We dare you: Find something useful in this article about legal weblogs. (The Recorder/New York Lawyer, Cover Letters and Resumes Are for Dummies: Try a Blog, by Brenda Sandburg, 05-15-04).
skepticalEsq‘s country cousin obliviousEsq has never been online, and he learned:
Bruce MacEwen launched his own Web log. Dubbed “Adam Smith, Esq.” in the hope of landing a big-time law firm management position.
One gets recognized among the “overwhelming” number of legal weblogs “by word of mouth, which intensifies as their blogs get listed on other people’s directories”
Despite having overwhelming numbers, the legal weblog community is “pretty tightly knit and courteous“
“While it can be difficult to find a particular blog, the legal community has its own directory, dailywhirl.com.”
There are at least a half dozen other legal weblogs
“MacEwen hasn’t developed marquee status in the blogosphere. Nor has he gotten any job offers yet”
ObliviousEsq may be unemployed, but he’s no Dummy, and he’s sticking with resumes.
Dare #2: Guess how long it took the writer to research and draft the article (please: no snide remarks about how long it took the Editor to write this posting).
Okay, I’ll bite. How long did take the writer to research and write the article? Hmmm. I guess I’m not really sure. To be honest, I suppose I shouldn’t have entered this contest after all.
On the other hand, I do want to thank you for putting me in the same sentence (even the same clause!) as Mr. Willie Gary. It’s probably the closest I’ll ever get to him or his new airplane, the Wings of Justice II. But I’m keeping my fingers crossed!
Comment by Evan — May 18, 2004 @ 12:37 am
Okay, I’ll bite. How long did take the writer to research and write the article? Hmmm. I guess I’m not really sure. To be honest, I suppose I shouldn’t have entered this contest after all.
On the other hand, I do want to thank you for putting me in the same sentence (even the same clause!) as Mr. Willie Gary. It’s probably the closest I’ll ever get to him or his new airplane, the Wings of Justice II. But I’m keeping my fingers crossed!
Comment by Evan — May 18, 2004 @ 12:37 am
(1) Alright, Evan, let’s dumb-down the question: How long would it have taken you to research and write this article? Bonus question: What would your fee have been?
(2) You are very welcome. As part of your public relations team, and having a very-well-placed weblog, I figured your name would come up fairly often when prospective clients searched for Willie G. Are referral fees allowed in your neck of the woods?
Comment by David Giacalone — May 18, 2004 @ 1:29 am
(1) Alright, Evan, let’s dumb-down the question: How long would it have taken you to research and write this article? Bonus question: What would your fee have been?
(2) You are very welcome. As part of your public relations team, and having a very-well-placed weblog, I figured your name would come up fairly often when prospective clients searched for Willie G. Are referral fees allowed in your neck of the woods?
Comment by David Giacalone — May 18, 2004 @ 1:29 am
(1) I write very fast or very slow depending on my mood. I agree with your point, however, that the author didn’t seem to fully grasp the idea of weblogs.
(2) Referral fees are allowed in my neck of the woods; however, when I mentioned a referral fee from Mr. Gary in a recent post, I was joking (just in case you misunderstood, for which I wouldn’t blame you).
Comment by Evan — May 18, 2004 @ 8:42 am
(1) I write very fast or very slow depending on my mood. I agree with your point, however, that the author didn’t seem to fully grasp the idea of weblogs.
(2) Referral fees are allowed in my neck of the woods; however, when I mentioned a referral fee from Mr. Gary in a recent post, I was joking (just in case you misunderstood, for which I wouldn’t blame you).
Comment by Evan — May 18, 2004 @ 8:42 am
Although I sometimes miss humor, irony, satire, or mischief, in a weblog posting, I now assume that everything that you pen at Notes for the (Legal) Underground is written with tongue in cheek, unless clearly denoted as serious.
Don’t bite your tongue, chewing gum and weblogging at the same time!
Comment by David Giacalone — May 18, 2004 @ 4:56 pm
Although I sometimes miss humor, irony, satire, or mischief, in a weblog posting, I now assume that everything that you pen at Notes for the (Legal) Underground is written with tongue in cheek, unless clearly denoted as serious.
Don’t bite your tongue, chewing gum and weblogging at the same time!
Comment by David Giacalone — May 18, 2004 @ 4:56 pm