21 May 2009
Green Grads Grab #8
Take a look at this excellent roundup of some ‘Gen Y’ blogs. To be honest, I really hate this ‘generational branding’ that’s become so popular. but some of the pieces that are linked to might be able to help inspire. Well worth a quick look.
The last GG Grab linked to the 3 Geeks’s Crowdsourcing Experiment. Well they have continued to investigate the Crowdsourcing concept and the results are really interesting. It looks like an anonymous mob can be good for something other than taking oversized televisions from shop windows.
Exams are fast approaching. This article, ‘Smokey the Bear Says: Help Prevent Bar Exam Fires’ is a refreshing read. Stress less. Learn to cram. Profit. It’s obviously meant to be a tongue in cheek response, but the overall theme is right on the money in my opinion.
This piece from Lifehacker, argues that we’re living in an interconnected world and if you’re not losing concentration to Facebook quizzes then pal you just aint living! Well, maybe not. But it does suggest that distractions are a part of life and instead of punishing yourself for losing your focus, you should accept things and learn a way to just run with it.
Lawyers Weekly have written a good article about law firms that are finding new ways to use their websites to build their brand.
I’m suprised they dont mention Deacons, who in my opinion are setting the standard when it comes to building an internet brand. Corporate websites are no longer limited to being point of sale systems. Or electronic signposts. Now, the internet is about community building and I’m looking forward to a ‘Final Frontier’ that includes more firms, like Deacons, willing to embrace Web 2.0 and contribute to an online community.
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Thanks for the feedback! Deacons weren’t available to be interviewed in time for this story – Paul McKeon is the online guru and he gave us some great leads for the follow up article on law firms’ Twitter usage.
http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/blogs/slide_show/archive/2009/05/20/the-legal-life-in-140-characters-or-less.aspx