Information Processing

The Chrome browser & Evernote can work together in an amazing way

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Some of you use Evernote to keep track of notes and web articles. For those of you that use the browser from Google called Chrome there is something you should know about. You should enable the Web Clipping service for Chrome. And you should select the option that tells Chrome to search your Evenote account simultaneously whenever you do a Google search (actually it works for any web search, including Bing and Yahoo). If you’re like me you’ll love how this works. I tend to toss things in to Evernote and then forget about them. Having them appear as search Read More…

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The power of visuals in persuasion

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Every speaker or persuader (e.g. lawyers) should learn to harness the power of visual communication. It’s not hard to learn, but most people aren’t even aware of how to learn, or that it might be extremely useful to learn, the “rules” of visual communication. I put rules in quotes because there are no “rules.” It’s more a question of learning to attune your sensibility to how visual imagery is used to compliment and bolster words or text. I highly recommend reading the book Brain Rules if you need to be convinced of the power of visual imagery (Rule 10). Once Read More…

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Have you heard of the term ‘Google URL’?

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I met someone at a conference the other day who wanted to know how to find my Ernie the Attorney website. He got out a card and a pen and was ready to carefully write down the URL. I explained that he could simply google the words “ernie attorney” and he’d find it. He kept his pen ready to write and stared me down. It took 30 seconds to complete this transaction. Having a website with a domain name that ends in .net instead of .com didn’t help. But the encounter made me wonder how many people out there believe Read More…

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Online site for Louisiana law news

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We talk a lot about getting how to filter information, and how to have it set up to come to you automatically. But what information do you want to filter or have auto-delivered? Louisiana lawyers should know about a site called Louisiana Record, which has frequent news about lawsuits in the Bayou State. It has an RSS feed, and you can also subscribe by email.

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