One Post and Your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Blog Are Up-To-Date!
You tweet. You Facebook. Maybe you blog too. But do you view these as three distinct entities? If you are having trouble keeping pace with your social media accounts, consider using a tool like...
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Coldwell Banker’s tech model, the new Kindle Fire, and do iPods make us unsocial? Most of us can’t go a full day without connecting in some way via social media – and some of us couldn’t last a full...
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iOS5 Arrives from Apple
Apple released its new operating system for iPhone and iPad yesterday. With over 200 new features, you’ll want to update to get the most out of your devices. iOS5 isn’t just for the new iPhone 4GS –...
View ArticleWhat does the future hold?
We’ve always been fascinated by the future. From shamen to fortune tellers to futurists, countless experts have been looked to for guidance and predictions. There have even been a few looks into ‘what...
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Augmented Reality
Starbucks Cup Magic AR Campaign Augmented reality always seems to be the next big thing that never turns into anything. AR is when you have a live image of something – like through your smartphone’s...
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Audiobooks with iOS5
Apple and audiobooks are back in action! If you are an audio(book)phile and you use an Apple device to enjoy audiobooks, then you likely experienced trials and tribulations with the recent iOS5...
View ArticleThe evolution of search
Google released a short video recently highlighting some of its key milestones in search over the past decade. It’s both a fun blast from the past and a worthwhile reminder of how much things have...
View ArticleWhat We’re Reading: June 9 – June 15
State of the Nation’s Housing, Mac News, & Crime Doesn’t Pay Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies released it’s annual report on the State of the Nation’s Housing. Things are generally on the...
View ArticleWhat We’re Reading: Sept. 3 – Sept. 9
REALTOR® Safety, Powering Gadgets, and Public Relations ***** September is REALTOR® Safety Month! In honor of this important topic, we’re reading a number of books on workplace safety, preventing...
View ArticleWhat We’re Reading: Oct. 20 – Oct. 26
Zillow mines public data for pre-sale foreclosures, new Apple goodies, the worst passwords, and best blogs Using publicly available data, Zillow plans to list properties in foreclosure before they are...
View ArticleWhat We’re Reading: July 13 – July 19
PowerPoint Tips from a Pro, Contingency Planning, and Branding Brilliance Do you put together presentations for your work? And, do you use PowerPoint? Jesse Desjardins shares a blunt (read: some...
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Lead generation
Recently a member asked us about lead generation. Is any one program better than the other? How do I get started? And what was our advice in general? Well, as we didn’t have any first-hand experience,...
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Real Estate Videos: Are They Worth the Effort?
We received a research request in the NAR Library on whether real estate listing videos prove worthwhile and of equal (or greater) value to photos. The answer to this question is somewhat...
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How has technology impacted your business?
In a recent class, the instructor posed the question “How has technology impacted your business?” Serendipitously, I discovered the snippet below in the 1990 issue of “Real Estate Today,” which...
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What We’re Reading: Aug. 23-Sept. 5
Homeowner’s Insurance, Passive-Aggressive Products, and Green Real Estate Insuring the home adequately against the gamut of natural and made-made disasters can prove tricky. Some California home owners...
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Millennials and the Curated Web
and Why I Chose Pinterest over Google A Pinterest search for Thanksgiving squash recipes. When looking for a squash recipe for this Thanksgiving, I turned to Pinterest instead of Google. “Why?” you...
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Lead Management Tools
Example of a features comparison matrix one might use when reviewing CRM tools. Twice last week the NAR Library received requests for lead and office management tool suggestions, so we thought it an...
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What We’re Reading: Jan. 17-23
A picture of Lottery Tickets by Flickr user Trilok Rangan 3D-Printed Buildings, Worst Passwords and The Winning Number As you know, 3-D printers can make most anything—clothing, prosthetics, food,...
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What We’re Reading: Feb 7-Feb 13
Drawing of a penguin Online Privacy, Fitness in 1964, and Penguins in Sweaters Technology exists in our lives in many forms. It offers convenience, entertainment, and often a sense of security....
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What We’re Reading: Feb 21-27
Social data in rankings, never miss a free ice cream again, and how about a box of snow? Spring Camellias in Seattle, WA We know what you’re thinking “another top 10 city list?” However, what is most...
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