Since its launch in 2011, Google Plus, commonly known as Google+, has gone on to attract over 500 million registered users, making it one of the most popular social networking today. For companies and professionals, this means a new and innovative way to share business news with like-minded people, mingle with existing clients, and find…
Ever wanted to make a change on your social network accounts but didn’t know where to look? Things like adjusting privacy settings, changing account settings, upload pictures or videos and more are often a mystery. Each social site has it’s own way of doing things, and if you aren’t making frequent changes, it’s difficult to…
The Apple iPad has been described as the best Christmas gift ever. I sure won’t dispute that statement. because I’ve seen the faces of people who have received one as a gift! If you were fortunate enough to receive one (or if you think you are going to get one) you may want to know…
Last week I lamented about the lack of anything cool at the NAR Expo trade show. But, to be fair, there was an announcement made that went largely un-noticed, so I’d like to take this opportunity to tell you about it. The announcement was that the .REALTOR top level domain release is imminent. What this…
With the recent release of the iPhone 5c and the iPhone 5s, and also the release of many Android phones, you may be confused about what provider to use when you get your new phone. And you won’t be alone! Realizing that many of of it’s subscribers were in the same boat, the Wall Street…
I was recently asked by an agent where she could find material to share on LinkedIn, Facebook and other social sites. My initial thought was “everywhere” but on further thought, I realized that even though shareable content IS everywhere, most agents are not aware of it or even how to share it. So, this week…
This might be classified as a solution in search of a problem, but I think not. Read on and then you be the judge. My daily work has me interacting with 400+ real estate agents of varying technical abilities. They of course are interacting with their clients, all of whom have wide ranging technical abilities…
In this day and age of smart phones and easy accessibility to information, I don’t see the necessity of carrying around business cards. If I give my card to someone, chances are it gets lost or at best the recipient has to manually enter the info into their computer or phone. Consequently, when I started…
One of the big drawbacks to today’s mobile technology is the difficulty in storing documents locally on your phone or tablets. True, you can use iCloud, DropBox and many other cloud based storage systems to keep your documents available, but if you lose your internet connection you also lose your ability to access your documents.…
If you are a REALTOR® then you are entitled to make use of the many member benefits of membership. Some of these benefits come from your local Association, some from the Sate Association and some from the National association itself. One NAR benefit that I recently leaned about is http://www.repurposedapps.com a website that features apps…
