Technology Archive

  • Rise of SocNets = Demise of Google? Really?

    Rise of SocNets = Demise of Google? Really?

    TechCrunch is rapidly becoming a favorite read of mine these days.  Forget who I was following that dropped a TC link, but once I clicked, I was hooked.  Of course, imagine how piqued my curiosity was when I read this headline: Sean Parker’s Rise of...

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  • Google Wave: Two Weeks In

    Google Wave: Two Weeks In

    Google Wave: the final frontier of digital communication…ok, maybe just the next medium. A LOT of stuff has been written about Wave and how it will revolutionize communication.  While I don’t have much more to add to that discussion, I would like to offer my...

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  • Social Media, Return on Invesment & Other ‘Pesky’ Questions

    Social Media, Return on Invesment & Other ‘Pesky’ Questions

    About four years ago, two things began to happen simultaneously in real estate: price erosion and social media.  The first, price erosion, is something that ‘happened’ to the industry.  While the second, social media, is something that real estate agents have jumped into head first....

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  • Otis Redding & GWave: Still Sitting by the Dock…

    Otis Redding & GWave: Still Sitting by the Dock…

    While I am drumming my fingers on the desktop waiting for that magical, possibly mythical of all invites, I’ve been trying to figure out the method to Google’s madness.  The short of it is that Google appears to be tweaking and shoring up Google Wave...

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  • Things We Knew, but Now We “Know”

    Things We Knew, but Now We “Know”

    From the “Huh, I knew that, but it’s good to see a chart” department… This is a screen cap of the National Association of Realtors® 2008 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers.  Instinctively, I believe many agents know this in their bones, but it is...

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