Author: Rick Klau

At the center of a high-tech legal storm. Stunned by the dot-com implosion, high-tech law firm Brobeck Phleger & Harrison wanted to diversify. But then-Chairman Tower Snow wanted to stay the course. That’s when the sparks began to fly. [CNET News.com]Now the popular press is picking up the Tower Snow departure from Brobeck. C|Net interviews…

You know, just when I thought the reality genre had been completely tapped, my wife and I catch the debut of season 11 of Road Rules on MTV. Aside from the fact that this has to be the first time we’ve watched MTV in at least a decade (not really, but with two kids now…

For anyone out there who wants it, I’ve created an OPML file that can serve as the “distributed directory” for Prairie Bloggers. It’s a pretty small list right now, and I’m happy to add others. One of these days we’ll actually get together. In the meantime, send me your link and I’ll add you to the…

Law Firm Marketing – First, Let’s Work on the Web Site From Denise comes this law firm website, which I nominate for best legal website of 2002.  Humor?  Oh, man this is good stuff.[Ernie the Attorney] Well, Let me be a dissenter among the group. This site was funny – when it debuted two years…

The possibilities of what we can do with the “Distributed Directories” concept are incredible. One thing to add to my wishlist (probably not hard, but I’m on my way to a customer dinner and don’t have time to play) is to make this work with Marc Barrot’s Active Renderer so that the directory is expandable/…

Today, an application for Radio’s outliner that will be new for many. We’ve brought a feature from Manila into Radio Community Server, making it possible for people to create Yahoo- like directories that appear in their Radio weblogs. These directories can include other directories. They’re built on an open format, OPML; which can be created…

No More Origination Credits for Wilson Sonsini Associates. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati associates won’t get credit anymore for new business they bag for the Palo Alto, Calif .-based firm. The firm outlined the reversal of its long-standing policy in a memo circulated last month. The decision is a big change for Wilson Sonsini, and…

Marvin the martian school of office politics. Remember Marvin? I often explain office politics in terms of this particular cartoon. Marvin had his ray gun. When he has his ray gun – he’s all powerful, he may not be good at using it. But it makes him feel powerful. If you somehow take his ray…

How To Manage Companies in the New Economy [John Robb’s Radio Weblog]John suggests that the new compact between corporations and previously ignored stakeholders is “reward us, provide us more for less, integrate with us, train us, and invest in us and you get to keep your job.” John is right – in the wake of…

Back in London. Mental note: the Heathrow “Fast Track” (reserved for business class and first class travelers) is not fast. I’ve yet to see anyone move through it faster than people get through the “normal” line. The line for coach travelers is always four times as long, yet there are at least three or four…