Comments on: Mobs Rule http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2006/10/mobs-rule/ A barrister gossips & rants on intellectual property law, the legal system and civil liberties. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:56:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: GeekLawyer’s Blog » Lawblog 2007 report http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2006/10/mobs-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-10780 GeekLawyer’s Blog » Lawblog 2007 report Sun, 20 May 2007 08:59:37 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/?p=133#comment-10780 [...] commenters and marketing departments; and the horrors inflicted by errors such as the infamous Watson Farley Williams debacle; and he provided a taxonomy of [...] […] commenters and marketing departments; and the horrors inflicted by errors such as the infamous Watson Farley Williams debacle; and he provided a taxonomy of […]

]]> By: geeklawyer.org/blog » Blog Archive » Another trog spotted in the wild http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2006/10/mobs-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-454 geeklawyer.org/blog » Blog Archive » Another trog spotted in the wild Thu, 08 Feb 2007 19:50:12 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/?p=133#comment-454 [...] effort which is a masterclass in how to do it badly (and which is still wheezing along despite the opprobrium heaped on it last year). However, it still lacks any of the useful characteristics of a [...] […] effort which is a masterclass in how to do it badly (and which is still wheezing along despite the opprobrium heaped on it last year). However, it still lacks any of the useful characteristics of a […]

]]> By: Blawgs, hurgh, what are they good for? | nearlylegal http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2006/10/mobs-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-453 Blawgs, hurgh, what are they good for? | nearlylegal Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:25:10 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/?p=133#comment-453 [...] Discussion - which is where writing, reading and a culture change for law firms, if not for some individual lawyers, come together. As Justin Patten at Human Law notes, response and debate comes with the blog form. Not always, of course, but any blog that simply assumes it can deliver from on high, with no response, is likely to be as farcical as the Watson Farley & Williams trainee ‘blog‘ (which also illustrates the point about ‘voice’). But, although lawyers certainly discuss matters, from practice through gossip to points of law, this is rarely done in public or with ’strangers’, let alone in a manner open to clients and anyone else. Responses to a blawg may well include knowledgable critique or requests for information, digression or assistance. How and whether the responses are approached is part of the ‘voice’ of the blawg. [...] […] Discussion — which is where writing, reading and a culture change for law firms, if not for some individual lawyers, come together. As Justin Patten at Human Law notes, response and debate comes with the blog form. Not always, of course, but any blog that simply assumes it can deliver from on high, with no response, is likely to be as farcical as the Watson Farley & Williams trainee ‘blog‘ (which also illustrates the point about ‘voice’). But, although lawyers certainly discuss matters, from practice through gossip to points of law, this is rarely done in public or with ’strangers’, let alone in a manner open to clients and anyone else. Responses to a blawg may well include knowledgable critique or requests for information, digression or assistance. How and whether the responses are approached is part of the ‘voice’ of the blawg. […]

]]> By: Binary Law » Blog Archive » Trainee love http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2006/10/mobs-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-452 Binary Law » Blog Archive » Trainee love Fri, 01 Dec 2006 12:01:08 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/?p=133#comment-452 [...] As always, Geeklawyer was not shy to suggest of this “embarrassingly gauche … pseudo blog” that the firm should yank it and do the job properly. We’ll try and pretend we never saw it. Or at least the other bloggers will; Geeklawyer will rub it in your face forever - but then he’s a sadist, it’s what he has to do. [...] […] As always, Geeklawyer was not shy to suggest of this “embarrassingly gauche … pseudo blog” that the firm should yank it and do the job properly. We’ll try and pretend we never saw it. Or at least the other bloggers will; Geeklawyer will rub it in your face forever — but then he’s a sadist, it’s what he has to do. […]

]]> By: geeklawyer.org/blog » Blog Archive New IP/IT blog » http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2006/10/mobs-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-451 geeklawyer.org/blog » Blog Archive New IP/IT blog » Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:24:03 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/?p=133#comment-451 [...] Geeklawyer just noticed a new IP/IT blog: Impact from Freeth Cartwright a North East law firm. Unlike the miserably inept fuck up of a legal blog perpetrated by Watson Farley & Williams, and into which Geeklawyer recently put the boot, Impact is a genuine blog. It is even well done; except that they have not linked to this blog; a snub Geeklawyer shall rise above: he realises that his rampant ego is not to everyones taste. [...] […] Geeklawyer just noticed a new IP/IT blog: Impact from Freeth Cartwright a North East law firm. Unlike the miserably inept fuck up of a legal blog perpetrated by Watson Farley & Williams, and into which Geeklawyer recently put the boot, Impact is a genuine blog. It is even well done; except that they have not linked to this blog; a snub Geeklawyer shall rise above: he realises that his rampant ego is not to everyones taste. […]

