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Use Twitter to Cut the Clutter
The other day, my son was sitting next to me while I did some work on the computer. He started pushing icons on my screen with his finger. My computer doesn't have a touch screen like my iPad, so nothing happened, but it demonstrated an expectation with which my son is growing up: He expects to get the media he wants, when he wants it, at a touch of a button. When I was a kid (not very long ago), the only options for watching cartoons were right after school and Saturday morning. My son will likely never have to deal with this constraint. I had to search through libraries to find content as a child; for my kid, finding content will be as simple as a Google search.
This search capability presents a problem, referred to by many as information overload. “I don't have time to answer my e-mails every day ' how will I find time to use social media?” complained one attorney. “I just can't handle sifting through any more information,” complained another. What these lawyers don't realize is that as this technology progresses, so does its ability to organize information.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
Judge Rules Shaquille O'Neal Will Face Securities Lawsuit for Promotion, Sale of NFTs
A federal district court in Miami, FL, has ruled that former National Basketball Association star Shaquille O'Neal will have to face a lawsuit over his promotion of unregistered securities in the form of cryptocurrency tokens and that he was a "seller" of these unregistered securities.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.
Coverage Issues Stemming from Dry Cleaner Contamination Suits
In recent years, there has been a growing number of dry cleaners claiming to be "organic," "green," or "eco-friendly." While that may be true with respect to some, many dry cleaners continue to use a cleaning method involving the use of a solvent called perchloroethylene, commonly known as perc. And, there seems to be an increasing number of lawsuits stemming from environmental problems associated with historic dry cleaning operations utilizing this chemical.