Tag Archives: Technology

How Do You Tell Someone They’re Doing it Wrong?

The other day I received a request in the open Twitter stream. The request was simple enough, “Please +K my influence in Real Estate on @Klout”. I did not recognize the user, which makes sense as they had just recently … Continue reading

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Dear Klout, We’re through… It’s not me… It’s you!

For a long time I’ve been a fan of Klout as a way to gauge if I am doing this whole social media thing “right”. We’ve had our ups and downs, both literally (in my score) and figuratively, but this … Continue reading

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MyNAR – Changing Our Communications

Imagine for a moment getting real estate news that was pertinent to you, to your business, to your market, and to your liking with a social media and geo-location aspect built right into it! Imagine logging into your computer and … Continue reading

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My Magazine Is Broken!

Last week, following the passing of Steve Jobs, we all took a moment to reflect at how technology has changed our lives. I am fortunate as a Gen Xer to have seen the growth and changes of technology throughout my … Continue reading

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Clefit – Quick and Easy Presentations on Your iPad

As a REALTORĀ® it’s really cool when you can whip out your iPad and give a listing presentation to a client. Up until now you had to create these in a Power Point or Keynote format, and to make them … Continue reading

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Peer to Peer Professionalism in Real Estate

This morning I really got thinking on this issue of peer to peer professionalism in real estate when I saw this interesting tweet from my friend Michael McClure – Michael has been conducting a survey on professionalism the last few … Continue reading

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The iPad, Social Media, and the Hyundai Equus

I was watching TV last night and saw a commercial that took my breath away. I have been a car guy all my life, in fact, I actually sold cars many years ago. I have always been either a Ford … Continue reading

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That’s a Waste of My Time…

I attend and/or teach at many Social Media events all across the nation. If I were to pick a common theme or element that seems to continually pop up at these events, it would have to be the naysayers who … Continue reading

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Compartments – A Great App for Homeowners

Today the Mac App Store launched and one of their featured apps immediately caught my eye as a great tool for REALTORSĀ® to share with their past clients. The app is called Compartments and is a very slick tool to … Continue reading

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Hello? Is Anyone There? The Lost Art of the Telephone Conversation

This was a blog I wrote back on January 7, 2010 on a retired site of mine. I thought I’d repost it here as it is still as relevant at the end of 2010 as it was at the beginning … Continue reading

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