What’s New With WordPress 3.1

March 2, 2011

WordPress 3.1 has now been released and includes:

a lightning fast redesigned linking workflow
an admin bar so you’re never more than a click away from your most-used dashboard pages
a streamlined writing interface
a refreshed blue admin scheme available for selection under your personal options.

Full details are available on the Wordpress Website.

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REALTOR® Magazine’s Good Neighbor Awards Now Accepting Nominations

March 2, 2011

Washington, DC, February 25, 2011 (Realtor.org) The National Association of Realtors® is currently accepting applications for the 12th annual REALTOR® Magazine Good Neighbor Awards. The awards recognize Realtors® for their dedication to volunteer service.
Five winners will be announced in the November issue of REALTOR® Magazine. Each winner will be recognized at the 2011 REALTORS® Conference [...]

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The Art of Social Listing Exposure

March 1, 2011

Written By: Nicole ‘Nik Nik’ Nicolay
If you’re looking for the article that tells you how to blast your listings out to everyone on the Web, this isn’t it. If you’re looking for the article that gives you a list of all the Facebook apps that auto-post listings to your business page or wall…this still isn’t [...]

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The Worlds Strangest Apartments – No. 1

March 1, 2011

How many ping pong balls can you fit into a 90 square foot apartment? Well at least 25,000 as you can see in this amazingly creative Brooklyn apartment ‘lived’ in and created by architect Daniel Arsham. The apartment is a loft attached to Snarkitecture, the firm Arsham works at and while it’s only allows for [...]

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HomeGain Inducts 15 New Members Into Commissions Based Awards Clubs

March 1, 2011

HomeGain inducts 15 new real estate agent members into its elite commissions based award clubs for closing home sales; Club membership grows to 983
Emeryville, CA – March 1, 2011 – HomeGain, a leading website that connects REALTORS® with home buyers and sellers, today announced that its commissions based award clubs for its AgentEvaluator® product has [...]

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The World Is Obsessed With Facebook

March 1, 2011

The following brief but entertaining video provides recent data on Facebook and it’s user population. Be warned, some of this information is scary Is anyone doing anything other than checking Facebook?

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Do You Want A List Of People Looking For a Realtor?

February 28, 2011

There are leads out there, you just need to know where to find them. One rarely used service is twitter search:
search.twitter.com
It’s easy to use and it’s free. Simply go to the search section of twitter and type in anything you think people would ask to find a Realtor. I ran some searches yesterday morning [...]

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Steve Jobs Introduces The Macintosh – The Lost 1984 Video

February 28, 2011

The original 1984 Macintosh Introduction: the magic moment, when Steve Jobs unveils the Macintosh and releases it from its bag.

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Google Social Search Update

February 28, 2011

Launched in 2009, Google Social Search has been updated. The improvements enable you to get even more information from people you are connected to, whether they’re publishing on Twitter, Flickr, Blogger or other publicly available sites. When you sign in to your Google Account, you can get ideas and recommendations from people you trust, right [...]

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Commercial Real Estate Vacancy Rates to Decline but Rent Recovery Delayed

February 28, 2011

Washington, DC, February 25, 2011 (Realtor.org) A stabilization trend is taking place in commercial real estate sectors, but in most markets rent will remain soft except for multifamily rentals, according to the National Association of Realtors®.
awrence Yun, NAR chief economist, said a pullback in construction is helping stabilize the market. “Very limited construction of new [...]

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