When I say: “another year up in smoke”, do you see what I did there? Don’t worry, you will! As of Saturday, eDiscovery Today is four years old!

eDiscovery Today was coincidentally launched on April 20, 2020 – a.k.a., 4/20! Now, do you see what I did there? 😉

A lot has changed in four years. When we started, a global pandemic was in its early stages, and it impacted everything we did for close to two years. Now, it seems as though AI is impacting everything we’re doing – to the extent that we replaced pandemic related questions with generative AI related questions in the latest eDiscovery Today State of the Industry Report.

Regardless of the topic, we’ve tried to deliver interesting eDiscovery and legal technology trends, best practices and case law – day in and day out. Here are some of the stats that illustrate what we’ve done over the last four years:

Total number of posts over four years: 2,224

Total eDiscovery related posts: 1,711

Total number of posts on Industry Trends: 1,032

Total number of posts on Privacy related topics: 539

Total number of posts on Case Law: 503

Total number of AI related posts: 433 (but rising fast!)

And those are just some of the main topics! We’ve also had 210 posts on Collaboration Apps, 276 posts related to Ethics, 217 posts related to Mobile Devices, 156 posts related to Project Management, 198 posts related to Sanctions and 158 posts related to Searching. You can find posts related to any tracked category via the Categories drop down in the right hand side sidebar!

And you’ve have taken notice! We have almost already doubled in 2024 the number of views we had in all of 2020, and have already more than doubled the number of visitors! In fact, the last eight months (August 2023 through March 2024) have been 8 of the top 9 months all time in terms of site views and the top 8 months in terms of site visitors! It’s not just “another year up in smoke” – eDiscovery Today viewership is on fire! 😀

And I have all of you – those who read eDiscovery Today – to thank for that! Thank you so much for reading eDiscovery Today! Whether you’re an occasional reader who has been interested in specific topics, or a daily reader who reads eDiscovery Today every day, thank you so much! Without you, there would be no eDiscovery Today!

I also want to thank all the partners who have made eDiscovery Today possible – your sponsorship of the blog and commitment to eDiscovery and legal tech education have made eDiscovery Today! Additionally, a special thanks to Craig Ball, Mary Mack and Kaylee Walstad of EDRM for helping me get this blog started when I was trying to figure out what to do next when I was out of a job right after the pandemic started! And thanks as well to people like Kelly Twigger, Rob Robinson, David Greetham, Marc Zamsky, Mike Quartararo, Mandi Ross, Jim Gill, Tom O’Connor, Judge Andrew Peck and others for being initial sponsors and supporters to help it grow! And to all the current partners and sponsors who have helped it continue to grow!

I always end my posts with “So, what do you think?” So, as always, please share any comments you might have or if you’d like to know more about a particular topic. It’s not just “my blog”, eDiscovery Today has always been a crowdsourcing of ideas and educational information. You all have not only made the past four years possible with your support, but also your terrific topic ideas as well. I will do my best to continue to write, find and publish important topics related to eDiscovery and legal tech trends, best practices and case law. On to year number 5!

Disclaimer: The views represented herein are exclusively the views of the author, and do not necessarily represent the views held by my employer, my partners or my clients. eDiscovery Today is made available solely for educational purposes to provide general information about general eDiscovery principles and not to provide specific legal advice applicable to any particular circumstance. eDiscovery Today should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice from a lawyer you have retained and who has agreed to represent you.