Comments on: By Request:: Will Lawyers Adopt Newsreaders?

By: Steve Matthews

Steve Matthews — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:48:04 +0000

I think I’m on the longer lag theory here too Dennis. We need to make this technology simple, and work toward delivering on that ‘information underload’ concept you mention.
The biggest problem I see is finding an easier definition. RSS really needs a tag line, like ‘stop reading the entire newspaper’… The biggest strength to this technology, IMO, is filtering. We should use it.
I also like the use of aggregated groups of feeds (as you’ve suggested). If we could do some triage, and establish authoritative collections of raw feeds based on subject, users could then filter things down further by keyword concept.
Once installed, as we all know, it’s pretty easy.

By: China Law Blog

China Law Blog — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 19:35:18 +0000

If you were stranded on an island with only one feed reader, which one would it be?

By: Kevin OKeefe

Kevin OKeefe — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 01:19:26 +0000

Expect you’ll be wrong. It took years for law firms to adopt websites and email. Cannot expect anything different with RSS feeds.
We’re offering a custom Newsreader for each of our clients at LexBlog. It’s set up with a relevant OPML file of feeds of blogs and keywords & key phrases plus the ability to modify the Newsfeeds. We complement that with training on the use of the Newsreader.
As much as LexBlog has not tried to accelerate the rate of adoption of lawyer blogs we’ve had some impact. I expect our custom Newsreader set up for each author will accelerate the adoption of feeds in the firms we work with – some of them, the largest in the country.

By: Kevin OKeefe

Kevin OKeefe — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 01:17:04 +0000