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Roger Clemens Hearing

The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is holding its second day of hearings on the Mitchell Report and steroids in Major League Baseball, with Roger Clemens testifying. A summary of the first day of the hearings can be found here at the Committee's website. Information about today's hearing, including live video and statements, can be found here .

Martindale-Hubbell to Add Videos

LexisNexis is adding attorney videos to the Martindale-Hubbell web sites ( martindale.com and lawyers.com ) . From the announcement : As online video grows in popularity across American society, and as technology advances to make it easier to produce, post and watch online video, new opportunities for law firms to market themselves are emerging. To capitalize on this trend, LexisNexis today announced a new capability that enables law firms to create and post videos as part of the marketing options on the Martindale-Hubbell® lawyers.comSM and martindale.com® online legal directories. In addition to opening up a new way for firms to sell themselves, the video feature also allows potential clients to “visit” and assess law firms without leaving the comfort of their homes or offices. From BarclayBlog .

Collexis Acquires Casemaker

Collexis has acquired Lawriter LLC, the company that operates Casemaker. Robert Ambrogi has the details . I'm sure it's too early to tell what effect, if any, this ownership change will have on Casemaker (used by OSBA members), but Robert seems optimistic that the acquisition might lead to some good things for Casemaker.

Is the "Google Generation" a Myth?

Press Release : "A new report, commissioned by JISC and the British Library, counters the common assumption that the ‘Google Generation’ – young people born or brought up in the Internet age – is the most adept at using the web. " The report documents can be downloaded here . From Law X.O