Jerry Kidd

A Brief Guide to Facebook’s Meta

Facebook has called the metaverse “the next evolution of social connection”. But, what exactly does this mean? Virtual Reality simulated environments seem like something out of a science fiction movie, could it really be knocking on our front doors already? What is the metaverse? While this term may have been popularized by Facebook’s own Mark…

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3 Potential Criticisms of the Metaverse

Like anything else tech related, there is a need to proceed with caution.  Here are a few things that you need to think about! The metaverse, a concept being touted as the future of the internet, that will change the way we react to and see the net forever. A virtual world unlike any other.…

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3 Reasons to Care About the Metaverse

So, with all the hype around the metaverse, surely you’re wondering if it’s just the most current Twitter trend-of-the-week, or if it has real staying power. It’s being touted as the next frontier of the internet, but is it really? Actually, the metaverse isn’t even a new topic. It’s just the speed at which it…

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The Metaverse: Basic Definition and Understanding

Beginning with this week, I want to run a series of articles for you on the Metaverse.  On October 31, 2021 I wrote an article titled “What is the Metaverse and why does it matter?” which you can find at https://realtytechbytes.com/what-is-the-metaverse-and-why-does-it-matter/ Then on February27, 2022 I followed up with “What is the metaverse how you…

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It’s the little things that matter

I attend two local marketing meetings in our area.  Agents from many of the local brokerages attend as well as title & escrow, inspectors, property managers, lenders and other people from various other support industries also attend. The purpose is to network and promote listings as well as buyer and seller wants and needs. As…

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Take control of your email inbox or how I learned to love gmail again!

I was meeting with an agent the other day when I noticed that she has over 4,000 unread emails in her gmail account! (The total number of read and unread emails was staggering!) When I asked her about it she replied that her email has become almost unusable.  Further questioning revealed that her clients know…

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Take this quiz to thrive in the current market

With all the changes going on in our market these days you may be among the agents who are wondering how to make the new realities work for them. If you are, I’ve got some questions for you.  I have found that when things change, it’s often helpful to revisit my “why”.  The following questions…

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Should I rent my home or should I sell?

Have you got a listing that has been on the market for 30 days or more with no offers? Are your sellers getting nervous? Have you gotten offers that the seller won’t take because the offers are lower than what they expected/ If so, you are certainly not alone.  The current market is still a…

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Are you a victim of a data breach?

This article originally appeared here on February 16, 2018.  The info is still valid so take a moment to revisit the material below! Unless you are oblivious to the news you have heard about data breaches.Some of the more notorious ones have been Equifax, Yahoo, Dropbox, Target and Anthem Health Care.  These are just a…

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Spend some quality time with your phone to get more from it!

When was the last time you took a good look at the apps on your smart phone? If your phone is anything like mine, it’s loaded with apps that don’t get used.  There is nothing harmful about having unused apps on the phone aside from the fact that they take up memory storage space. There…

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