research finds http://ping.fm/WWCQg
Study: LinkedIn top social media site for journalists | Articles http://bit.ly/n6sdW7
Is Ontario's Legal Establishment Scamming Law Students? http://bit.ly/mZouvQ Andrew Langille's thoughts on resolving the articling crisis.
The Black Hole of 9/11 http://bit.ly/oa4RqY Ten things from the last decade that were more important than 9/11 - like the response to it.
Judge allows one G20 class action lawsuit to seek certification, while staying a second one http://bit.ly/r50ZTO
Canadian companies and social media — Slaw http://bit.ly/n32Wug

Monday, August 29, 2011

10 Most Hated Industries In America: Gallup http://ping.fm/mhNcE And I've already worked in 3/10 of them.
What is good character for lawyers? http://bit.ly/nFGqLB A clearer definition is expected in 2012.
The elusive brass ring http://bit.ly/oWP4Qi In 2011, 12.1 per cent of LSUC applicants failed to secure an articling position within 1 year.
Judge blasts kids’ for suing mom over birthday card - http://bit.ly/p758Zq Kids represented by father, whose obviously divorced.
Ugly? You May Have a Case - NYTimes.com http://ping.fm/d1KJO why not offer legal protections to the ugly, as we do with other individuals?

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Is a Carjacking an Automobile Accident? http://bit.ly/nvKn23 Downer v. Personal Ins: Drive-bys not an auto accident, but a carjacking is.

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Hurricane Irene: Apps for Your iPad, iPhone, iPod of Android to Track Storm - ABC News http://ping.fm/VUGjS
Disaster Modelling - Hurricane hits New York http://bit.ly/r2QViT Could Irene be the country's worst national disaster? [vid]

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Research In Motion's BlackBerrys To Be Android-Compatible http://ping.fm/7U1Zb

Monday, August 22, 2011

Next Chapter in Law Buzz Litigation. http://bit.ly/nBxTfE Tycho Manson starts his own suit to identify anonymous posters.

Sunday, August 21, 2011

The Bully Goes High Tech: Protecting Students in the Internet Age – Part 2 — Slaw http://bit.ly/pjo4fx

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Data-Crunching Program Guides Santa Cruz Police Before a Crime - NYTimes.com http://ping.fm/y0UtK
The Best in Digital Marketing http://bit.ly/ndBmUr Panel of judges pick the top firms in Canada.
Best study ever: Wasting time online boosts worker productivity - latimes.com http://ping.fm/6lfm9

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Google Backing Of DIY Legal Forms Will Force Lawyers To Lower Fees - Forbes http://ping.fm/6pi8T

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Kuwait teachers to get cash for using Twitter and Facebook http://bit.ly/n7UyTp Incentive used to improve communication with students.

Monday, August 15, 2011

Google’s Mapping Tools Spawn New Breed of Art Projects http://bit.ly/nrEpbu
Seven Creepy Experiments That Could Teach Us So Much (If They Weren’t So Wrong) http://bit.ly/phncQV
Legal beef: Sara Lee, Kraft escalate wiener war - The Globe and Mail http://bit.ly/qnqqSg
Lessons law firms learnt from the Great Recession http://bit.ly/nX2CcN
His First Jury Trial http://bit.ly/qXI0sT "My career as a trial lawyer began a long time ago somewhat traumatically."
Norway's terror, the world's problem http://bit.ly/pB7RFU With an unexpected swipe vs. Mr. Ezra Levant (he's getting popular, you know)

Sunday, August 14, 2011

The Bully at School Goes High Tech – Part 1 — Slaw http://bit.ly/qnkfbN ABA Panel on US Jurisprudence regarding Cyberbullying.

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Canada's poor ranking in access to courts a wake up call: Chief Justice http://bit.ly/qoI5wH World Justice Institute placed Canada 9/12
Supreme Court chief justice backs protest against immigration minister's comments http://bit.ly/mOZ7HJ

Friday, August 12, 2011

Why Facebook and Google's Concept of 'Real Names' Is Revolutionary - Alexis Madrigal - Technology - The Atlantic http://bit.ly/pMAK3i
How to Build a Business in a Crowded Market | Starting a Business & Succeeding in an Overcrowded Market, Startup Advice http://bit.ly/rbDcQo
Aggression during G20 rally ‘perpetrated by police,’ judge rules - thestar.com http://bit.ly/olpNrU #g20report #g20
Sewage treatment plant to be named "Ezra Levant" http://bit.ly/p28WIe Pretty sure that wasn't intended as a compliment.

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Immigrants love UK more than we do http://ping.fm/ligBj Across country, ethnic communities emerged as heroes of the riots

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

In Memorandum: Wendy Babcock 1979-2011 http://bit.ly/rc4hMj He chided me recently about not practicing human rights law, where I was needed
How Many Clients Do Sleepy Lawyers Hurt? http://bit.ly/q3tPo6 Lawyers need to move to evidence-based law - for practice management.

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

London riots underscore the problems of Britain’s young underclass - The Globe and Mail http://bit.ly/rnnS23
Family Matters on CHEK Tv http://bit.ly/rpovA9 News media segment on @familymatterstv
Political Animal - A timeline of events http://bit.ly/qtgDTK

Monday, August 8, 2011

The Perils of Social Media http://ping.fm/Rfzo8 @LeeBerlik thought about quitting the Internet as a result. But he didn't.
Klout for lawyers: Does it matter? http://bit.ly/pAPgPl The sophisticated answer: I'll focus on the relationships I build and nurture

Sunday, August 7, 2011

Should Breivik be Released after 21 Years in Prison? — Slaw http://bit.ly/pIlPDg

Friday, August 5, 2011

How to Become a Social Media Rockstar | Social Media Mafia http://bit.ly/nOnsdX Still comes down to strategy and tactics, as it always has.
Slides from decision-making session are now up: http://ping.fm/WrYhI

Thursday, August 4, 2011

@slaw_dot_ca is live blogging at the ABA Annual Meeting in Toronto. 1st post is up: http://ping.fm/vAHn8 #ABAAnnual
ABA Annual Meeting Gets Under Way in Toronto, Features Prominent Jurists http://bit.ly/o8TsfQ I'm heading there this morning.

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

UK Government drops website blocking http://ping.fm/79BDR Legalising non-commercial copying would meet reasonable consumer expectations
Minnesota School Faces Lawsuit Over Racist 'Wigger Day' http://ping.fm/YqZsZ
Lawyers Weekly: "Family litigants without lawyers" http://bit.ly/oVNHD8 Which is why our tv show is going to be a hit: http://bit.ly/pIOcUS
Lawyer faces hearing for ‘uncivil’ behaviour - thestar.com http://bit.ly/pXSLSO
Wife sues RCMP officers over fatal shooting - The Globe and Mail http://bit.ly/qVOYHQ

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Federal court rules human genes can be patented | The Raw Story http://bit.ly/ojnfdc