Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should

So this post will likely depart significantly from my normal topics of discussion: real estate, marketing, technology, etc.  Well, it might touch on technology… and who knows, it might find its way back to something useful.  But probably not….  That’s why this is my personal blog, not a series of industry white papers. Was talking … Read more

Just Because You Can Doesn't Mean You Should

So this post will likely depart significantly from my normal topics of discussion: real estate, marketing, technology, etc.  Well, it might touch on technology… and who knows, it might find its way back to something useful.  But probably not….  That’s why this is my personal blog, not a series of industry white papers. Was talking … Read more

Transparency, Real Estate, and Consequences

“There’s no such thing as a free lunch.” – Milton Friedman There are certain topics within the real estate industry that keeps coming back from time to time, like Freddy Krueger or Jason Voorhees.  The future of REBarCamp, raising the standards of professionalism, broker brands vs. agent brands, and so on. Some topics, you wish … Read more

Missing the Forest for the Trees: the RPR License

Once again, I find myself in the curious position of praising the good folks at RPR while at the same time ending up on a negative note.  On the one hand, RPR’s posting their Content License Agreement (complete with redlined corrections) is by far the most transparent thing that I’ve seen a company do in … Read more

Quick Update: Maybe We’ll See Clarity on Employer Liability for Social Media

This is a quick note. I found something recently that bears directly on my post on Employer Liability for Employee Social Media, and I’m somewhat hopeful that we’ll see more clarity on this topic. Michael Yon is an independent journalist who reports from Iraq, Afghanistan, and other parts of the world where the U.S. military … Read more

Quick Update: Maybe We'll See Clarity on Employer Liability for Social Media

This is a quick note. I found something recently that bears directly on my post on Employer Liability for Employee Social Media, and I’m somewhat hopeful that we’ll see more clarity on this topic. Michael Yon is an independent journalist who reports from Iraq, Afghanistan, and other parts of the world where the U.S. military … Read more

Helpful Links If Your Content Has Been Stolen

On Twitter tonight, Sue Adler (@sueadler) says nonchalantly: Shocking to find MY town pgs & photos copied exactly on another’s site. Hoping this agent, who I know well, hired someone & wasnt aware. hmm That ain’t a “hmm” Sue — that should be a, “I’ve been robbed!”  That’s outright copyright violation — a theft of … Read more

Sucking the Wind out of Sails: Why Mobile Won’t Matter in 2010

Joel Burslem, whose intelligence is matched only by his ability to eat samgyupsal and drink soju with native Korean boys, opines on 1000watt blog that 2010 will be the year of mobile: In my presentation yesterday at Virtual RE Bar Camp I made the case that 2010 will be the year the mobile finally matters … Read more

Sucking the Wind out of Sails: Why Mobile Won't Matter in 2010

Joel Burslem, whose intelligence is matched only by his ability to eat samgyupsal and drink soju with native Korean boys, opines on 1000watt blog that 2010 will be the year of mobile: In my presentation yesterday at Virtual RE Bar Camp I made the case that 2010 will be the year the mobile finally matters … Read more