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Celebrating 6 Years of Blogging — Law Blogs and How the Online World Has Changed (Part III: Lawyer Blogs and 3 Views of Blogging)

Written on 26 Jun, 2009 at 14:22

Today I’m continuing my sixth-blog-anniversary observations about the changes I’ve seen in blogging and Internet content in general, in law blogs in particular, and my own meandering personal journey as a lawyer with a blog. Part I of this personal... (Continue reading)

Celebrating 6 Years of Blogging — Law Blogs & How the Online World Has Changed (Part II: Solving or Aggravating Information Overload?)

Written on 25 Jun, 2009 at 22:54

Today I’m continuing my sixth-blog-anniversary observations about the changes I’ve seen in blogging and Internet content, and my own meandering personal journey as a blogger. Part I of this personal history of blogging is here. Blogs, Web 2.0, and Information... (Continue reading)

Celebrating 6 Years of Blogging — Law Blogs & How the Online World Has Changed (Part I: Birth of a Blawg & Blogging’s Evolution, 2003-09)

Written on 24 Jun, 2009 at 14:23

photo credit: Tanel via flickr Birth of a Law Blog (Blawg) A bit over six years ago (on May 12, 2003, to be precise), I stumbled out into the blogosphere, then in its infancy, with a short post explaining my... (Continue reading)

Court Upholds Nonrenewal of Teacher Contract Over MySpace Activity

Written on 11 Nov, 2008 at 22:29

Background I have frequently written and spoken on legal issues relating to the use in employment decisions of applicant and employee Internet activity such as blogging and using social network sites. However, this is a novel legal issue, and as... (Continue reading)

Welcome to Our New Staff Member!

Written on 19 Oct, 2008 at 19:42

I began this blog in 2003, mostly in the interests of keeping up with my own studies in the field of employment law. However, within months I was being visited by readers interested in career growth, job hunting, and all... (Continue reading)

Successful Personal eBranding Strategies

Written on 15 Jun, 2008 at 21:41

Guest post by Dan Schawbel introduces "e-branding" concept and offers some suggestions for successfully e-branding yourself.... (Continue reading)

Guess Which Blog Is #17 in the “Career 100 Global Ranking of Top English-language Career Blogs”?

Written on 7 Dec, 2007 at 0:41

I just discovered a new inbound link to this blog from a site call RiseSmart, a job search site that says it “brings the human touch to online search.” The site explains that it uses a “proprietary search engine [that]... (Continue reading)

New Options For George’s News Headlines

Written on 25 Nov, 2007 at 21:10

The sidebar of this blog, under the heading “George’s Micro-Blogs,” contains five categories of news headlines, with links to the original stories. I select these headlines from numerous sources, and typically update them more often than the main posts in... (Continue reading)

Live, From Dublin, It’s Blawg Review

Written on 1 Oct, 2007 at 9:21

Reminding us of the “World” in “World Wide Web,” this week’s Blawg Review is from Dublin, assembled by Daithí Mac Síthigh, a graduate researcher working toward his PhD at Trinity College, the oldest university in Ireland. His research is in... (Continue reading)

Blawg Review # 126 » Small Business Trends

Written on 17 Sep, 2007 at 14:18

Anita Campbell’s Small Business Trends hosts Blawg Review this week. Anita, a “recovering lawyer” herself (not necessarily a term she would choose), is a pioneering business blogger (her archives go back to January 2004). Anita’s take on Blawg Review is... (Continue reading)

Blogging About Blogging: Always a Formula for Success (Blawg Review #125 @ Kevin O’Keefe’s “Real Lawyers Have Blogs”)

Written on 10 Sep, 2007 at 23:31

Kevin O’Keefe runs a business, LexBlog, specializing in providing services to lawyers and law firms that want to start blogging (or spruce up existing blogging efforts). His blog is Real Lawyers have Blogs. It consistently provides useful news and advice... (Continue reading)

The Very Best of the Very Many Blawgs in My Labor Day Blawg Review

Written on 5 Sep, 2007 at 23:28

A few people have complained to me about the length of this week’s Blawg Review. “George,” they said, “isn’t Blawg Review supposed to help us cut through the forest of law blawgs and just see the trees? Shouldn’t it be... (Continue reading)

