Silly 'Vote For Us!' Post
from the ah,-lawyers dept
Normally, I avoid this sorta thing, but since we've received a few messages from supporters urging us to promote this more widely, the ABA Journal (that is, the publication from the American Bar Association) has highlighted Techdirt as one of the "top 100 law blogs," specifically in the "IP Law" section. It's basically us and (you guessed it) a bunch of lawyers. They let people "vote" on which they like, though I don't think voting actually means anything. But, if it warms your heart (as some of you have suggested) to see Techdirt get more votes than a bunch of patent lawyers, well, then go ahead and vote. Seriously, though, some of those other blogs are quite good and I'm not a huge fan of the idea that blogs are "competing" with each other in any way. If you aren't reading some of those other blogs, at least check them out.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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That explains it...
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Hrm.
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I've voted
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Done!
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How in the fuck did that happen? Everyone knows you are a the king of the pirates ... ;)
Congrats!
Hey. Does this mean, when the revolution comes, we have to put you on the bus of lawyers with one empty seat?
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Right Now 20101201-0900Z
IPWatchdog is in the lead with 123 votes
(Kind of a big lead I may have to check that one out)
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Saving my vote...
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Would you settle for Blog Law Blog? http://bloglawblog.com/blog/
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Haha!
I'm also reminded of Nasa's "vote to name our new ISS module" contest. It's a shame they tossed out Colbert's entry (but at least they acknowledge him by naming the treadmill after him).
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Congrats, MM. You deserve it.
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