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I recently attended Inman News’ (@InmanNews) Real Estate Connect New York. As I noted in a blog post that I wrote about that excellent event, an emerging technology that many felt was the highlight of the show was something called “Qwiki” (@Qwiki). Qwiki = A Million Words? Let me start by saying this: if it [...]

I’ve been involved in a lot of conversations recently about “what makes a good blog.” Many of these conversations have been driven by Chris Nichols (@UtahREpro) and Benjamin Bach (@BenjaminBach), two people who happen to share my passion for blogs and blogging. Blogversation Chris, Ben and I have talked about a lot of things – [...]

I just returned from a whirlwind trip to Inman News’ (@InmanNews) Real Estate Connect New York (#ICNY). Unfortunately, due to scheduling issues, my stay was far too brief and I missed out on connecting with many people I’d really hoped to see (Sherry, Nicole, Reggie, Marc, Joel…the list goes on), but, even with my admittedly [...]

I’m speaking at Inman News’ (@InmanNews) Real Estate Connect in New York City next week. And I’ve been asked to speak on a panel about what it means to have a “Social Media Marketing Wake-Up Call” as part of a larger “Brokerage Bootcamp” forum. This blog post is the foundation of the points I hope [...]

I am not ashamed to admit it: I am a fan of the Material Girl. Part of it is home town pride: She grew up about 30 miles from where I went to high school and we’re about the same age. And she dated someone I once worked for (once, during her very brief stint [...]