I’m sure many of you have seen the announcement that Ning will be closing down the free side of their social network platform. The news hit me personally, as I have been using Ning to host a social network for child abuse survivors. One of the biggest reasons I choose that platform, as opposed to…
Since It’s Wrong to Friend Your Boss on Facebook, I guess that makes me sort of an idiot, huh? Yes, one of my Facebook “friends” is my boss. No, that doesn’t really bother me. Not because I would want my boss to know everything about my life, (I don’t want anyone to know everything about…
Like most of you, my gmail account was integrated into Google’s new “Buzz” social networking tool, and unlike many in the blogosphere, I decided to give it a little while before commenting on it. So, after using it for a few days, and seeing what the “early” commentators had to say, I’d have to say…
So I noticed earlier this week that your profile photo was being sent out to anyone who had you as a contact on through the iPhone app, today F-Secure points out something about private photos that you might not have noticed, that anyone with access to them can share them! Still, complaints about privacy aside,…
I was able to spend my lunch hour yesterday taking in this webinar by Kevin O’Keefe, and I have to say, it was pretty good. I thought Kevin did a good job tying social networking and blogging with traditional business networking, and also giving folks who are looking for ways to get their firms and…
I found it somewhat interesting that both of these articles came to my attention yesterday, as they both deal with something I haven’t seen many people talk about, let alone firms that actually embrace the idea. They both mention the importance of non-lawyer staff of law firms in building relationships, networking, and attracting clients to…