Twitter's been a game changer in lawyer networking, branding, and client development. But that doesn't mean lawyers using Twitter can forgo a blog. You still need a blog. Here's seven reasons: Twitter, despite a meteoric rise in popularity (mirroring blog growth of 4 or 5 years ago) is not used by enough people. As a lawyer you need to reach your target audience, no matter how small your niche may be. Your target audience of clients, prospective ...

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Tom Friedman wins the award for worst single paragraph written about the Gaza war by someone who ought to know better: The fighting, death and destruction in Gaza is painful to watch. But it’s all too familiar. It’s the latest version of the longest-running play in the modern Middle East, which, if I were to give it a title, would be called: “Who owns this hotel? Can the Jews have a room? And shouldn’t we blow ...

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