By Larry Port
on July 21, 2008
Our first newsletter, which you can view here, was made completely painless due to a great web-based product. Mad Mimi, an online email marketing program, is an example of a web application at its finest. A great user experience, super-ease of use, and amazing visualizations all make Mad Mimi one of the best tools I’ve [...]
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By Larry Port
on July 21, 2008
For a limited time only, Rocket Matter customers can purchase Solo by Choice by My Shingle author Carolyn Elefant for $35 plus free shipping!
This discount is available directly from the publisher and is the lowest price available. Solo by Choice is quickly become the new standard book for setting up a law practice. The reviewers [...]
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By Larry Port
on July 16, 2008
The ABA’s Legal Technology Resource Center has posted a great and comprehensive article about Software-as-a-Service and web based practice management for law firms. It is a great article for any firm considering a move to legal SaaS. A brief snippet from their introduction:
…there are a number of drawbacks to traditional legal software: substantial up [...]
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By Larry Port
on July 16, 2008
Jordan Furlong, in his highly observant and clever blog Law21, recently posted about the smartphone era in which lawyers find themselves. Heralded by the iPhone, the era of smartphones is clearly having an impact already on the practice of law, beyond just emails on Blackberrys. Here’s a snippet from Jordan’s post:
…With the smartphones of the [...]
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By Larry Port
on July 14, 2008
Hello Pilots! We rolled out a number of below-the-scenes changes to Rocket Matter last night as well as the improvements listed below.
Note: Please make sure you clear your browser cache! Click on this link for a video to guide you if you are unsure of how to do this. If you don’t, you may experience [...]
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By Larry Port
on July 11, 2008
Some of the software and marketing legends of our time – such as Seth Godin, Joel Spolsky, Jason Fried, to name a few – will be speaking at this year’s Business of Software conference on September 3rd and 4th of 2008 in Boston.
I have been selected to present as well, as part of their Pecha [...]
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By Larry Port
on July 4, 2008
John Adams, who has become a better-understood founding father as of late due to the wonderful David McCullough book and HBO Miniseries, had the following predictions some 232 years ago. He envisioned future generations celebrating the 2nd of July, the date on which the Continental Congress actually voted for independence:
The Second Day of July 1776, [...]
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By Larry Port
on July 3, 2008
Our language appears to be evolving. I notice a growing trend of people referring to software that runs “in the cloud” when discussing software delivered over the web, or Software-as-a-Service.
“In the cloud” appears to be a very useful expression, because it sounds like a location you can put things: e.g. Joe put his data in [...]
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By Larry Port
on July 2, 2008
Per Rocket Matter’s assistance to displaced lawyers in Linn County, Iowa, we are extending our policy to any firms displaced due to flooding conditions in the Midwest.
For lawyers displaced by this season’s natural disasters, who have lost their office and need to find new digs, we are offering Rocket Matter free of charge. This offer [...]
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