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RivalMap: Read Our Exclusive Report

By Sara Skiff | Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire covers an online service for tracking rivals (see article below), a content management system for blogs, wikis, and internal discussions, and a Firefox plugin for tracking online forum threads of interest. Don't miss the next issue.

Spies Like Us
By Neil J. Squillante

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If you operate a gas station at a busy intersection, it's pretty easy to keep tabs on your competitors on the other three corners. Just walk outside and take a look through your binoculars. Because neither you nor your clients work at a gas station, you'll need a more sophisticated strategy.

Enter RivalSoft's RivalMap, a Web-based service that enables you, your colleagues, and your clients to share information about other organizations of interest — especially rivals.

You start by setting up profiles of the organizations you want to track. You can categorize as needed. For example, you might organize rival law firms by the practice area in which you compete for business.

Once you complete the set-up process, you and others can post comments such as anecdotes, links, etc. You can also share files such as brochures, proposals, photos, briefs, and anything else that comes into your possession (legally of course).

If a rival engages in an action that troubles you or a client, you can create a "Concern" and then track that particular issue separately from more general posts. A "Concern" could of course result in legal action, which means RivalMap could help you generate more business.

RivalMap features a number of "social bookmarking" tools. For example, the bookmark tool creates a live link. The clipping tool enables you to quickly capture and share the relevant portion of a Web page. To facilitate finding all the information associated with a given issue, you can apply "tags" to your posts. You can also search RivalMap using Boolean queries.

Like many knowledge management products nowadays, RivalMap provides a dashboard so that you can see the most recent and most urgent information at a glance.

RivalMap comes in five versions — Free, Small Team ($49/month), Team ($99/month), Company ($199/month), and Enterprise (price varies). The versions differ regarding the number of users and storage space. Also, the Free version lacks encryption. You can upgrade or downgrade anytime, and need not commit for longer than one month. You can try any version for free for 30 days. Learn more about RivalMap.

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How Much Don't You Know; Lawyer Mom Earning Big Bucks; Try This at Home; Calculators and Word Processors; WinFax Pro

By Sara Skiff | Friday, February 8, 2008

Coming February 15, 2008 to Fat Friday: Jerry Nicholson adds his two cents to the heated debate about software design and training, Jean Mahserjian responds to the thread on biglaw associate salaries with her own personal success story, Paul Nosek explains an old NASA trick for recovering data from a troubled hard drive, David Young waxes philosophical about Word and WordPerfect, and Thomas Daly reviews Winfax Pro for desktop faxing (and we explain the difference between desktop fax software and fax server software). Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Backup/Media/Storage | Business Productivity/Word Processing | CLE/News/References | Coming Attractions | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Fat Friday | Law Office Management | Technology Industry/Legal Profession

Biglaw's Key Advantage; Reviews of Latitude D630, Word 2007, PCmover, Mozy, Voyager 510, Quikscribe; Word Tip

By Sara Skiff | Friday, January 25, 2008

Coming February 1, 2008 to Fat Friday: Rodrick Enns explores an additional reason general counsel tend to hire large firms, Marty Barrack reviews his new Dell Latitude D630 laptop as well as Office 2007, PCmover, and Mozy, Barron Henley reviews the Plantronics Voyager 510 Bluetooth headset and compares it to the other seven he has tried, Pam Rolph explains how to open a WordPerfect document in Microsoft Word, and Russell Swartz reviews Quikscribe for digital dictation. Don't miss this issue.

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Biglaw Debate Continues; Voice Mail Caveat; Best CLE Ever; Keyboard Regrets; WordPerfect TKO?

By Sara Skiff | Friday, January 4, 2008

Coming January 11, 2008 to Fat Friday: Steven Schwaber lays down the gauntlet on the feisty debate regarding biglaw associate salaries and the role of general counsel,  Andrew Simpson provides an interesting spin on a previous post about the litigation risks of voicemail, Myer Sankary reviews the State Bar of California's online MCLE programs and shares anecdotal evidence to rebut the recent assertion that lawyers cannot provide useful CLE, Harry Steinmetz reviews his Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse, and Charles Beach explains which word processor remains the only choice to handle his "real work." Don't miss this issue.

