Author Archive
Update on Entrepreneurs Transcending Disabilities
Our two EnTranDis groups are growing. The Facebook group has 9 members, and the LinkedIn group now has 13 members. While growth is a little slower than I had hoped, the group members have an interesting mix of diverse backgrounds and I am confident that the groups will continue to grow and become a solid [...]
What Legal Issues Does All of This Raise?
The New York Times has an interesting article on blogs as media. No doubt, all of this blogging will raise a lot of legal issues. Some of those questions will be similar to traditional concerns about freedom of the press, but since we are now the “media,” as David Carr observes, we will have to [...]
Legal Hazards of the Virtual World
In today’s edition of Computing (UK), Charlotte Walker-Osborn has published a very interesting article, entitled “Very real legal issues exist in a virtual world.” I haven’t spent a lot of time in virtual worlds; however, I have set up an identity in Second Life, so I do have a presence there and have explored it [...]
IOC Knew of China’s Olympic Censorship Plans
While it doesn’t surprise me, this news is deeply troubling.
The International Olympic Committee has admitted it knew China planned to block some Internet access for journalists covering the Beijing Olympic Games, despite promising media freedom.
IOC spokesman Kevan Gosper said Wednesday some International Olympic Committee officials had negotiated with China that some sensitive Web sites would [...]
ICANN Announces Major Overhaul to Domain Naming System
This is going to have a huge impact on the Internet, probably beyond anything we can even imagine yet. Details from ICANN are here.
Internet Law News Headlines Have Returned
After a variety of technical challenges, the Internet Law News Headlines are back in action. They should be available on the usual publishing schedule of several times per week.
JD Bliss Webinar with Carolyn Elefant: “From BigLaw to YourLaw: The Secrets of Starting and Growing a Successful Solo Law Practice”
Attention all lawyers:
Many of you know that I am a guest blogger and regular contributor at the JD Bliss Blog. I’m thrilled to post this announcement about Carolyn Elefant’s upcoming webinar.
JD Bliss is proud to announce a new webinar on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at 12:30 PM EST:
From BigLaw to YourLaw: The [...]
First RSS Awareness Day
My Guest Article at Daily Blog Tips: “10 Essential Legal Points for Bloggers”
My guest article, “10 Essential Legal Points for Bloggers,” is posted today at Daily Blog Tips. I hope you will enjoy it.
Tweet, Tweet!
I’ve been spending time on Twitter lately. It’s an interesting tool. I am not a master of it, but I am using it more frequently. I can see how it is a networking device, but exactly how is still a bit of a mystery. I’m sure I’ll figure out how to use it more effectively [...]
Daniel Scocco Releases His New E-book, Killer Domains
Daniel Scocco, the publisher of the Daily Blog Tips blog, has just released his first e-book, entitled Killer Domains: Tools & Techniques to Find the Perfect Domain Name. The book’s seven chapters cover the following topics:
1. Introduction
2. The 7 Characteristics of Good Domain Names
3. The Process of Researching Domain Names
4. Keyword [...]
Updates to this Site/Blog/Blawg
I spent a lot of time thinking about this new Web site before I started to create it. I had experimented with various models in previous versions of this site, but I always felt like something essential was lacking. Eventually, I decided that I wanted a site that was part blog (or blawg) and part [...]
News Headlines Ready to Go
Work on the site continues. The Internet News Headlines are up and running and ready to go. I will send these out several times a week, perhaps daily. Feedblitz powers these news headlines and you can unsubscribe at any time. You can subscribe using the form that appears in the rightmost [...]
Setting Up the Blawgroll
What’s a blawg without a blawgroll? (Yes, that’s a rhetorical question.) Rather than delay the launch any longer, I have decided to build this site incrementally instead of waiting until it was “ready” to put it online. I am adding components almost daily and the most recent addition is the blawgroll. I link to lots [...]
Welcome to the Site
Welcome to the Web site of Steve Imparl, a Chicago-based lawyer, author, and blog consultant. I am currently doing a major overhaul of my site, so if there is minimal content when you visit, that is why. I concentrate my law practice on Internet and e-commerce issues and my clients are generally small [...]
