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Why I Dumped My BlackBerry (And Got an iPhone) Image

Why I Dumped My BlackBerry (And Got an iPhone)

David J. Kaufman

I have had a BlackBerry for something like 15 years; each year or so getting a new replacement model. Now again it seems like the time to switch to a new device yet again. Here's why.

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Getting Real in a Virtual World

Mike Ferguson

To "nickel and dime" in the short-term is a recipe for disaster when attempting to create an infrastructure that will answer immediate and future IT demands. With this in mind, when we began looking at virtualization ' heralded as a tech area that can shape the fortunes of an organization ' I realized the initiative would need to be approached cautiously to achieve our goals and ensure strong ROI.

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Prep Before Deployment

Sue Hughes

Must-have" software, hardware and training seems to come in waves, with peaks and valleys in upgrades. The valleys can be comfortable once the kinks are ironed out and the training has been completed. I believe, relatively speaking that is, that we've been in a valley lately. But not anymore. We're on a peak again, a rather high one at that.

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Proposed COPPA Amendments Address Geolocation, Behavioral Ads Image

Proposed COPPA Amendments Address Geolocation, Behavioral Ads

Richard Raysman & Peter Brown

This article discusses COPPA generally, recent enforcement actions, and the issues surrounding the proposed amendments to the COPPA regulations, including whether COPPA's definition of "personal information" should be expanded to cover geolocation and behavioral advertising data, and what new methods of parental notice should be adopted.

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Opening the Web As a Frontier for Gambling in the U.S. Image

Opening the Web As a Frontier for Gambling in the U.S.

Sue Reisinger

An opinion published by the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel in late December has opened the way for state lotteries to sell tickets via the Internet. And now people are wondering if poker, casinos, and other online gaming enterprises can be far behind.

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Proving Contributory Online Trademark Infringement

Richard Raysman & Peter Brown

The ubiquity of the Web on computers, mobile phones and tablets offers businesses the opportunity to connect with consumers throughout the world in ways they never could before. Unfortunately, along with the success of legitimate online commerce, the distribution and sale of counterfeit products through professional-looking websites has also increased dramatically, particularly in the clothing, consumer electronics, pharmaceutical and footwear industries.

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SOPA and PIPA Put on Hold

Steven Salkin

Fueled by Twitter and Facebook postings, the public became more aware of SOPA and its sibling Senate legislation, PIPA (Protect IP Act) and took to e-mail and old-fashioned telephones to let their Congresspersons know how they felt. Whether those who sent messages read the Bills or knew what they really said, the word was out: these Bills would kill the Internet as we know it.

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Recourse Strategies In the New Age of .XXX Domain Names

Erin S. Hennessy & Jennifer R. Ashton

As the dust settled following the close of Landrush, however, the last (and potentially most contentious) leg of the launch commenced. General availability began on Dec. 6, and .XXX domains are being allocated on a first come basis. Now is the time for trademark, domain name and brand owners to purchase .XXX domains to proactively race to stake a claim in their brand if only as a defensive measure to prevent other domain owners from registering/using their name in a .XXX context. It's a showdown at the .XXX corral.

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Smartphones and the Future of Practicing Law Image

Smartphones and the Future of Practicing Law

Greg Sutphin

For attorneys and law firm marketers, the advent of smartphones means a new frontier for gathering information ' and a new competitive arena.

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PR, Technology and Branding

Jay Jaffe & Terry Isner

Most, if not all, law firms have a professional presence online these days, so that is no longer a key differentiator ' but what they do with these websites is. Smart firms are moving away from static text-only websites that look just like their competitors' websites and are rarely, if ever, updated with fresh content. And they're doing something else, too: focusing on branding.

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