Blawg Review #124; Labor Day Special Historical Edition

Written on 3 Sep, 2007 at 4:50

About this post: Each weekly issue of Blawg Review is made up of article submissions selected from the best recent law blog posts. The blogger that puts together the Blawg Review carnival each week is called the “host.” This week,... (Continue reading)

BlawgWorld 2007 with TechnoLawyer Problem/Solution Guide Now Available (and We’re Honored To Be Included)

Written on 30 Jul, 2007 at 9:25

Regular readers may recall that early this year I was one of two lucky winners of a trip to New York for the BlawgWorld 2007 pre-launch party. One of the most impressive things about that party, aside from the hors... (Continue reading)

Check Out New Business Directory From DirectoryM

Written on 17 Jul, 2007 at 12:21

We’re always on the lookout for quality services that will enhance your reading experience. Recently, we were invited to add a business directory to the Blawg. You can find it on the right sidebar below the favorite posts box. The... (Continue reading)

Intern Katie heads off on European Odyssey

Written on 28 Jun, 2007 at 22:11

Just when we were getting used to her great writing, one of our interns, Katie Rice, is leaving us for . . . another blog! Actually, this was planned all along. You see, she’s just been killing time in slow... (Continue reading)

Where’s George? Help is on the way!

Written on 27 Mar, 2007 at 20:15

When you’ve been blogging as long as I have (since May 2003), failing to post for over a week becomes a guilt thing (I’m failing my regular readers!), but it can also feel like a deserved vacation. I’ve been very... (Continue reading)

Should You Really Write that in a Corporate Blog? Legal Guidelines for Company-Sanctioned Blogs

Written on 12 Feb, 2007 at 23:05

This post was written by Charles Savoni of The General Counsel LLC. Are blogs a benefit or a risk to a company’s reputation? Corporate marketers agree that blogging is an effective and direct way to build a meaningful dialogue with... (Continue reading)

Technolawyer sends George to New York to party!

Written on 1 Feb, 2007 at 23:21

Last year, I had the honor of having a post from this Blawg published in BlawgWorld 2006, an e-book published by Technolawyer, which publishes eight excellent newsletters on technology for lawyers. This year, Technolawyer promises a bigger and better BlawgWorld,... (Continue reading)

New Blawg Design for the New Year

Written on 28 Dec, 2006 at 0:11

Regular readers will have already noticed the obvious: for a few days now, I’ve been running this Blawg using a snazzy new WordPress theme. It was created by zeeshanhasan, a small creative design studio based in Lahore, Pakistan. (I offshored... (Continue reading)

Trying something new for the Blogroll

Written on 20 Nov, 2006 at 11:20

I’ve long had a very large and (hopefully) useful blogroll listing blogs on a wide variety of employment, labor, and HR topics. Lately, it’s been sitting quietly on a separate page, visible only through a link at top right of... (Continue reading)

A nice new blog; three excellent Web 2.0 apps

Written on 22 Oct, 2006 at 20:34

A little hodgepodge here. Four items that are related to each other only because they all recently joined my list of sites and tools for working the Internet to prepare this blog. First, a new blog: Diversity Advantage. Team-written, it... (Continue reading)

George Participates in Fast Company’s BlogJam with Post on Workplace Trends

Written on 15 Aug, 2006 at 23:24

Fast Company magazine’s blog, FC NOW, has long honored this blog with a spot in its blogroll. Last week, I was delighted to be asked to contribute one or more posts to FC NOW’s BlogJam 2006. In the rush of... (Continue reading)

Read All About It: Michael Harris Starts A New Blog Devoted to HR

Written on 11 Jul, 2006 at 21:14

After more than 2 years working with George, I, Michael Harris have decided to start a new blog. My new blog (tentative name: EASI-HR) is affiliated with the consulting firm (EASI Consult LLC) I work with (blog.easiconsult.org). The topics I... (Continue reading)

Pros and Cons of Company-Sponsored Blogging

Written on 12 May, 2006 at 11:10

In a rather interesting “laundry list” approach, John Summers provides some thoughts about the pros and cons of company-sponsored recruiting blogs. I think that his list of pros and cons applies to a wide-range of company-sponsored blogs, and both companies... (Continue reading)