Remember the hype? There was plenty of it. When Apple released the first iPad a little more than a year ago I was skeptical of how this new toy would change the world. Even though I have been an enthusiastic user (evangelist) of Apple Computer since 1986, I assumed this was another consumer oriented product.  [...]

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There is an interesting article in www.clickz.com this week titled: “F-Commerce, the Arrival of the Facebook Consumer“ by Janice Diner She make the argument that Facebook commerce is a subset of social commerce and e-commerce, referring to commerce executed on or influenced by the Facebook platform. Commerce off Facebook (on other sites) is commerce that [...]

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Taking the collective feedback from both current clients and prospects, it appears that the storm clouds are finally beginning to lift around the Amenity and Resort segments of real estate. We’ve received very encouraging feedback that sales are starting to rebound in many areas. Also, we’ve noticed a measurable uptick in interest from builders, developers [...]

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I am at 34,000 feet above sea level traveling at 414 knots (according to live /www.flightstats.com/). Yes I have successfully entered the realm of InFlight WiFi – and it’s kinda strange! At the midpoint of my RDU to DFW flight I thought I could complete a customer proposal with some information from my office PC. [...]

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It seems like everyone is searching for ways to make social media relevant in real estate marketing. If you’ve felt the pressure recently to build a Facebook page for your community or set up a Twitter account, you know what I mean. The real challenge is to integrate these new ways to communicate into a [...]

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