1. Andre J. Webb

2. A blog (a contraction of the term "web log") is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, Web pages and other media related to its topic. The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs.

3. Rise of Blogging There are essentially two measures: popularity through citations, as well as popularity through affiliation (i.e. blogroll). The basic conclusion from studies of the structure of blogs is that while it takes time for a blog to become popular through blogrolls, permalinks boost popularity more quickly, and are more indicative of popularity and authority than blogrolls, since they denote that people are actually reading the blog's content and deem it valuable or noteworthy.blogroll permalinks

4. Intro to E-Discovery Blogs List of Reliable E-Discovery Blogs – http://www.discoveryresources.org/ed -community/featured-blogs/ http://www.discoveryresources.org/ed -community/featured-blogs/ Weekly Top Ten E-Discovery Articles: – http://www.ediscoveryreadingroom.co m/?p=202 http://www.ediscoveryreadingroom.co m/?p=202

5. Top E-Discovery Blogs http://www.delawareediscovery.com/ http://www.electronicdiscoveryblog.com/ http://ralphlosey.wordpress.com/ http://ediscoveryconsulting.blogspot.com/ http://www.ediscoverylaw.com/ http://legalholds.typepad.com/legalholds/ http://www.ediscoverynavigator.com/ http://www.rcalaw.com/E-Discovery-Center/

6. E-Blog Articles Top 10 Tips for E-Discovery – http://docnativeblog.wordpress.com/2 009/09/25/top-ten-tips-for-e- discovery/ http://docnativeblog.wordpress.com/2 009/09/25/top-ten-tips-for-e- discovery/ Top 10 Tips for Meta Data – http://blogs.findlaw.com/technologist/ 2009/04/top-10-ediscovery-best- practices-for-handling-metadata.html http://blogs.findlaw.com/technologist/ 2009/04/top-10-ediscovery-best- practices-for-handling-metadata.html

7. E-Blog Articles contd 73% of Corps plan to bring E- Discovery in House 73% of Corps plan to bring E- Discovery in House Social Networking and E-Discovery – http://www.discoveryresources.org/un categorized/myspace-facebook-gps- and-other-e-discovery-coming-soon- to-a-texas-divorce-proceeding-near- you/ http://www.discoveryresources.org/un categorized/myspace-facebook-gps- and-other-e-discovery-coming-soon- to-a-texas-divorce-proceeding-near- you/

8. Law School E-Discovery Blogs Georgetown Law School Blog – http://www.law.georgetown.edu/cleblog/ http://www.law.georgetown.edu/cleblog/ E-Discovery Crisis: Immediate Challenge to Law Schools – http://ralphlosey.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/the -e-discovery-crisis-an-immediate-challenge-to- our-nations-law-schools/ http://ralphlosey.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/the -e-discovery-crisis-an-immediate-challenge-to- our-nations-law-schools/

9. ??? Questions ??? To what extent do you believe blogs should be used as a reliable source of information to keep one updated? What do you believe is the next step of incorporating blogs into the development of E-Discovery?