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Friday, July 4, 2008
From Transparent Real Estate - view blog entries - visit this blog
July 4, 2008 at 12:16 pm ET
At HomeGain blog, I'm discussing an emerging trend of Real Estate 2.0 companies that are developing one-stop shop services for their real estate clientele's new Web 2.0 needs. The tipping point is reached when: 1) real estate professionals finally ... (more)

Tuesday, July 1, 2008
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July 1, 2008 at 9:31 pm ET
Usually Twitter afterthought material, I compiled some random observations on a Southern California trip I just returned from:Hotels - conclusion: corporate chains have really become consistent For road trips, Priceline and Hotwire offer the best deals ... (more)

Monday, June 30, 2008
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June 30, 2008 at 7:35 pm ET
The New York Times laments that the credit crisis has passed the one year mark, and the financial mess continues today as a global recessionary threat. Consumer sentiment has fallen to its weakest levels since 1980 because every ... (more)

Sunday, June 29, 2008
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June 29, 2008 at 8:50 pm ET
Through a recent series of slide shows, I've been discussing new means of developing online presence via Twitte and Friendfeed, and how mass media is gravitating towards leaders with online presence. For real estate professionals, online ... (more)

Wednesday, June 25, 2008
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June 25, 2008 at 6:24 pm ET
Here's a followup to two previous articles about CRM 2.0 and the integration of social networks like Linkedin and Plaxo to automate the tedious process of contact data entry. Techcrunch reports Xobni (Inbox spelled backwards) has ... (more)

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June 25, 2008 at 6:50 am ET
Freelance Switch blog (h/t Lifehacker ) lists 20 booming or crashing industries that are conducive to developing free lance work opportunities. Booming industries expand head count and hiring free lancers is often experimental employment. Crashing industries use ... (more)

Monday, June 23, 2008
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June 23, 2008 at 5:10 pm ET
EDUCATING THE CONSUMER ON THE LOAN PROCESSThe mortgage transaction process has customarily been an opaque experience and hard for the consumer to control. Although the consumer chooses their mortgage broker or lender, they don't have enough knowledge about the ... (more)

Sunday, June 22, 2008
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June 22, 2008 at 11:35 am ET
The Manhattanization of San Francisco has been a recurring theme on Transparent mainly because I believe the public chooses cities using the same criteria as choosing their college - their upwardly aspiring societies and cultures drive demand. The ... (more)

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June 22, 2008 at 8:23 am ET
Matthew Hardy, a 20-year CRM veteran at Real Estate Success Tools, eloquently addressed ideas proposed on our CRM 2.0 article about why social networks aren't portable into CRM systems. It's exactly what I wanted to ... (more)

Friday, June 20, 2008
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June 20, 2008 at 4:40 am ET
Soon-to-be-retiring NBA star Shaq follows in Magic Johnson's footsteps to provide good will to the community. He plans to purchase the mortgages of homeowners facing foreclosure in the Orlando area, refinance them and keep them in ... (more)

Monday, June 16, 2008
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June 16, 2008 at 6:53 pm ET
Mass media, by definition, once had a monopoly on content. The social media, based on user generated content, upended their control and their business models At first reactive, mainstream media finally realizes that social media ... (more)

Wednesday, June 11, 2008
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June 11, 2008 at 9:01 pm ET
This is a companion piece from an earlier article on why data noise emanating from the feedreaders, Friendfeed and Twitter is good for you. It was sparked by a sentence written by Om Malik on GigaOM tonight ... (more)

Monday, June 9, 2008
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June 9, 2008 at 8:41 pm ET
With the new state same-sex weddings in effect, San Francisco could position itself as a Niagara Falls/Las Vegas wedding destination. A study estimates $684 million added to California's economy over the next three years: During the three-year ... (more)

Sunday, June 8, 2008
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June 8, 2008 at 8:57 pm ET
I've been advocating Twitter and Friendfeed as being the newest critical ... (more)

Thursday, June 5, 2008
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June 5, 2008 at 7:59 pm ET
Customer Relationship Management ("CRM"), one of the least attractive administrative tasks facing any business, needs an overhaul. Most systems have their users manually input and update contact data into data siloes that are currently  incompatible with social networking applications ... (more)

Wednesday, June 4, 2008
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June 4, 2008 at 6:41 pm ET
Following up on yesterday's "social networking is a waste of time" IBM ad, here are two examples of corporations trying to incorporate social media functionality in odd ways: Clorox's Mom network - celebrating bleach! (h/t to Profy ... (more)

Tuesday, June 3, 2008
From Transparent Real Estate - view blog entries - visit this blog
June 3, 2008 at 7:15 pm ET
This new IBM commercial on YouTube sends a polarizing message that dismisses social networking as a waste of time. The reason I show this - the commercial somehow capsulizes a common reaction a Web 2.0-centric or blogging real ... (more)

Monday, June 2, 2008
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June 2, 2008 at 6:38 am ET
I've condensed my recent musings on Twitter, Friendfeed, Social Media 2.0 and Blogging 2.0 into a slide presentation. | View | Upload your own ... (more)

Friday, May 30, 2008
From Transparent Real Estate - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 30, 2008 at 6:36 am ET
I've been focused lately on the implications of Web 2.0, social media and Twitter on real estate, and by extension, online business marketing.  I want to refer readers to two guest posts this week: At HomeGain blog:HomeGain evolves ... (more)

Wednesday, May 28, 2008
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May 28, 2008 at 4:45 am ET
Social media, particularly the advent of microblogging platforms like Twitter, have loosened the inhibitions of bloggers. Since Tweets naturally revolve around personal, daily life, I do notice that the two big polarization topics, politics and religion, begin to ... (more)

Tuesday, May 27, 2008
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May 27, 2008 at 5:34 am ET
Yesterday, I discussed how the Twitter API created the massive application set that has been driving Twitter's popularity. Each ... (more)

Sunday, May 25, 2008
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May 25, 2008 at 8:46 pm ET
Why Twitter became the application du jour The key to Twitter's wildfire adoption was in opening its API to developers who then built Twitter applications on top of the feeds. Mashable lists 140+ Twitter applications. Twitter.com isn't actually ... (more)

Thursday, May 22, 2008
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May 22, 2008 at 7:05 pm ET
I've been discussing the converging intersection between mass media and social media lately. Mass media strives to deliver the most content to the most consumers. Social media strives to deliver relevant, customized content within and among disparate, granular ... (more)

Wednesday, May 21, 2008
From Transparent Real Estate - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 21, 2008 at 7:15 pm ET
On Sunday, I discussed how Twitter feeds (or variations) will be aggregated into channels by mainstream media. Yesterday's release that Summize, a Twitter search engine has partnered with Huffington Post to display Twitters by tagged ... (more)

Monday, May 19, 2008
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May 19, 2008 at 5:55 pm ET
Here's a list of pet peeves I don't want to do on my cellphone. All have to do with voicemail: 1) Check voicemail messages 2) Listen to voicemail messages 3) Have to remember to call someone back after ... (more)

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