Jul
15
Time off
Filed Under Miscellany
I’m not one to take work with me on holiday and, while I class blogging as fun, I’m nevertheless throwing the switch for a couple of weeks.
By Nick Holmes, 15 July 2006
Jul
14
Understanding network neutrality
Filed Under Internet law
A lot of misinformation flows in the current debate raging on network neutrality. It is this says Tim Berners-Lee (and he should know):
If I pay to connect to the Net with a certain quality of service, and you pay to connect with that or greater quality of service, then we can communicate at that level.
That’s […]
By Nick Holmes, 14 July 2006
Jul
13
Holiday reading?
Filed Under Business, Free culture, Technology, Search, Blogging
Probably not in there with your Dan Browns, but here’s a some webby books I’ve read recently or plan to (listed oldest first). You could do worse than feed your brain with one of them this Summer.
Code: And Other Laws of Cyberspace (Paperback) by Lawrence Lessig (August 2000)
A Brief History of the Future: Origins of […]
By Nick Holmes, 13 July 2006
Jul
13
Net networking to net work
Filed Under Blogging
In a post questioning the value of the the traditional website, Kevin O’Keefe neatly summarises how to network effectively on the net:
Law firms and professional service firms network to get work. To network, you need to listen, engage in the discussion, and pass on information others may use in referencing you. …
Find the discussion via […]
By Nick Holmes, 13 July 2006
Jul
12
HIPs - enforcing competence
Filed Under Home Information Packs
I’m interested in HIPs for two reasons: (1) some of infolaw’s bread and butter is the supply of forms and precedents to lawyers; and (2) HIPs are an example of government regulation which should achieve a social benefit - less delay and hassle in buying a home, one of the most stressful “life events”.
There are […]
By Nick Holmes, 12 July 2006
Jul
11
I’ve been running Google Adsense on Lawfinder for a few months now - mainly in the interests of research, though it does become seductive. I’ve also followed up on some of the research, blogs and forums about it. Here are my findings:
The vast majority of Adsense accounts earn less than $50 per month and the […]
By Nick Holmes, 11 July 2006
Jul
4
Charon QC has just moved his blog to a new home on WordPress. He asks me what is this mysterious thing called a trackback? To I quote from the current Wikipedia article:
TrackBack is a mechanism for communication between blogs: if a blogger writes a new entry commenting on, or referring to, an entry found at another blog, […]
By Nick Holmes, 4 July 2006
