Comments on: MySpace for Lawyers? http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/amy/2008/01/06/myspace-for-lawyers/ Thinking about new media, web marketing and law firm marketing Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:55:37 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Overland Park Real Estate http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/amy/2008/01/06/myspace-for-lawyers/comment-page-1/#comment-3737 Overland Park Real Estate Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:39:44 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/amy/2008/01/06/myspace-for-lawyers/#comment-3737 Linked in is OK but to me it feels more like a bunch of resumes then anything else. There needs to be more interaction to give it the "MySpace of Business Throne" IMO. I am suprised that there is not a "Lawyer MySpace" yet. I am in the real estate industry and there is a site called ActiveRain which has quickly became a popular Social Networking site for Real Estate professionals. There are others as well but I think that one is probably the most popular right now. It has a public side and a member side where one can easily bounce ideas off each other and have discussions about any real estate topic you could possibly want to talk about. I am sure there will be sites like this for most industries before too long, but will they be useful and will they last? Linked in is OK but to me it feels more like a bunch of resumes then anything else. There needs to be more interaction to give it the “MySpace of Business Throne” IMO.

I am suprised that there is not a “Lawyer MySpace” yet. I am in the real estate industry and there is a site called ActiveRain which has quickly became a popular Social Networking site for Real Estate professionals. There are others as well but I think that one is probably the most popular right now. It has a public side and a member side where one can easily bounce ideas off each other and have discussions about any real estate topic you could possibly want to talk about.

I am sure there will be sites like this for most industries before too long, but will they be useful and will they last?

]]> By: Doug Cornelius http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/amy/2008/01/06/myspace-for-lawyers/comment-page-1/#comment-3503 Doug Cornelius Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:05:42 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/amy/2008/01/06/myspace-for-lawyers/#comment-3503 Lawyers are dipping theirs toes into social media. Run a search for a lawyer who is in LinkedIn. Their LinkedIn profile will generally come in just below (or even above) their law firm's website. A social network for lawyers has just come out. Legal OnRamp just launched a new version. My posts on it: http://kmspace.blogspot.com/search/label/Legal%20OnRamp Lawyers are dipping theirs toes into social media. Run a search for a lawyer who is in LinkedIn. Their LinkedIn profile will generally come in just below (or even above) their law firm’s website.

A social network for lawyers has just come out. Legal OnRamp just launched a new version. My posts on it:

http://kmspace.blogspot.com/search/label/Legal%20OnRamp

]]> By: Continuing Legal Education http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/amy/2008/01/06/myspace-for-lawyers/comment-page-1/#comment-3291 Continuing Legal Education Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:23:00 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/amy/2008/01/06/myspace-for-lawyers/#comment-3291 I agree that social networks are going to play a huge role in business development strategies moving forward. There are new technologies and marketing media already associated with these sites, especially facebook, that marketers are finding useful. I don't think we can really fully grasp the scope of how these website communities will adapt in the future, but it is clear that the business world needs to pay attention to the trends. It is important not to get left behind when it comes to online marketing. I agree that social networks are going to play a huge role in business development strategies moving forward. There are new technologies and marketing media already associated with these sites, especially facebook, that marketers are finding useful. I don’t think we can really fully grasp the scope of how these website communities will adapt in the future, but it is clear that the business world needs to pay attention to the trends. It is important not to get left behind when it comes to online marketing.

]]> By: Kevin OKeefe http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/amy/2008/01/06/myspace-for-lawyers/comment-page-1/#comment-3097 Kevin OKeefe Mon, 07 Jan 2008 01:41:06 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/amy/2008/01/06/myspace-for-lawyers/#comment-3097 Agree wholeheartedly that 'social networks can and will be an important part of internet life and business going forward and we should all become more familiar with them.' It's going to be a matter of comfort level for lawyers. Do you comfortable participating in a social networking site? Same as asking if you feel comfortable networking at a country club. If you do, more power to you. I remember when email was exciting and a little strange to me in 1996. 12 years later, using email is as comfortable as using the phone, maybe more so. As times go by we'll become comfortable with social networking online. I find LinkedIn helpful network with folks I meet on the blogosphere and elsewhere. I'm registered at FaceBook where I'll have other professionals ask to network with me - though I don't know how to use it effectively. And just today I started using Twitter to network with non-legal professionals I learn from. Agree wholeheartedly that ’social networks can and will be an important part of internet life and business going forward and we should all become more familiar with them.’

It’s going to be a matter of comfort level for lawyers. Do you comfortable participating in a social networking site? Same as asking if you feel comfortable networking at a country club. If you do, more power to you.

I remember when email was exciting and a little strange to me in 1996. 12 years later, using email is as comfortable as using the phone, maybe more so. As times go by we’ll become comfortable with social networking online.

I find LinkedIn helpful network with folks I meet on the blogosphere and elsewhere. I’m registered at FaceBook where I’ll have other professionals ask to network with me – though I don’t know how to use it effectively. And just today I started using Twitter to network with non-legal professionals I learn from.

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