Google has introduced a new search feature that allows you to also search for a term’s synonyms. Just place a tilde (~) in front of the word, and Google’s results will also display links containing synonyms of the word you’re using. Here’s more from Google on the new service.
Blog communities
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Posted in Blogs and Blogging
TheCorporateCounsel.net has a new feature — Blog City — with a listing of weblogs concentrating on corporate law and governance.
Blawgs of the Day
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Posted in Blogs and Blogging
Today’s new blawgs come courtesy of Blawg.org:
- Robert Unterberger, the founder of Legal Writing Success, has been very busy launching not one, not two, but three blawgs last week — the New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyers Blog andPennsylvania Personal Injury Lawyers Blog, for those interested in tort law, and the Law
Your e-mail is NOT expiring
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Posted in Security
If you receive an e-mail titled “Your Account,” be extra careful — there’s a new worm traveling the Internet that masquerades as a note from a system administrator. You’re okay if you open the e-mail — just don’t open the attachment, or you’ll be infected. Learn more about the mimail worm, and make…
The latest issue of…
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Posted in Mighell Marker
…the Internet Legal Research Weekly is hot off the presses, now available for your review. Highlights:
July search engine update — that was the month that was
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Search Engines
Don’t miss SearchDay’s wrap-up of search engine milestones for July.
Find more Office files, FAST
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Posted in Search Engines
AllTheWeb now features the ability to search for Excel and PowerPoint files. To limit your search to these file types, use the syntax filetype:excel or filetype:powerpoint. (Via ResourceShelf)
A facelift for fair use
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Posted in Legal Research Sites
If you haven’t checked out Stanford’s revamped Copyright and Fair Use site, what are you waiting for? Nicely done and very easy to navigate.
Are you being served?
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Posted in Internet and Technology Law
If you (or someone you love) is a music downloader, you might want to check out the recording industry’s subpoena username query form. Just plug in your file-sharing username or IP address, and you can find out if a subpoena has been issued for information about your activity.
Pardon me, but can I install spyware on your computer?
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A new piece of legislation, the Safeguard Against Privacy Invasions Act, would require companies using spyware to get permission from computer users before installing the software on their machines. Yeah, right.