Episode #4: A Web 2.0 Primer for Lawyers

In episode #4, Dennis and Tom cover the hot topic of Web 2.0. They  begin by trying to reach a solid definition and giving a few examples to  illustrate the concept. They move on to talk about a good number of  categories of Web 2.0 sites and applications,and then discuss some of our  favorites. They then talk a bit about how lawyers might use Web 2.0 and  the idea of Law 2.0. They end with a list of good starter resources if you want to learn more and a few thoughts on why they are excited by this technology. (Time - 36:41; 34.4 MB)

Wikipedia definition of Web 2.0 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0

Roundtable Article: Does Web 2.0 Point Us Toward Law 2.0? - http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/tch01061.html

Strongest Links: Web 2.0 - http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/slc01061.html

OReilly, What is Web 2.0? - http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html

Evite - http://www.evite.com

Upcoming.org - http://upcoming.org/

Writely - http://www.writely.com

Wikipedia - http://www.wikipedia.com

Backpack - http://www.backpackit.com/

eHub - http://www.emilychang.com/go/ehub/

Office 2.0 Database - http://itredux.com/office-20/directory/

Zillow - http://www.zillow.com/

Newsvine - http://www.newsvine.com/

2000 Census / GoogleMaps Mashup - http://65.39.85.13/google/default.htm

Chicagocrime.org - http://www.chicagocrime.org

Rollyo - http://www.rollyo.com/

Jacktracker - http://www.wayfaring.com/maps/show/4698

WikiLaw - http://wiki-law.org/

WEX - http://www.law.cornell.edu/donors/solicit.php?http_referer=/wex/index.php/Main_Page

Wired GC - http://www.wiredgc.com/topics/law-20/

Rob Hyndman - http://www.robhyndman.com/

Between Lawyers - http://betweenlawyers.corante.com/archives/web_20/ and http://betweenlawyers.corante.com/archives/law_20/

Ask the EConsultant Web 2.0 Directory - http://www.econsultant.com/

Categoriz - http://categoriz.com

Read/Write/Web - http://www.readwriteweb.com/

Web 2.0 Conference - http://www.web2con.com/

Technorati on Web 2.0 - http://www.technorati.com/search/web+2.0

Del.icio.us on Web 2.0 - http://del.icio.us/tag/web2.0

TechCrunch - Del.icio.us on Web 2.0 - http://www.techcrunch.com

Corante Web Hub - http://web.corante.com/

Inter Alia - http://www.inter-alia.net

DennisKennedy.Blog - http://www.denniskennedy.com/blog/


Two other useful sites not mentioned in podcast:


Best Web 2.0 Software of 2005 - http://web2.wsj2.com/the_best_web_20_software_of_2005.htm

Calloway, The Next Generation of the Internet - http://jimcalloway.typepad.com/lawpracticetips/2006/01/the_next_genera.html

Running Time: 36:41

The Kennedy-Mighell Report - A podcast on legal technology with an Internet focus.

A special thank you Adriana Linares for the picture of Tom and Dennis.