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What I learned at National Association of REALTORS Conference San Diego 2009.

REBarCampSD 2009: We arrived a few days early and were able to take in some of the sites of San Diego and the REBarCamp San Diego  thanks to the great work of Jim Marks  and his team. REBarCamps are quite a phenomenon in the Real Estate Social Media World. They were begun by Todd Carpenter , Andy Kaufman , Mike Price  and Brad Coy , four energetic and crazy guys who decided that a “Un-conference” that gathered the best minds in the field in...Continue Reading...

Toronto Real Estate Board: Upcoming Social Media Primer November 19th, 2009

Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009 Time: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Location: Toronto Real Estate Board's Auditorium # of CE credits: 3 Cost: $42.00 (GST included)   As Social Media and Networking become more popular, many REALTORS® are jumping on the bandwagon, writing Blogs, Twittering, and appearing on LinkedIn, and Facebook. This class will ask some basic questions that need to be addressed before heading down this road on the Information Highway; then the class will move down the road and discuss the most popular options.  ...Continue Reading...

Technology: Cyberspace Can Aid in Family Therapy.

When I bought my 82-year-old father a computer, I never imagined the repercussions that act would have on our whole family. My father was no longer as physically active and I knew of other retirees that were keeping contact with ex-business friends on the Internet. Every member of our immediate family was online and in a total role reversal…the son bought the father a computer. (more...)Continue Reading...

Do Not Respond to Email: I will!

Whether one likes the technology or not, email is here to stay and not going away. Don't plan on the horse and buggy making a big come back anytime soon either. That is Today's reality.   Here is what I don't get....I sell Real Estate and make a good living because I pride myself on returning phone calls AND emails as fast as I can. I have often found myself the REALTOR chosen because I do the small thing of returning calls...Continue Reading...