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Live Video Streams on RCG? With Facebook Chat?

Friday, June 26th, 2009
Live Video Streams on RCG? With Facebook Chat?

I’ve been told my interest in using Facebook for marketing is a bit unhealthy, but I’ve been having so much fun, and this week I pushed the limits in some ways that I thought I’d share in the hope we could spark some interesting conversations… First off, I’ve been really fortunate to work with the... »

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Posted in Facebook, Industry, Local information, Marketing, Seattle Real Estate, Tech | 4 Comments »

Top 3 Reason to Love Facebook Pages

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
Top 3 Reason to Love Facebook Pages

We already know the folks at RCG love twitter, and while I like twitter, the marketer in me has completely fallen for Facebook Pages (note: these are a very different beast than Facebook profiles)… and if you’re running a small business, there are many reasons you should be interested in FB Pages too. The three... »

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Posted in Facebook, RCG, Tech | 22 Comments »

Thoughts on a new theme for RCG?

Friday, June 12th, 2009
Thoughts on a new theme for RCG?

I’ve wanted to update the Rain City Guide theme for a while now, and took some time this week to play around with some different ideas.  I *think*I’ve come up with something that will work well for me, but wanted to run it by the RCG community for feedback first…  If you head over... »

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Posted in RCG | 83 Comments »

4 Years Later, RCG is still Rock’n the Real Estate World

Thursday, March 19th, 2009
4 Years Later, RCG is still Rock’n the Real Estate World

Today is Rain City Guide’s 4th Birthday! When I hit submit on our Hello World post 4 years ago, I had no idea what I was embarking on… but what a fun journey it’s been. You’ll have given me so many chance to test out different tools, meet so many interesting people... »

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Posted in RCG | 22 Comments »

On this day in…

Saturday, February 21st, 2009
On this day in…

Just a quick update on some things I’ve been doing to the RCG site.   First off,  I want to thank everyone for their feedback on the Facebook Connect tool. Thanks to your feedback, I cleaned up a number of issues (like the way that the avatars showed up within comments and the way profile... »

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Posted in RCG | 1 Comment »

Redfin Circles Back to an Old Biz Model…

Thursday, February 12th, 2009
Redfin Circles Back to an Old Biz Model…

Redfin’s been through so many business models over the years, I can completely understand why some folks would think that Redfin is entering a new area by working with real estate agents, but I can’t help remind folks that this is a business model that they’ve tried in the past… and it failed miserably... »

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Posted in RCG, Redfin | 25 Comments »

Why Connect with Facebook?

Monday, February 9th, 2009
Why Connect with Facebook?

If you’re been to RCG recently, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that I added Facebook Connect to the sidepanel.   I really want to invite you all to use this feature, so I thought I’d let you know why I added it: I’m a Facebook addict, love the service, and enjoy connecting with others.  I’m thinking there’s at... »

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Posted in RCG, Tech | 19 Comments »

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