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BlackBerry 8830 Review; Upselling Legal Services; Online Versus Yellow Pages; Ergonomic Tip; I'm a Mac and a PC

By Sara Skiff | Friday, December 14, 2007

Coming December 21, 2007 to Fat Friday: Robert Bass reviews the BlackBerry 8830, Tom Rowe discusses the importance of upselling legal services, Michael Schwartz shares his thoughts on the future of lawyer advertising in the Yellow Pages, Suzanne Turner explains how she beat wrist pain without paying a cent on new equipment, and Ted Boxer shares why he switched to an iMac even though he prefers Windows plus his experience installing Parallels. Don't miss this issue.

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How GCs Hire Lawyers; Roboform Review; How to Improve CLE; DOS Versus Windows; Amicus Attorney 7

By Sara Skiff | Friday, December 7, 2007

Coming December 14, 2007 to Fat Friday: Eugene Curry responds to a thread on biglaw associate salaries and shares how he chose lawyers when he worked as general counsel, Chanler Sparler reviews the pros and cons of using Roboform for creating and managing passwords in his busy law practice, Edward Still offers three suggestions for improving CLE, Stephen Seldin reminisces about the glory days before Windows and fancy word processors, and Chas Watson reviews Amicus Attorney 7. Don't miss this issue.

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Biglaw Associate Salaries Versus the Real World; Word Styles Tips; Keyboard Reviews; Roboform Review; Xerox Documate 252 Review

By Sara Skiff | Friday, October 26, 2007

Coming November 2, 2007 to Fat Friday: David O'Connell responds to a recent TechnoFeature about biglaw associate salaries, Kerry Hubick explains how to use Styles and insert Excel files in Microsoft Word, David McConnaughey reviews his experience using a Microsoft ergonomic keyboard and the Logitech Cordless Desktop S510, James Atkins reviews Roboform for password management, and Robert Price shares a tip for scanner paper jams as well as a review of his Xerox Documate 252. Don't miss this issue.

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Disaster Planning at Home and Work; Oce Im7230 Review; Windows on Mac; Nastygram Credo; Voicemail Via Email

By Sara Skiff | Friday, October 5, 2007

Coming October 12, 2007 to Fat Friday: Wells Anderson provides a detailed disaster plan for the home and office, Lynn York reviews the Oce im7230 multifunction printer, Craig Humphrey discusses running Windows on a Mac (and we respond), Todd Richardson adds a tenth step to David Canton's instant classic Think Before Sending Nastygrams, and Jenny Jolinski shares her concerns about voicemail delivered by email. Don't miss this issue.

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BlawgWorld 2007-08 with TechnoLawyer Problem/Solution Guide: Download Your Free Copy

By Neil J. Squillante | Monday, October 1, 2007

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BlawgWorld 2007-08 with TechnoLawyer Problem/Solution Guide is a free eBook in PDF format. Actually, it's two eBooks in one.

BlawgWorld enables you to explore and discover legal blogs (blawgs) without spinning your wheels. It features the best essays of the year from 77 of the most influential blawgs.

TechnoLawyer Problem/Solution Guide uses a question/answer format to help you find solutions to problems commonly encountered by law firms. It contains 185 solutions organized into 58 topics.

Thanks to the eBook's inspired design, you're never more than three clicks away from what you want to read. BlawgWorld 2007-08 with TechnoLawyer Problem/Solution Guide has received glowing reviews from many publications. For example, LLRX writes:

"The substance of both books is exceptional, while the eBook format is innovative and inviting.... [The eBook] was designed to open in just about any PDF viewer and it worked very well in my various tests.... The best part of the entire eBook is that it is free."

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BlawgWorld 2007-08 with TechnoLawyer Problem/Solution Guide is truly free — no registration hassles.

So please download your copy now (PDF file).

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The Biglaw Hegemony; Avvo; Cirque Touchpad; Document Names; Playing Nice

By Sara Skiff | Friday, September 21, 2007

Coming September 28, 2007 to Fat Friday: Steven Schwaber implores general counsel to hire more small law firms, Mazyar Hedayat shares his thoughts on the new lawyer-rating Web site Avvo, Anna Marie Sossong reviews the Cirque Touchpad, Philip Franckel describes his document naming system, and Joyce Kawahata explains why her firm uses both WordPerfect and Microsoft Word. Don't miss this issue.

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