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Google acquisition spree continues, forms Movable Bloggerland. Wow.

Nancy Manzo has written up her impressions from last month’s panel in San Francisco at the Legal Marketing Association annual conference. Except for my photo (lesson learned: when head shots are more than four years old, find them and burn them), I think she does a great job of recounting what was said. My only…

Ernie’s been talking about bad law firm web sites lately. In the interest of furthering this oh-so-important debate, I submit Russell & Tate. On this day six years ago, the best law firm web site on the Internet went live. And if you had any doubt that the web can generate business for your law…

Mountain View (CA) April 1, 2003 (Routers) – In a move that surprised citizens throughout Blogistan, Google continued its acquisition spree today. Spokesmen for Google confirmed the acquisitions of Seven Together (makers of the popular weblog application Movable Type) and Userland (creator of Radio Userland). Plans are to combine the operations of the two companies…

Examining Dean’s platform. I found a nice point by point examination of Howard Dean’s stated platform so far. [The Long Letter]

In comments at the Dean2004 blog, Jerome Armstrong makes a good point about Ridder’s departure: A few months ago, the campaign realized they had the wrong campaign model. Last year, it looked like it was going to be a three-state contest, with IA, NH, and SC deciding the nomination. Along those lines, Ridder was the…

The Times Argus from Barre Montpelier Vermont has a bit more detail about Allen and Ridder’s departures. Allen claims it’s coincidental – that she’s leaving to spend more time with her teenage sons. And Ridder will stay on as consultant, but it looks like Joe Trippi is running things and my guess is that there…

Not sure what to make of this news, so I’ll just post it and reserve judgment till I hear from the campaign:Howard Dean’s campaign, meanwhile, announced that two of his top aides were leaving. Campaign manager Rick Ridder is stepping down as of April 15, leaving the position vacant for now. Ridder will return to…

I’m in the early stages of planning a house party for Governor Dean that will be held on April 26. I really need to hear from folks who are interested in helping out with the organizational details, with building contact lists, etc. If you are in the DuPage County (Illinois) area and are interested in…

On March 14, the Meetup numbers for the Dean for America campaign were just a hair over 6,000. Today – just two weeks later – that number has grown by 50%. Unreal. Tally today: 9, 351. Looking forward to the Dean meetup in Naperville on Wednesday!