On October 15th Google offered advice to businesses and business people and others who care about their online reputation. Here is a link Balto III: Wings of Change video to their advice.The gist of the advice is this. Many people have been contacting Google asking them to "take down" or "de-index" negative information that has been published about them. Google is taking the opportunity to point out that this is NOT their job.For REALTORS the problem often boils down to mixing personal … [Read more...]
The Iphone and Social Media
October 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The apple IPhone since it's official launch several years ago has changed the mobile media landscape forever. It has also helped in the new social media revolution that is changing the way we communicate forever. But with other phones entering the market challengin the Iphones supremacy, will the Iphone still be relevent several years from now? It is a valid question. Look at how technology has changed in just the past few years. It is certainly realistic to think that a new phone can overtake … [Read more...]
Using a Sidekick for Real Estate? Think Again
October 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
T-Mobile and Microsoft suffered a serious blow over the last few days. The company announced that Sidekick users on T-Mobile service may incur data loss that can't be recovered. Users have been warned to not turn the phone off or let the battery get to low otherwise it could result in permanent data loss. Lost data could include contacts, photos, emails, calendar entries and appointments. If that wasn't bad enough, Sidekick users have been suffering from a major outage all last week as … [Read more...]
Twitter and Big Ideas
October 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Tech giants Mircosoft and Google are trying to tap into the Twitter phenomenon. The companies are in talks about a possible data licensing deal. The two companies are trying to take advantage of the real time information Twitter has from the tweets of its 54 million users. The problem is there could be a conflict of interest on the part of Microsoft since it also has stake in Facebook. But why are companies like Google and Mircosoft after real time data? One answer is trends. With real time … [Read more...]
Realtor.com Brings Sexy Back Over the Weekend
October 6, 2009 By 2 Comments
An ad snafu over the weekend injected an overdose of sexy time at NAR web portal Realtor.com. The racy ad, picked up by real estate agent EmMee Hill while surfing homes for sale with her very conservative in-laws, was posted to ActiveRain and generated in excess of 200 comments on whether the ad was intentional.Comment #205 by @realtorjimlee Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales rip provided a short and sweet explanation of what happened courtesy of Bob Goldberg, President of the REALTOR … [Read more...]
Home Services of America on the Move in 2009!
October 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country trailer HomeServices of America, Inc. Purchases Koenig & Strey HomeServices of America, Inc. a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate has purchased Koenig & Strey GMAC Real Estate from Brookfield Asset Management and will operate as a franchise under the Brookfield Residential Property Services. This will give HomeServices of America, the second largest independent Real Estate Brokerage firm, a huge presence in the Chicago market. Harry Norman Realtors … [Read more...]
