I recently learned of a new web based tool for staying on top of the news that is important to you.  It does this by watching the social stream and organizing what it finds in several different and interesting ways.  And that;’s just the public portion.  If you register (currently free), you can get personalized information about what the people that you follow are doing and saying.

From their July 24th (this is BRAND NEW)  press release http://press.bottlenose.com/ (Don’t miss the video there) :

Bottlenose is the discovery engine for the social web.

The discovery engine, the first of its kind, scans the entire global consciousness in real-time to pinpoint trending news, pictures and links that are gaining buzz. Bottlenose’s discovery engine helps users discover and explore the freshest, most important information around topics, current events or brands. Bottlenose effectively does for social networks what Google did for the Web.

Bottlenose’s core technology is designed to measure the crowd to detect trends across major social networks. The result is a highly accurate view of what is happening and what’s trending right now about any topic in the world.
Users can also leverage several apps within the Bottlenose experience to sort and consume trending content in new ways. These apps include Now, Paper, Pictures, Scanner and Sonar; each providing a unique set of features that help users to better understand, track and engage with trending content and influencers.

Bottlenose is used by individuals and organizations to keep up with news and interests, gain live insights, and engage in real-time.

Bottlenose is now in public beta — Register here: https://bottlenose.com/signup

They also have an about page here: http://bottlenose.com/about that has more information. 

I think that this is ideal for the real estate agent (or lender) that wants to stay current with happenings in the community and also with the people that are important to their business.

Once you register, try setting up some searches for your town and also run some for real estate and any other topic that you want to monitor.  If you connect your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google accounts, it will follow your contacts and also give you the opportunity to post to any or all of them right from within the app.  It looks to me to be a great way to stay current, and be part of the action as it happens.