Social networking around geography October 8, 2007
Last week I was asked to speak on “Public Engagement Through Web2.0” at the annual conference of the California Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA).
It started with a request from Eric Fredericks, the guy behind the Walkable Neighborhoods blog, who I’ve known (and liked!) for quite a while now. I’ll [...]
Facebook Slut July 1, 2007
This may not sound like a ringing endorsement, but the thing I like most about the facebook social network is that it is possible for a professional to have a profile that doesn’t look juvenile (the same thing cannot be said for myspace!).
So why should you, as a real estate professional, care [...]
How to Market Yourself on LinkedIn January 5, 2007
This is a follow up to my recent endevor to immerse myself in some of the more popular social networks on the web. Now that I think we’ve exhausted the MyBlogLog discussion, I thought I’d turn to LinkedIn and some of the ways that agents can use this platform to market themselves and potential [...]
Social Networking at its finest October 6, 2006
I wanted to try something a bit different. As we are all inundated with the new hot topic ‘Social Networking’ I thought I would show those of you who haven’t yet seen Fanpop, a great new network of “social portals”.
Fanpop calls these ‘spots’ and they are all created by their users. I love this idea [...]
Just because users can post doesn’t mean they will August 18, 2006
In spite of all the hype for social websites, there have been a rash of noble attempts that come up short recently. No one has quite figured out the right way to start an open dialog about individual homes yet.
ShackYack, “the only real estate site where you can comment and rate the product, just [...]
Real Estate Technology Events on Google Calendar May 10, 2006
With Google’s recently released calendar feature, they’ve made social networking of events much easier. With this in mind I’ve pre-populated a public calendar with real estate technology events that can be shared (and managed) by a group.
So far, the events that I’ve added to the calendar include:
Pygmalion, The Wizard of Oz, and Chevy [...]
