Author: Rick Klau

I guess, as a more-or-less lawyer (though a happily non-practicing one), I should be glad that Google’s keeping a bunch of my former classmates and colleagues employed. But it strikes me as somewhat unnecessary: Last week, we mentioned how Google News was prominently displaying articles from another site that was simply copying Techdirt’s content (with…

This is just excellent, fantastic news: … Details from the Daily Herald, in a Chicago suburb. The story is useful as a look at OverDrive in action on the local scene. OverDrive deserves credit for what appears to be far-more-flexible DRM than one might expect. Excerpt: By September, Naperville patrons will be able to browse…

Got a call from a recruiter with a high-level placement firm the other day. I’m quite happy here at FeedBurner, so I’m not interested in looking. But I promised the recruiter that I’d put feelers out if anyone that reads this thinks they might be a good fit. The institute is a post-secondary organization, looking…

I’ve been meaning to point out that my good friend Deborah McMurray is blogging now about law firms, marketing and business development. Deborah’s paved the way for many in the legal marketing world, and her insights will be a welcome addition to the blogosphere. Legal marketers with the word “Chief“ in their title earn an…

John Alber’s new article at LLRX.com is almost certainly a harbinger of what every law firm will be implementing in the next few years. Of course, for most firms, “few years” may be more like “few decades”. But it’s at least heartening to know that Bryan Cave (and possibly a few others) are there already.…

My buddy Jason Smith (some here know him as “Texas Rainmaker”, a Republican who often likes to stir the pot) just posted that he’s having neck and spine surgery in the morning. Jason — best of luck on a successful surgery and a speedy recovery, your friends on the right are going to need all…

A little over a week ago, I spent an hour or so on the phone with Chris Pirillo talking about FeedBurner; the interview is now online. His wiki has some show notes available to address some questions that came up during the broadcast.

Mike McCurry, President Clinton’s press secretary for four years (including the ever-eventful Lewinsky days), wonders whether the current focus on Rove is, well, beside the point. After expressing some sympathy for Scott McClellan, McCurry asks: Unless conversations go well beyond what has been reported, there has to be some other explanation for the zeal with…

This story at Sports Illustrated is just nauseating: Mark R. Downs of Dunbar, Pennsylvania, is a t-ball coach (yes, t-ball) who paid a player to injure a mentally handicapped player so that Dunbar wouldn’t be “forced” to put him in the game and risk his chances at winning. One really has to wonder whether there…

Wow — Money magazine says that Naperville is the third best city to live in in America (and the only city over 100,000 residents in the top 10) and the knives come out. As for me? I’ve documented why Robin and I love it here — a wonderful downtown area (enough restaurants to keep you…