Now he’s a public figure

By Tom Mighell on February 8, 2003

New York lawyer John Maltbie goes live with actualmalice.com, a blawg devoted to libel, privacy, newsgathering, and other First Amendment issues. (Via TechLawAdvisor)

And in another study….

By Tom Mighell on February 8, 2003

Posted in Web and Online Culture

If you’re thinking about implementing a personal Internet use policy at work, read this first: a survey by the Center for e-Service reports that Americans spend more time at home on the Internet for work reasons than they spend on the Internet at work for personal reasons. Get that? The survey finds that those who…

Surf’s up, but who’s paying attention?

By Tom Mighell on February 8, 2003

Posted in Internet Search, Web and Online Culture

Fewer and fewer, it seems. A study by web analytics company WebSideStory find that fewer Internet users are “surfing” these days, preferring instead to go directly to the site they want. According to the survey, 64 percent arrive at sites through direct navigation — that’s up from 53% last year.

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Move your practice to the Net

By Tom Mighell on February 8, 2003

Posted in Legal Technology

Sabrina directs us to this ABA article on eLawyering, where lawyers can hand out electronic advice. The ABA even set up an elawyering website, with links to articles on the subject. There’s a discussion area there, but it doesn’t look like anyone has posted since 2001.

More on e-filing and preparing your taxes online

By Tom Mighell on February 7, 2003

Posted in Technology

The New York Times weighs in on this year’s crop of online tax preparation services, as well as the I.R.S.’s new FreeFile program.

What? Another Blawg?

By Tom Mighell on February 7, 2003

Posted in Blogs and Blogging

Yep — it’s InstaLawyer, a weblog covering “news, events, links and philosophies from the point of view of trial lawyers who represent the interests of regular people.” (Via Ernie)

Speaking of spam…

By Tom Mighell on February 7, 2003

Posted in Security

Those wily spammers are figuring out ways to get around spam filters — creative punctuation. (Warning: contains adult subject matter) (Via LawMeme)

Easy-to-use state resources

By Tom Mighell on February 7, 2003

Posted in Legal Research Sites

Sabrina points us to several pages with state resources: State Laws on the Internet, adapted from Bob Ambrogi’s book Best (and Worst) Legal Sites on the Web. Also helpful is this Directory of States from Massachusetts lawyer Frank Kautz.