I am at the RosenShingle Resort attending ReBarCamp Orlando. If you’re in the real estate industry you may be familiar with Rebarcamps. They are peer to peer opportunities for learning and sharing.
On my Facebook profile IMentioned that I was going to be there, and someone wanted to know what applications there were to justify [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Technology'
Learning about the iPad and RebarCamp Otlando
August 25th, 2010 · 371 Comments
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The Great ReBarCamp Controversy?
October 21st, 2009 · 212 Comments
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As I write this, I am in a hotel in Western Pennsylvania, where ReBarCamp Pittsburgh will take place tomorrow.
I’m writing this post because of a few conversations I had recently with friends of mine. It seems that there was a conversation about whether ReBarCamps served any purpose. Concerns were expressed that [...]
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Heading Back to Chicago
June 15th, 2009 · 269 Comments
I spent several days last week teaching the SMMI CSM course to a group of top agents in Chicago. I left there Saturday to attend the wedding of my best friend’s daughter in Sarasota Florida, but I find myself in Tampa this morning waiting to fly back to Chicago for ReBarCamp Chicago,
You may be familiar [...]
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In This Corner…Two Attorneys & One Broker
March 18th, 2009 · 319 Comments
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Tomorrow morning I fly out to Atlanta for ReTechSouth.
The conference has grown into a pretty substantial it event describing itself as;
A place where agents, brokers, lenders, builders and many other real estate industry practitioners could join together to collaborate on how technology can improve business
Sounds pretty good doesn’t it? And I’m very impressed [...]
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Twitter PR Strategy
January 19th, 2009 · 372 Comments
Twitter PR Strategy, originally uploaded by ogilvyprworldwide.
With the limited budgets of many real estate brokers and agents, Social Media is bcoming a place where you need to be if you want to increase your sphere of influence and obtain new business opportunities.
This chart, has a social media life of its own. Created to explain a [...]
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Is the For Sale Sign Dead?
November 17th, 2008 · 327 Comments
It seems that everyone is always trying to improve on the poor old “For Sale” sign.
I was reading a recent Blog at Sellsius which speaks about Custom Fit Realtyin Wisconsin who is using Matrix codes on its house for sale signs to reach mobile users. The company’s new technology allowing buyers to take a photo [...]
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The Vanishing Real Estate Section
July 30th, 2008 · 181 Comments
There is a lot of conversation in the real estate industry about print advertising being overtaken by on-line alternatives.
There are surveys that show that most buyers start their search for homes on th Internet, and obviously it is better for the consumer to see more photos,in color, with amps and statistics,then it is to read [...]
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REBAR & Bloggers Connect
July 23rd, 2008 · 282 Comments
Yesterday I got to meet a number of the people that I have been conversing with, arguing with and agreeing with for several months.
In an very limited structure these people gathered together from all over the country to talk about what they do and how they can do it better.
Tagged on to the INMAN Connect [...]
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I’m Going to Inman Connect
July 22nd, 2008 · 200 Comments
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For years I have avoided going to Inman Connect. I go to Century 21’s International Convention. I attend two NAR meetings , and several committee meetings. I attend REOMAC conferences because I am a member, and I generally have two brainstorming group meetings a year. Its a lot of travelling, [...]
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We’re Being Showcased!
July 17th, 2008 · 204 Comments
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Since you’re reading this you know we’re committed to being on-line as a company.
We Blog, we twitter (follow me @billLublin or this blog @c21agvoices), we maintain the “normal” websites for people to look for properties, we publish our listings to century21.com, and we syndicate our listings to over a [...]
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