TechnoLawyer gained its first 100 e-mail subscribers within one day of launching in January 1997. During the previous year, I had served as a Host of AOL's Legal Forum. By the end of my AOL tenure, I had amassed a contact list of about 150 lawyers, paralegals, and law firm administrators interested in legal technology and practice management. Of these 150 people, 100 joined TechnoLawyer that first day. TechnoLawyer was off and running.
This past Thursday, we launched TechnoLawyer Blog. Once again, we've quickly reached the 100 "subscriber" mark — not e-mail subscribers of course, but people who have added our XML feed to their preferred newsreader. (Click here to learn more about XML feeds and newsreaders.)
How do we know? We're using an XML feed analytics service provided by FeedBurner. The feed analytics industry is still in its infancy with no clear leader, but I think we chose well — FeedBurner just announced that it raised $7 million in its latest round of financing. (Syndicate IQ also looks promising, but it hasn't launched its service yet.)
I thought you might find some of our early statistics of interest:
Top 5 NewsReaders
1. MyYahoo
2. Bloglines
3. Firefox
4. SharpReader
5. FeedDemon
Top 5 Posts (Among Those Using Our Feed)
1. Adobe Acrobat on Steroids
2. Smart Shopping for Digital Dictation
3. Scanners: Visioneer 510 v. HP 5550C
4. Bye-Bye PDA Indeed
5. Let's Celebrate with a Dennis Kennedy TechnoFeature on Tablet PCs
Welcome to all our new readers!
About TechnoEditorials
A TechnoEditorial is the vehicle through which we opine and provide tips of interest to managing partners, law firm administrators, and others in the legal profession. TechnoEditorials appear first in TechnoGuide, and later here in TechnoLawyer Blog. TechnoGuide, which is free, also contains exclusive content. You can subscribe here.
