The Paralyzing Effect of Analyzing Web 2.0

The constant looking and researching, “what’s next?” and over-inundating of data we consume is actually paralyzing us as individuals. I share my thoughts in this short video.

Jerry was a Real Estate Broker… (aka the conduit between new and old)

In countless posts across the Web, from 1000watt consulting to Inman to a post by Ashfaq Munshi over at FOREM and even the Notorious R.O.B. the topic of real estate brokerage’s future (and office) are dotting the radar.

Why the idea of 2.0 might have a long way to go.

To those of us that have made our job, livelihood or passion around this modern day technology, most of this is pretty basic. We look to Mashable or other sites to see how they have improved upon it or what the latest “plugin” is to take us to the next level. But… what about the other 90% of the world? What about the 40+ consumer that doesn’t get it or doesn’t think that social media is anything more than a way for high school kids to bitch about their teachers and share pictures?

Google Street View to Include BFE by the Year 2011 – says The Onion

According to the really really smart people in charge of Google Maps (including Google Street View) they are in the works of covering every nook and cranny of the world by 2011. (Just kidding)

However, they have done a great job of increasing their overall view of the United States and the world by increasing their coverage map:

Turn Your Gmail Account into a Text Messaging Machine

Big shout out to Joel Burslem from FOREM for sending out a Tweet the other day discussing Google Labs’ new process for sending text messages from your Gmail account.  The full “How To” can be found on the Google Labs Official Gmail Blog here , but it’s easy enough.  I even put together a quick video [...]

Google Reader Part 2: Recommended Industry and Technology Blogs

Since the Google Reader post got such good reviews, I thought that I would make it easy for you to get “plugged in” (or Turned On for you 1000Watt Readers) to some of what I feel to be the best blogs out there.
Where I believe that these represent many different types of elements that could [...]

Begin Your Blog Reading Behavior with Google Reader

Read any real estate magazine, talk to any coach, or read any literature, and they will most surely say the same thing… “GET BLOGGING!” 
Where I have recommended this to a number of the agents that I work with, my first recommendation is to take your time, find your voice, and read some to find out [...]

More Great Press for the 2007 Chicago Neighborhood @Report

In the latest issue of Chicago Magazine (www.chicagomag.com), Dennis Rodkin has written an article about our recent release of The @Report – A Local Look at the Performance of 21 Chicago Neighborhoods. This report, in comparison to others in our area, was born with the idea in mind that real estate is local… very [...]

When does the map of Web 2.0 become “Clouded”? (Part 1)

I shiver almost every time someone mentions the phrase Web 2.0.  The catch phrase of the millenia, 2.0 refers to “the next step”, NEW, better than the original.  The “official” Wikipedia definition refers to Web 2.0 as, “a term describing a trend in the use of World Wide Web technology and web design that aims [...]

Mortgages… the “NEW” 4 Letter Buzz Word

So I hear that the mortage industry is a hot topic? (insert awe inspiring silence here)
Anyway, I figured that I would finally take a stab at this topic and share one of the best things that I have see come out of this debacle.
Today’s post on Inman Blog was entitled, “Angry renters say ‘hell no!’ [...]