Legal Tweets

Web for Lawyers - (Matt Homann-style)

matthomann: LinkedIn is: "Where are you working?" Facebook is: "What are you doing?" Twitter is: "What are you thinking?"

• pauljacobson: @matthomann and FriendFeed is "what are we talking about?"... ?

• JenSawday: RT @matthomann: The only thing you’ll get from your online "friends" are their updates… unless you ask them for more. [What do you ask?]

• matthomann: @JenSawday First thing to ask: How about a telephone call. I'd like to get to know you better.

• matthomann: Don’t get carried away with the number of “followers” you have. Many couldn’t recognize you in a crowd of three people.

• matthomann: Tighten up your privacy settings on Facebook if you connect with customers, or "what happens in Vegas ...." might impact your biz.

• matthomann: Why the web? Clients have always wanted to know you before they'd hire you, but now they want to know you before they'll call you.

• matthomann: Unless you measure your real friends by biz received from them, it is unfair to hold your online friends to a higher standard.

• JeffreyJDavis: @matthomann I measure all my friends (on/ offline) by what I learn from them/how often they make me smile, not by biz

• matthomann: @JeffreyJDavis Exactly! So many want to measure ROI of online participation directly by biz received.

• Doug_Bayer: @matthomann you implied difference b/w online and real friends. Can Twitter really create meaningful relationships w/o live interaction?

• matthomann: Social Media isn’t rocket science. It's just sharing who you are, what you do, and what you think with friends and colleagues online

ABA's LPM Social Media Webcast

The following are a collection of tweets regarding the ABA's Law Practice Management teleconference and live audio webcast that occurred earlier today-"Online Social Networking Gets Professional."

stevematthews: Follow @JDTwitt this morning at 10 a.m. PT to learn how lawyers are getting social http://twurl.nl/fd11b4 (expand) #lpmsm

• heathermilligan: Close to 100 people signed up for today's ABA Social Media webinar. Attendance well above average. #LPMSM

• JDTwitt: #LPMSM is underway and starts with survey. most attendees have website. 32% have blog. 33% on twitter. 59% on facebook. 73% on linkedin

• dougcornelius: RT @SoFlaEstatePlan: #LPMSM for a conference on Twitter and Blogging and facebook, having it on telephone conference is very pre-internet

• JDTwitt: @stevematthews wordpress.org allows you to download software and control domain name, branding design, hosting etc #LPMSM

• heathermilligan: I follow to be followed. I do not read every post. I'll share my Tweetdeck during program to show how I balance the conversations. #lpmsm

• matthomann: It's easy to learn how to use Twitter, but it's hard to learn why. Once you get it you'll move from skeptic to disciple overnight. #lpmsm

• nicolecaccamo: Sorting and searching tweets and connecting with followers outside of Twitter are key to successful use #LPMSM

• JDTwitt: @heathermilligan: Linkedin allows a small firm to make a big impact. "Have fun" Connect with colleagues, friends, former clients #LPMSM

• JDTwitt: @barrettdavid twitter great way to make and enhance new relationships. #LPMSM

• JDTwitt: @heathermilligan great success on twitter. has expanded presence across country & world, quickly built her own brand. quick and ease #LPMSM

• VMaryAbraham: TwitterTip: don't limit yr community/tweets 2 black letter law. Include anyone w/ something useful 2 say about the business of law. #LPMSM

• tamerabennett: RT @leahcdaniels: @mglickman Agreed. I think the future is creating web sites that function as blogs with more video content too. #LPMsm

• tamerabennett: RT @recoveringlawye: Use a photo of you - not logo for firm or avatar. Twitter is more personal networking #LPMSM

• nicolecaccamo: If you are using multiple SM sites - FB/Twit/LI create similar brand throughout to create a well-rounded & prof image of yourself #LPMSM

• JDTwitt: @stevematthews: OK to display your professional work to personal network. Show people what you do. Opportunity for referrals #LPMSM

• matthomann: People want to know you before they hire you. Be yourself in SM, unless you don't expect to be yourself with clients. #lpmsm

• JDTwitt: @stevematthews: "Write once, publish often." This is one value of social media/networking. Allows for presence in multiple places #LPMSM

• nancymyrland: I LOVE your 4 point 2.0 plan! :-) RT @heathermilligan: Here's my 4-point 2.0 plan. http://tinyurl.com/crcek3 #lpmsm

• matthomann: Personally, my facebook friends who didn't "know" me before Twitter would be annoyed by all my updates, so I don't autopublish. #lpmsm

• alinwagnerlahmy: RT @nancymyrland: @heathermilligan Agreed..TweetDeck columns are the best tool for Twitter prioritization. #lpmsm

• mglickman: @bmanevitz http://www.ning.com/ allows people to create their own, semi-private "social network" #LPMSM

• barrettdavid: @lancegodard - building relationships with referral attorneys and potential clients is more important than one communication. #LPMSM

• SCartierLiebel Have social media plan to develop relationships. Give first. Be generous w/tools for others benefit. It comes back #LPMSM

• JDTwitt: @heathermilligan: last piece of advice: learn from others. Be wary of "gurus" - learn from others who are actually doing it #LPMSM

Do Bar Associations Have Value to Lawyers?

nikiblack: Legal tweeps-Q: How many of you think local bar associations are worth the membership dues paid? Why or why not?

• GabeAcevedo: @nikiblack considering Bar Assocs.do nothing to stop the dangerous trend in outsourcing or provide me any real benefit, I would say no

• jeenaesq: @nikiblack I am considering dropping NYSBA for Suffolk County BA. Dues/CLE less expensive and I can be a bigger fish in smaller pond.

• carolynelefant: @nikiblack Really depends on the bar & practice. In SBC, I do recommend generally opting for local vs. ABA

• thomaslyoung: @nikiblack left my local Bar long ago.

• MIAMICRIMLAW: @nikiblack I recently told the president of my local bar association that it had become "stale" and "irrelevant." He agreed

• corporatetool: @nikiblack my vote would be local or specialty bars - better choice for most practices.

• sqfreak: @nikiblack I'm a law student, so the North Carolina Bar Association is free for me. So, yeah, it's worth it. :)

• HouCrimLaw: @nikiblack Local criminal bar, yes; local general bar, no. I share as many interests with most non-criminal lawyers as with nonlawyers.

• nikiblack: Re: bar associations-occasionally Ifind them to be useful for networking/opportunities to speak-but lean toward them not being worth the $.

• ScottGreenfield: @nikiblack Re: bar associations. Agreed. No correlation between the price and what they offer. The cocktail parties are the best part.

• cyclaw: @nikiblack I'd say they're worth it for new calls, since fees for 1st and 2nd yr post-calls are much cheaper for us in Ontario at least.

• JimPattillo: @nikiblack where do you do most of your networking? what has worked best for you?

• nikiblack: @JimPattillo It's a toss up-Some of my best/most useful contacts were so random-but gen'ly online, local bar assoc., tweetups, other parents