June 05, 2007

• *taps microphone* Are we online here? Good then... Not speaking from experience with myspace or practicing law - - but from someone who was charged with DWI while underage (and subsequently given bad advice from a crappy lawyer); I would have appreciated finding something that reached out to me in a venue that I related to (my case was a ways back in 1990 in good 'ol North Carolina). So, I say go for it. Someone out there is sure to probably be grateful for coming across your myspace profile (assuming that you are an A+ owl semen-spritzing lawyer, not one of those fake wannabes).
• As long as you don't run afoul of your local bar's advertizing restrictions (oh wait, you're in the States -- forget I said that), what's the problem? The fact that the profile exists is not in itself cheesy. How the profile is done may be. But -- dumb question -- why myspace instead of just an ordinary website designed to attract Google hits for your area and fields of practice? I suppose it's an audience thing. If that's where your desired clientele is, that's where you have to go. When I was on my own, I put up a page designed to attract people other than my client base, to bring in new stuff. (Note that said practice no longer exists.) As usual, I contribute nothing. But shurely, we've grown accustomed to that by now. Ask Fes.
• I really don't know what to say besides: You could embed the song "Too Drunk to Fuck" by the Dead Kennedys on your page... ...maybe that means I'm leaning towards cheesy; but your page would still rock. I contribute nothing too, Capt.
• why myspace instead of just an ordinary website designed to attract Google hits for your area and fields of practice? I have a regular website. But my impression is that a lot of people stay at myspace for a lot of their internet activity, much as many people a few years back would never actually leave AOL.
• Well, why don't you do a small profile on MySpace. Leave out most of the details except a brief who-you-are-and-what-you-do and put a massive redirect link on the page in plain view to your regular page? It saves the time investment and clutter that epitomize MySpace pages.
• yes n it wud b gr8 if u wrote n a way da kidz cud understnd 2 lol
• You mean with violence?
• Check out some of the other lawyers pages. Here's one that looks good
• n cecks.
• How easy is it to sabotage MySpace pages? Can people fill your page with negative comments? Might be something to consider when designing the page.
• u want to chat sumtime?? Can people fill your page with negative comments? You can restrict comments to only those that you approve.
• So MySpace is sort of like a Bush townhall meeting?
• As usual, I contribute nothing. Pish, tush, bosh, and piffle!
• BERNOCKLE AND CHEESEY? TWO GREAT TASTES THAT TASTES GOOD TOGETHER!! UNTIL YOU ADD THE OWL SEMEN...GACK!
• Posting on a mac--forgive me for shouting KAY?
• I have a Myspace page with my paintings on (surprise surprise). It has made absolutely NO difference, apart from some punks in the US have ripped of my designs onto T shirts for their crappy band. Other social networking sites have been more useful for me. However: IANAA. YMMV. Now how's about that for adding nothing, Cappy you rank amateur!
• I showered this morning, I swear!
• It's called "MySpace", not "MyBusinessSpaceForAttractingNe'er-Do-WellsAndScofflawsSeekingAdequateAndAffordableLegalRepresentationAnd/OrAdvice" or whatever. MORAN. PWND!
• Now that you're acquainted with the Miffy Police, kit, can you sic 'em on crappy punk bands? *imagines Miffy cop* *extrapolates to Miffy Village People* *feels so very dirty, apologizes to Dick Bruna*
• It's another shower for you, me lad!
• My kingdom for an ampersand and an adjusted comma!
• As a young-ish upcoming lawyer (currently studying for the bar) who uses myspace, I don't really think myspace is what you are looking for. It's really meant to be a cheap, easy alternative to hosting/designing your own website. Myspace is a great promotional tool for the entertainment industry, but really isn't geared to be a business tool. In my experience most people use myspace to promote a known product, i.e. myspace is for looking for more information on a band you've heard of and you most likely know their name and got the myspace page through google. If you are hoping to expand your presence on the web, maybe participating in local forums give some free minor legal advice (with all the typical CYA disclaimers) would help promote you. Maybe even participating in national forums on legal issues might help. Nothing works better than old fashioned word of mouth. But hey, you could prove me wrong and be the one to start a wild new trend, a lawyer - internet - celebrity with a huge friend list and maybe some audio of closing arguments?
• Hey, the domain name www.mybusinessspaceforattractingneerdowellsandscofflawsseekingadequateandaffordablelegalrepresentationandoradvice.com ISN'T TAKEN!!! We could make a fortune! Think of all the neti pots, knitted monkeys, and professionally rendered shoutouts we could buy!
• Aren't there a lot of repeat customers in crim, bernockle?
• Oooh, get him. "In crim" yet. La-dee-da.
• TUM, you broke my page width... ...apart from some punks in the US have ripped of my designs onto T shirts for their crappy band. That really bites, kit. I remember doing some album art for a really shitty band and I got about $50 CDN for it (which is about enough to buy a "tall" latte at Starbucks). Considering their suck-effort I wasn't about to get any notoriety for the work either; but at least I got paid.
• Yes, a MySpace page could do wonders for your business
• LOLOL! I like the way he's been friended already. That is teh funnah!
• Please -- make Tony Danza go away...
• The unicorns make it! Kudos!
• OK, I was on the phone with my boss's boss when I saw the picture of the watermelon owl. I had to pretend I was choking on my coffee. If I lose my job over this, can I sue Tony Danza?
• *applause*
• Wow. That's cool. Do myspace kids still say "cool"?
• I'll take the case! Wait, that's not right . . .
• I am not sure how this happened, but I just got hired by some guy charged with indecent exposure who was caught outside a karate studio watching Who's the Boss? reruns on his laptop while masturbating.
• That's a brilliant page. Yay!
• Thank you for that, Argh. Now I can't stop saying, "Look! A dollar." And I didn't know it was possible for Scorpios to love unicorns, even a tiny bit. That is very good information to have. bernockle, are you still planning to visit Nashville?
• I am. The wedding is on the 30th of this month. I will be there from the 29th to the 1st.
• My email's in my profile, if you want to try to meet up, take pictures, make shoutouts, eat pancakes.
• I highly recommend Mickey for pancakes and shoutouts. She is fair and bright and charming and a snappy dresser and will give you lots and lots of cash.
• mct, you promised to be there, too. Don't make me prove it.
• And why has my thread been derailed like this? When have I ever derailed someone else's thread?
• Looooook! A DOLLA'!! HAHAHAHHAHAHA 'Nockle, you have been so one-urped!
• I think the only reason to build a myspace for business reasons would be if a lot of your clientèle are using myspace already. If that's the case, I'd strongly encourage all of them to friend you and build from there. If not, it's not too useful.
• I disagree. I've never seen a watermelon owl before.
• Then you have never stayed for refreshments at one of my orgies.
• Oh, the brain reels...
• Unless, wait--it's not just you and 50 watermelon owls, is it?
• *rethinks offer to meetup*
• Notice how he didn't answer that.
• How about going full-blown into cyberspace? Imagine some impressive 3D owl avatars...
• Surely you mean "owlvatars?"