Its the middle of a really busy work day, so obviously I need to check out what my friends are doing on Facebook (I am after all an American). And there is the lovely Brandie Young on my live feed…
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The Great ReBarCamp Controversy?
Image by reeltor99 via Flickr 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.…
I’m Back.. for Now And showing others
Image by reeltor99 via Flickr I wrote a post recently at AgentGenius about the need to write, even when you are afraid that you are not writing “War & Peace”. Today, in checking my recent posting history I recognized how…
Why Salespeople Make Me Hate Them
In a recent search, I noticed a post by another brokerage firm about a relationship with RealtyTrac that was promulgated by their national franchise. . It reminded me why I hate salespeople sometimes. This post would indicate to a real…
Heading Back to Chicago
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…
MisGuided Pride: Facbook and the Holocaust Deniers
Image via Wikipedia I know that this is my platform for writing about the real estate industry, bt today I just want to use this for a quick rant. In his blog TechCrunch, Michael Arrington recently wrote a great post…
To Our Military: Thanks for Your Service
Image via Wikipedia September 11, 2001 – was a world changing day. I remember going to work in my car listening to the Howard Stern show on the radio, when Howard started talking about a plane running into the World…
In This Corner…Two Attorneys & One Broker
Image via Wikipedia 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…
Are Bloggers Journalists or Not?
Image by concrete_jungler101 via Flickr I was recently reading an interesting article; The New York Times City Room Blog reports that that Rafael Martínez Alequin, Ralph E. Smith and David Wallis filed a federal lawsuit when each of them were…
Reporter or Expert? What Are You?
Image via Wikipedia I found this fascinating quote today: There are basically two types of bloggers in the world – reporters and experts – and some people perform both roles (usually the experts, it’s hard for reporters to become experts,…