Comments on: Judge Dismisses Browne v. Avvo http://avvoblog.com/2007/12/18/judge-dismisses-browne-v-avvo/ Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:46:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: S. Baum http://avvoblog.com/2007/12/18/judge-dismisses-browne-v-avvo/#comment-5760 S. Baum Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:51:57 +0000 http://avvoblog.com/2007/12/18/judge-dismisses-browne-v-avvo/#comment-5760 Ninety-nine percent of lawyers give the rest of us a bad name. Ninety-nine percent of lawyers give the rest of us a bad name.

]]> By: Brenda http://avvoblog.com/2007/12/18/judge-dismisses-browne-v-avvo/#comment-4336 Brenda Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:58:04 +0000 http://avvoblog.com/2007/12/18/judge-dismisses-browne-v-avvo/#comment-4336 Thanks for making this site Thanks for making this site

]]> By: Stuart MacDonald http://avvoblog.com/2007/12/18/judge-dismisses-browne-v-avvo/#comment-3738 Stuart MacDonald Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:24:01 +0000 http://avvoblog.com/2007/12/18/judge-dismisses-browne-v-avvo/#comment-3738 Well done Mark. So, how will this impact the Other Guy's Avvo rating? (JOKE! THIS IS A JOKE!) Happy Holidays, Stuart Well done Mark. So, how will this impact the Other Guy’s Avvo rating?

(JOKE! THIS IS A JOKE!)

Happy Holidays,
Stuart

]]> By: Lawrence N. Rogak http://avvoblog.com/2007/12/18/judge-dismisses-browne-v-avvo/#comment-3693 Lawrence N. Rogak Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:59:55 +0000 http://avvoblog.com/2007/12/18/judge-dismisses-browne-v-avvo/#comment-3693 This case brings to mind the attorney who sued the date-rating website -- what's it called? -- dontdatehimgirl.com? -- for posting ratings from women who called him a lousy date. By bringing the suit, the idiot got enough publicity to let the entire country know that a lot of women consider him a lousy date. Suppressing negative opinions about oneself in this information-saturated age just doesn't work. Outright slander is one thing, of course, but if mere negative opinions could be suppressed we'd all be in trouble. Could it be that some attorneys are just such control freaks that they need to silence all critics? Mmmmmm.... yeah, I think so. I've met 'em. I've even dated some of 'em. This case brings to mind the attorney who sued the date-rating website — what’s it called? — dontdatehimgirl.com? — for posting ratings from women who called him a lousy date. By bringing the suit, the idiot got enough publicity to let the entire country know that a lot of women consider him a lousy date. Suppressing negative opinions about oneself in this information-saturated age just doesn’t work. Outright slander is one thing, of course, but if mere negative opinions could be suppressed we’d all be in trouble. Could it be that some attorneys are just such control freaks that they need to silence all critics? Mmmmmm…. yeah, I think so. I’ve met ‘em. I’ve even dated some of ‘em.

]]> By: Chris http://avvoblog.com/2007/12/18/judge-dismisses-browne-v-avvo/#comment-3692 Chris Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:20:30 +0000 http://avvoblog.com/2007/12/18/judge-dismisses-browne-v-avvo/#comment-3692 Congrats to Mark and the Avvo team! Congrats to Mark and the Avvo team!

]]> By: Dan http://avvoblog.com/2007/12/18/judge-dismisses-browne-v-avvo/#comment-3689 Dan Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:49:38 +0000 http://avvoblog.com/2007/12/18/judge-dismisses-browne-v-avvo/#comment-3689 Congratulations Mark and team Avvo! It's nice to see the good guys win one. Congratulations Mark and team Avvo!
It’s nice to see the good guys win one.

]]> By: Online Liability Blog http://avvoblog.com/2007/12/18/judge-dismisses-browne-v-avvo/#comment-3688 Online Liability Blog Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:01:05 +0000 http://avvoblog.com/2007/12/18/judge-dismisses-browne-v-avvo/#comment-3688 Congrats, Mark, to you and your team. Congrats, Mark, to you and your team.

]]> By: Steve http://avvoblog.com/2007/12/18/judge-dismisses-browne-v-avvo/#comment-3679 Steve Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:19:24 +0000 http://avvoblog.com/2007/12/18/judge-dismisses-browne-v-avvo/#comment-3679 [fair disclosure -- Mark and I are friends and former colleagues from Expedia, Inc.] CONGRATULATIONS, Mark. I've felt pretty strongly that companies, authors, and yes, even websites ought to be allowed to rate and rank services/products/people... even if those ratings are not precisely as someone else might calculate them. Over time, consumers (and the press, and the attorney community) will determine how personally-relevant and accurate the Avvo rating is, and Avvo's brand will either be elevated or diminished as a result. But I strongly feel you folks have every right to create and publicize it, and said as much on this board many months ago. Keep on shining the flashlight in the dark -- the market, and not class-action lawyers, should be the entity that tells you whether you're on the right track. [fair disclosure -- Mark and I are friends and former colleagues from Expedia, Inc.]

CONGRATULATIONS, Mark.

I’ve felt pretty strongly that companies, authors, and yes, even websites ought to be allowed to rate and rank services/products/people… even if those ratings are not precisely as someone else might calculate them.

Over time, consumers (and the press, and the attorney community) will determine how personally-relevant and accurate the Avvo rating is, and Avvo’s brand will either be elevated or diminished as a result. But I strongly feel you folks have every right to create and publicize it, and said as much on this board many months ago. Keep on shining the flashlight in the dark — the market, and not class-action lawyers, should be the entity that tells you whether you’re on the right track.

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