If you can send SMS messages on your cell phone, you can search Google. Just send your query to 46645 — try help as a test — and soon you’ll receive results right on your phone. Trouble is, I haven’t actually been able to get this to work on my phone — so I can’t
Blawg of the Day
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Posted in Blogs and Blogging
Another weblog from the Law Professor Blogs has debuted — LaborProf Blog. It’s written by Rafael Gely, a professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. There are a number of new blogs set to launch in the next few weeks — keep an eye out for them.
Blawg of the Day
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Blogs and Blogging
Feedmelegal is a weblog about webfeeds, weblogs, and the legal profession, written by a lawyer who’s interested in those topics. There’s not much there so far — let’s hope there’s lots more to come!
Go deep on newsmakers
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Useful Web Sites
FindLaw is offering a new service called Newsmaker Coverage, which provides a more in-depth look at high-profile attorneys running for office or otherwise a part of the government. Right now the site only has profiles on John Edwards, John Ashcroft, and John Kerry, but you can also find West Legal Directory…
FreeEDGAR Now a Contradiction in Terms
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Posted in Useful Web Sites
If you use FreeEDGAR to obtain SEC filings, be warned: it won’t be free any longer. EDGAR Online is no longer supporting the free site, and will now focus all of its energies on the fee-based Edgar Online Pro.
Learning about RSS
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Posted in RSS
If you’re reading this blog, chances are you already “get” RSS. But maybe you don’t — or maybe someone you know doesn’t get it. A few months ago CNet put together a nice collection of information on RSS called RSS: News You Choose. It helps you learn how to read RSS, features reviews of…
Issue #167 of the….
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Mighell Marker
Internet Legal Research Weekly is up and available for your review.
Yahoo Local — Final Version
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Search Engines
Yahoo’s Local Search is out of beta testing, and Chris Sherman has a comprehensive review. In my opinion, this is the local search to beat.
Yahoo gets personal
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Search Engines
In recent posts I have mentioned A9 and changes to Ask Jeeves, allowing users to save or otherwise personalize their search results. Now Yahoo gets into the act with My Yahoo! Search. The results pages allow you to save sites (with or without notes), share them, or block them from your computer. As…
To IE or Not to IE?
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Software
There has been a lot of fuss lately over whether, for security reasons, we should all dump our copies of Internet Explorer in favor of Mozilla’s FireFox product. In fact, the Executive Editor over at CNet has officially dumped Internet Explorer. But I tend to agree with the story (also from CNet) Planning to…