Are bulletin boards obsolete?
Article Abstract:
The rapid development of technology for the World Wide Web will probably ring the death knell for the bulletin board service (BBS) that requires users to employ proprietary software to gain access. The large BBS services allow users to access their information with a monthly subscription fee and a local telephone call, but the smaller BBSs ask their customers to pay a subscription fee as well as long-distance telephone fees. In addition, the BBSs prevent Internet users from accessing them, effectively blocking thousands of potential customers. In the future, BBSs will allow Internet users to access their services, so that in the end all users will gain entry to all online services via the Internet. This trend has not stopped the appearance of new BBSs, although observers believe attorneys are slow to use any new technology because the time needed to learn them cuts into billable hours.
Publication Name: Law Office Computing
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1055-128X
Year: 1995
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
State caselaw on the net: Locate hard-to-find primary research with this roadmap to state court sites
Article Abstract:
Only twelve states provide Internet access to state caselaw archives, and most of those only date back a few years. However, the trend towards free Internet access to primary legal materials is promising. All new Federal Court of Appeal and US Supreme Court opinions are offered on the Internet at no cost and all state courts are likely to follow suit in the near future. Although legal publishers like Lexis and Westlaw will still continue to offer value-added services, the prospect of Internet-based, full-text opinions is exciting. One problem with this prospect, however, is consistency, since each state court organizes its Internet site differently. There is no central coordination of state caselaw, although the National Center for State Courts hopes to promote uniformity as they work with states to set up their Web sites.
Publication Name: Law Office Computing
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1055-128X
Year: 1996
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
6 steps to a better Web page
Article Abstract:
Attorneys can improve their World Wide Web sites by following six basic steps. The first thing to remember is to offer clear and interesting information. When graphics are used, they should be used judiciously and as little as feasible. Web designers should keep in mind the 30-second rule with respect to Web pages, which states that users will leave if they do not like what they see in 30 seconds. Web pages should also be adapted to deal with more than the Netscape browser. To promote a page, network administrators should register it with search engines and promote it offline by putting it on letterhead, invoices and business cards.
Publication Name: Law Office Computing
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1055-128X
Year: 1996
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
- Abstracts: Adapting the European community legal structure to the international trade. The participation of employees' representatives in the governance structure of the Societas Europeae
- Abstracts: Jury instructions. A matter of style: what it takes to make legal writing look persuasive. Twelve ways to a bad brief; following instincts may hurt a submission to the court
- Abstracts: Creating your own Web page. Net-ready databases
- Abstracts: Battle of the legal PIMs. Put a wizard to work for you
- Abstracts: Finding good bankruptcy data online and off. Fact-finding on the Internet: Using search engines and subject guides to make your online research pay off