]]> By: Thomas http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2006/10/mobs-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-450 Thomas Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:28:23 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/?p=133#comment-450 Indeed they have been stamped on by the LTB - lawyers that blog. I'd suggest that they could rescue the situation by rebranding it, not as a blog, but as an innovative use of pdf files. Then they could create their own acronyms. paaab (pdf as an almost blog), for instance. That would impress us IT types no end. Indeed they have been stamped on by the LTB — lawyers that blog.
I’d suggest that they could rescue the situation by rebranding it, not as a blog, but as an innovative use of pdf files. Then they could create their own acronyms. paaab (pdf as an almost blog), for instance.
That would impress us IT types no end.

]]> By: Singing Accountant http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2006/10/mobs-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-449 Singing Accountant Tue, 10 Oct 2006 12:50:22 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/?p=133#comment-449 The really sad thing is the particles did not even attempt to rebel. Not even a ****ing *&$^% stream of invective about the excitement of how to use a photocopier. Reminds me of a time when I & a couple of others put together a fortnightly "news" letter for our group of about 70 staff in the London Office of Ernst & Young (then Arthur Young). We managed a few journalistic scoops, which meant there was always a certain demand to read what had been written. This being in pre-blog days it was all hard copy. When we pre-published the list of promotions to supervisor, assitant managers & managers there was a very uncomfortable moment when we were interviewed by a couple of partners. We pointed out that if they wanted this to be an official organ of corporate policy and exactitude they could always do it themselves. The following issue was less than a third of a page, reminded people to do the correct amount of CPD points, submit timesheets on time and wash behind ears before going to bed. I'm glad to say the senior partner asked the partners who interviewed us what was wrong. Having made our point we were "allowed" to continue to circulate the scurrillous along with the informative. The really sad thing is the particles did not even attempt to rebel. Not even a ****ing *&$^% stream of invective about the excitement of how to use a photocopier.

Reminds me of a time when I & a couple of others put together a fortnightly “news” letter for our group of about 70 staff in the London Office of Ernst & Young (then Arthur Young).

We managed a few journalistic scoops, which meant there was always a certain demand to read what had been written. This being in pre-blog days it was all hard copy.

When we pre-published the list of promotions to supervisor, assitant managers & managers there was a very uncomfortable moment when we were interviewed by a couple of partners. We pointed out that if they wanted this to be an official organ of corporate policy and exactitude they could always do it themselves.

The following issue was less than a third of a page, reminded people to do the correct amount of CPD points, submit timesheets on time and wash behind ears before going to bed.

I’m glad to say the senior partner asked the partners who interviewed us what was wrong. Having made our point we were “allowed” to continue to circulate the scurrillous along with the informative.

]]> By: Ruthie http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2006/10/mobs-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-448 Ruthie Mon, 09 Oct 2006 22:27:33 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/?p=133#comment-448 One can imagine the partnership meeting where this decision was made. The heading "marketing" was on the agenda. "So Jones, got any good ideas for marketing then?" Jones, (aspirational but square junior partner). I've heard about this blog thingy Sir..suppose to be all the rage. I'm sure it would make us look hip and groovy. "Good stuff Jones: get to it. Send a report over to me when its done." Course its entirely possible that the partnership of Watson Farley and Williams have no idea how badly the blog has backfired: if any of them had read a blog they would never have commissioned this. And lets face it, Jones is never going to tell them. He's still filing reports to the senior partner saying how well its all going. I thought Charon's description of their blog as "Soviet". Was brilliant. But still not sure whether its quite as cringeworthy as webcameron... One can imagine the partnership meeting where this decision was made. The heading “marketing” was on the agenda. “So Jones, got any good ideas for marketing then?” Jones, (aspirational but square junior partner). I’ve heard about this blog thingy Sir..suppose to be all the rage. I’m sure it would make us look hip and groovy. “Good stuff Jones: get to it. Send a report over to me when its done.”

Course its entirely possible that the partnership of Watson Farley and Williams have no idea how badly the blog has backfired: if any of them had read a blog they would never have commissioned this. And lets face it, Jones is never going to tell them. He’s still filing reports to the senior partner saying how well its all going.

I thought Charon’s description of their blog as “Soviet”. Was brilliant.

But still not sure whether its quite as cringeworthy as webcameron…

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