Maria Aspen of the New York Times tackles the always controversial topic of television advertising.
TELEVISION advertising has long been frowned on in the legal profession, as it can conjure images of ambulance-chasing personal injury lawyers and, in some cases, can run afoul of state laws. But a new partnership between a prominent legal directory and an Internet-based advertising agency is trying to overcome these negatives.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/19/business/media/19adco.html?_r=1
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Thursday, October 15, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Technology Tip: Internet Cookies - Good or Bad?
When you access a website, the site usually (but not always) collects information about your visit, storing it in a small text file on your computer called a cookie. You may even be prompted with a remember me on this website. On each subsequent visit, the website retrieves this information from your hard drive, with the idea of personalizing your visit based on previously expressed preferences or browsing history. After each visit, the cookie is updated and stored again on your hard drive.
Cookies typically contain information such as language preference, previously entered options for number and arrangements of items to display, perhaps the contents of an unfinished shopping cart, and so on. Cookies from legitimate websites do not store information such as login user names or passwords or personal information such as social security numbers or credit card information. Note, however that some websites do use cookies to implement (Keep me logged in or (Remember my password on this computer) features, without actually storing the confidential information within the cookie itself.
Cookies themselves are not harmful; they contain no executable code, cannot become infected, and cookies never run on your computer. They do bring up privacy concerns, however. When you access an Internet site, that website can access ALL of the cookies on your computer, not just the site you're currently visiting. This allows, for example, websites such as Google or Yahoo, to determine which websites you've previously visited in order to customize the display of their own sites. A shopping website may be able to determine recently searched for items from other shopping sites. Websites can also share cookies with each other and read and write each others cookies.
Cookies are easily disabled, but be aware that some Internet pages will not work without them, and some sites will deny you access unless you enable cookies. In Internet Explorer 7 or 8, click on Tools, Internet Options, select the Privacy Tab and then click on the Advanced button. Check the box to override automatic cookie handling, then decide to accept, block, or prompt each time when a website wants to store a cookie on your computer. Note that third-party cookies are created in situations where, for example, you visit msn.com, but the MSN site includes content embedded from another website, and that site (the third-party) stores a cookie on your computer. Session cookies are those that are used while you browse from page to page within a single website - otherwise, you could add items to a store shopping cart (for example) but the items would be gone by the time you¹re ready to go to the checkout page.
You can delete existing cookies by clicking on Tools, Internet Options, and in the Browsing History section of the General tab click on the Delete button. Cookies will be individually recreated the next time you visit the originating websites.
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Friday, October 2, 2009
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Monday, September 28, 2009
ABA Online: How a Solo Gained More than 600 Facebook Fans for His Fledgling Firm
The following article was written by Debra Cassens Weiss and posted by ABA Journal Online
A solo practitioner in Massachusetts who struck out on his own about six months ago already has more than 600 Facebook fans for his law firm.
Solo lawyer Richard Vetstein tells the ABA Journal that the accomplishment, touted in a press release, has “absolutely” brought in new business. His goal was to promote his new law firm, the Vetstein Law Group in Framingham, and his blog, the Massachusetts Real Estate Law Blog.
Read the entire article here
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Friday, September 25, 2009
PBA Legislative Alert: Court Filing Fee Legislation Passes the House
The following was received via email from the PBA:
HB 1861, sponsored by Rep. Thomas R. Caltagirone (D-Berks) amends Title 42 (Judiciary) further providing for deposits into account by imposing a court filing fee increase of $23 to be charged and collected for a period of 25 months to supplement the $10 additional fee already existing. The bill outlines how both fees are to be dispersed. On Aug. 19, a floor amendment authored by Rep. Ron Marsico (R-Dauphin) was adopted which reduces the surcharge from $23 to $17 and makes changes to the apportionment of the surcharge. The amendment also increases the fee for issuing a marriage license or declaration from $3 to $28 of which $2.50 shall be retained by the county where the license is issued and $25.50 shall be remitted to the Commonwealth of which $25 shall be forwarded to the Department of Public Welfare for use for victims of domestic violence. The amendment also adds a new section in Title 42 (Judiciary) providing a fee of $15 shall be charged for the commencement of an action for divorce or an action for annulment of marriage, and the money collected shall be forwarded to the department for use for victims of domestic violence.
HB 1861 was voted favorably out of the House on Wednesday, Sept. 16 by a vote of 145 to 52. It was received in the Senate and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, Sept. 17.
The PBA supports full funding for the courts through the General Fund budget; however, in the absence of adequate funding, the PBA supports a court filing fee increase of a reasonable amount, but not to exceed $12, for a period of not more than two years in order to fund the gap in judiciary funding.
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HB 1861, sponsored by Rep. Thomas R. Caltagirone (D-Berks) amends Title 42 (Judiciary) further providing for deposits into account by imposing a court filing fee increase of $23 to be charged and collected for a period of 25 months to supplement the $10 additional fee already existing. The bill outlines how both fees are to be dispersed. On Aug. 19, a floor amendment authored by Rep. Ron Marsico (R-Dauphin) was adopted which reduces the surcharge from $23 to $17 and makes changes to the apportionment of the surcharge. The amendment also increases the fee for issuing a marriage license or declaration from $3 to $28 of which $2.50 shall be retained by the county where the license is issued and $25.50 shall be remitted to the Commonwealth of which $25 shall be forwarded to the Department of Public Welfare for use for victims of domestic violence. The amendment also adds a new section in Title 42 (Judiciary) providing a fee of $15 shall be charged for the commencement of an action for divorce or an action for annulment of marriage, and the money collected shall be forwarded to the department for use for victims of domestic violence.
HB 1861 was voted favorably out of the House on Wednesday, Sept. 16 by a vote of 145 to 52. It was received in the Senate and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, Sept. 17.
The PBA supports full funding for the courts through the General Fund budget; however, in the absence of adequate funding, the PBA supports a court filing fee increase of a reasonable amount, but not to exceed $12, for a period of not more than two years in order to fund the gap in judiciary funding.
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
Tips for Young Lawyers: Keep Your Resume Honest
The following was
for The Recorder on September 22, 2009
for The Recorder on September 22, 2009
In the age of e-resumes and data systems that store millions upon millions of historical documents, recruiters and employers now have the ability to look longitudinally at information in resumes provided by candidates over many years and map the "content drift" of this information. This provides an entirely new way of determining a candidate's veracity when it comes to his or her employment history.
Read the full article here
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Reminder: Annual Fall Gathering
Annual Fall Gathering, Latrobe Country Club
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We have invited the Medical Society members to join us for this event. If you have friends who are doctors, please encourage them to join us for the evening. $30 Per Person, Cash Bar Entertainment: String Ensemble by Chelsea and Natalie Medic R.S.V.P. by September 25, 2009. | |||||||||
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The Westmoreland Bar Association cordially invites you and your guests to a Fall Gathering.
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