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Blogs (pronounced 'blawgs'), derived from contracting 'web logs,' are a relatively new phenomenon of the Internet and can be a crucial part of legal practice. A law office that provides specific and regularly updated information keeps its current and potential clients caught up on legal developments within its main area of expertise. Though describing all of the legal technology blogs available is far beyond the scope of this article, there are several providing reliable information, entertaining commentary, and resources for computerizing law offices. Dennis Kennedy (www.denniskennedy.com/blog) gives the impression of being a clearinghouse for law office technology. Kennedy's topics include security and knowledge management, and he is excellent at identifying resources he has found useful. Sabrina I. Pacifici posts various documents and press reports on www.bespacific.com. Topics have included copyrights, domain names, file sharing, freedom of information, and privacy. Joy London (http://excitedutterences.blogspot.com) usually focuses on knowledge management, and her expertise as a legal knowledge and training manager often takes a controversial and challenging approach to many concepts. Michael Arkfeld offers a digest of advice about ways to apply technology to law and litigation support. Found at http://arkfeld.blogs.com/dpl, topics have included electronic mail management, instant messaging, intranets, hard drive disposal, and other crucial issues.
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