conferences and confabs

Clients, Consumers, Information: Dialogue on My Inman Column

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As expected, my latest Inman column brought out only wide agreement and headnodding.  Positively sleepy comments section there.  NOT.  Go read it fast, or better yet, go be a subscriber so Inman can continue to pay me for my ramblings.  (LOOK! A COMMERCIAL PITCH!) First of all, I owe a word of thanks to everyone … Read more

A Contrarian View on the MIBOR Anti-Indexing Issue

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If you’re on the RE.net, then you know that the hottest topic within the community right now is the issue of NAR’s ruling that search engines are no different from scrapers.  Even my post on this blog talking about social media process using just the NAR handling of the issue as an example got enormous … Read more

It Would Be Nice to Have a Central Clearinghouse for RE Bar Camps

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[Because Teri Lussier hath commanded me to do this post, and her wish is my command.] RE Bar Camps are one of the fastest growing events in the real estate industry.  What the hell is a RE Bar Camp? Well, start here.  The first one was put together by Andy Kaufman, Brad Coy, Mike Price, … Read more

In Which GaryVee Entertains, But Does Not Convince

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Gary Vaynerchuk, of Wine Library, is a tremendously entertaining speaker. And he spoke at Inman NY this past week. While we wait for the official video from the good people of Inman, I found this… what do you call it, bootleg conference speaker video? on this blog post by Sue Adler, a realtor who actually … Read more

Some Reflections From Flight

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Seeing as how we’re stuck on the ground in Newark… just some random thoughts. 1.  What accounts for the immense incompetence of airlines?  I mean, they’re private enterprises, in a competitive environment.  Why do they all suck so uniformly?  Is it that they are so wrapped up in government regulations that they are effectively pseudo-government … Read more