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How the Legal Blogosphere has Changed

There's an interesting post about the changes which have occurred in the blogosphere in general.  It's a good summary.  The legal blogosphere has changed dramatically since I began blogging over 5 years ago.  It's a lot worse than it once was.  I probably read 5 or 6 law blogs.The biggest - and worst - change to the legal blogosphere has been the Rise of the Marketers.  It used to be that a lawyer would publish a blog for the sake of blogging.  Blogging was intrinsicly good.  He or she would give a name and professional bio.  But the posts didn't read like lawyer billboards.  Blog posts had actual substance.  Lawyers shared their knowledge of their specialities to other lawyers and lay persons.  Blogs were actually edyifing.  Now most law blog posts are filled with lines like, "You need a personal injury attorney," with a concomitant link to the blogger's law firm...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on July 07, 2009 (boomark / email).