Conference Call using Skype

Skype (pronounced /ˈskaip/) is a multi-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux) software application that allows you to make voice calls (and videos) over the Internet for free. It is an exciting way to stay in touch with family – especially for me, the Stylo Minister of Technology. I am currently finishing my degree in the UK and my family is still in Malaysia.

At Stylo Creative Communications, we are always looking for useful tools that can help small businesses, and we believe Skype is a must-have application. We have been using it to make conferences call with our clients across different time zones. We also use it for our company meetings whenever we are away from the office. It works as long as there is an Internet connection.

Interesting enough, this application allows you to do a lot of other things while still having the voice chat:

• Chat box – It is useful when you wish to send a URL or even smiley face
• Send files – It allows you to send file during your conversation which is useful for discussion and any immediate actions
• Send contacts
  
• Leave voicemal
  

This service is invaluable if you are a small business and running most of your business online. You can learn more at their website on how you can save time, and money, while staying ahead of your competition. And if you are using a smart phone, you can get Skype application for your mobile phone. Savvy!

Lawyer website confirmation page

A recent article in The Florida Bar News brought home the stark realities that lawyers in Florida must face if they want to continue to participate in the online and social media evolution. Websites are now considered to fall under the attorney advertising rules. In particular, attorneys' websites cannot state past results, case settlements, or other successes without first requiring the reader to acknowledge that s/he understands that these results may not necessarily be the same for every client.

While the ruling is certainly more restrictive in Florida than other states, we feel that all legal websites should consider varying degrees of access to content, depending on the nature of that content.

Our tech team at Stylo Creative Communications has come up with brilliant solution to accomodate these changes.

Our Solution

We have set a confirmation page, which we have briefly explained in the step-by-step procedure as follows:

Step 1: Users visit the page that contains the restricted information (requiring them to agree to certain terms and conditions prior reading the page content).

Step 2: The users will be given two options:

• Agree - The users will be required to type "agree" and click "Continue to read"
• I don't wish to continue

Step 3: If the users agree to the terms and conditions and wish to proceed, they will then be taken to the specified page in which the page content will be displayed. If the users do not wish to continue, they will be taken to a specified page e.g. Home page of the website.

View solution flow chart to the new lawyers' web complience

Why Do We Recommend This Solution?

We believe this is a perfect solution concerning the Lawyers' Web Compliance issues for several reasons. Firstly, it restricts the users from viewing the content directly. Instead, the users will be shown the terms and conditions that they have to agree upon, if they wish to continue.

Moreover, this method will ask the users to type "agree" (or other keywords if required) specifically, to avoid any unwanted occurrence which takes the users too easily into the restricted content. Finally, if the user does not wish to continue, we can redirect the user to a specified page.

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