Why Lawyers Should Use Pinterest
I don't know whether lawyers "should" use Pinterest. I don't know whether lawyers should use Instagram. I don't know whether lawyers should use Google+. I don't know whether lawyers should use Foursquare.
Why are people asking these questions? Why are people answering these questions? There are lawyers out there who are doing good work. Being hungry. Being ethical, zealous, and responsive. Helping people. Advancing causes. Mentoring other lawyers. Doing interesting things with their lives outside of lawyering.
Do you really want to be one of those lawyers who spends their time worrying about whether "lawyers should use Pinterest?"
Why are people asking these questions? Why are people answering these questions? There are lawyers out there who are doing good work. Being hungry. Being ethical, zealous, and responsive. Helping people. Advancing causes. Mentoring other lawyers. Doing interesting things with their lives outside of lawyering.
Do you really want to be one of those lawyers who spends their time worrying about whether "lawyers should use Pinterest?"
That one drives me crazy too.
The question is really "should humans use Pinterest (or Twitter, or ball point pens)?"
The answer is "yes, if it works for them". Full stop.
The (very slightly) more pertinent question is "HOW can lawyers use [Pinterest] effectively?" That's what journalists are supposed to write about on slow news days.
I like the idea of Pinterest as a visual Delicious. I keep telling myself to use it to bookmark statutes and other useful information on the web. On my priority list it sits just above putting 1 space after a period and eating more kale.
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Jay, you should move the one space after a period thing up to the top of the list.
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I agree. I think it's helpful for people to point out features (etc.) but asking whether a certain group should use a network just seems less useless.
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I am a lawyer, and I use pinterest to post my favorite recipes....why in the heck would I use it for law?
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