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The Technology Channel is the place to discuss, research, and review how technology, both new and old, affects the real estate market, selling and buying homes, and leveraging know-how to better the real estate business.

Twitter

Good Tweet Deck Tutorial - 11/19/2009 11:10 PM

This is a good overview of Tweet Deck. If I find something that goes into more detail I will…

Colorado Realtor uses Twitter to keep connected with clients - 11/14/2009 04:50 PM

Broker IPTV: Today we are talking with David Douglas: he is the board director for the South…

TwitterFriends - a fantastic tool to see just how you're doing on Twitter - 11/11/2009 03:06 PM

First of all let me start off by saying I am NOT an expert on Twitter by any means! But…

Do you Tweet - 11/10/2009 10:24 PM

Do you Tweet - I'm not sure where I'm going with twitter, but I believe that it has the potential…

Following a local business on Twitter may not only get me clients, but today it won me a GPS - 11/10/2009 12:41 PM

By Todd Clark (Broker/Sales Coach) 503-524-9494 I thought I would never own a GPS. gosh I…

Technology

THE TANGLED WIDE WORLD OF WEB BROWSERS : A PERSONAL OPINION - 11/16/2009 09:48 AM

As a web designer, part of my Quality Assurance (QA) testing is to verify that my websites work in…

Does Google Know 2 Much About U? - 11/13/2009 05:19 AM

Okay, I admit it - Google has some very good products that I would have trouble giving up, but as…

Thrilled With My Hero - 11/10/2009 05:41 PM

I bought an HTC Hero on Friday. This is a Google phone that runs the open source Android…

MRMLS and MLSListings, Inc. Announce Data Share Agreement - 10/03/2009 07:57 PM

This gives us as Realtors in California an advantage to provide up to the minute searches for our…

Must See Video - Updated "Did You Know 4.0" - 09/29/2009 08:05 AM

By now you've probably seen the Shift Happens video originally created by high school teacher, Karl…

Google

Google's Godzilla-Sized Eyeballs Will Soon Be 360x360x360 - 11/08/2009 07:14 PM

I wonder if Aldous Huxley had lived in a time sufficient to forecast the pervasiveness and invasive…

Where Were You When Google... - 10/29/2009 11:30 PM

Just saw a new video released by Google that is a fun little history lesson sharing many of the…

Google Trends Labs shows you what people search for in your area - 10/10/2009 08:23 AM

Have you tried this great Google tool yet? Google Trends Labs lets you search, find, and compare…

Happy birthday, Google! - 09/27/2009 09:30 PM

That's not an embarrassing typo in today's Google logo, it's a tribute to Google's 11th birthday…

Three New Ways To Look At Google - 08/02/2009 10:00 AM

Google search results now offer three great ways to drill down on a search and find similar topics…

Websites

WOW Your Visitors with FREE Flash Slideshow - 11/17/2009 04:47 PM

WOW- I found this free site, Go2Abum to create and host flash slide shows of your photographs. …

Making Customers Happy By Not Making Them Think - 11/13/2009 12:25 PM

Two of our favorite books here at The Grove are "Don't Make Me Think" by Steve Krug and "Emotional…

ForeclosureGrove.com Launches 10/12/2009 - Find Arizona Foreclosure Auction Properties - 11/11/2009 03:32 PM

On November 12, 2009, www. foreclosuregrove. com will go live. The Grove makes it easy to find…

Real Estate Websites - 10/26/2009 09:21 AM

Ever since I have been in the real estate website business there has been a dilemma between the…

Bought Myself A New Website...Based on WordPress...Theme Created By Fabulous Designer! - 09/17/2009 03:22 PM

I am so excited… I have been waiting to unveil my new Real Estate Virtual Assistant site for…

Photography

Are your listing photos "good enough?" - 11/20/2009 03:48 PM

As a professional real estate photographer (in addition to being a full-time real estate agent), I…

Asking Santa for a new camera for Real Estate Photography? Here are a few things to Consider . . . - 11/16/2009 01:59 PM

Asking Santa for a new camera for Real Estate Photography? Keep reading With about a…

Architectural photography - Dennis Huckaby - 10/17/2009 12:27 AM

Today I attended a one-day architectural photography course taught by Dennis Huckaby Dennis has…

When a "big" world becomes small, some of the magic is lost. Some random thoughts about landscape photography - 10/13/2009 07:43 PM

One of the interesting things about photographing landscapes is that a very large three…

Flash Photography for interior shots - 10/06/2009 03:52 PM

I went to a workshop put on by Scott Hargis and Thomas Grubba earlier this year and learned a lot…

Video

New Video Program is for the DOGS! - 11/19/2009 07:07 PM

There is a new video program that I tried out a couple of weeks ago for free. They allow you 30…

Video Email & Video Call Clients & Colleagues...FREE - 11/04/2009 09:32 PM

In this day & age of enhanced communication abilities - nothing beats a real face-to-face…

Webinar Tuesday Nov.5 @1:00 EST Featuring Marsha Sell! - 11/02/2009 04:33 PM

Join us for a Webinar on November 3 Licensed in 1973, Marsha Sell has 35 years of…

6 Ways to Use Video for More Business - 10/05/2009 02:47 PM

I started making videos of my listings 2 years ago and give a lot of credit to video for my…

Make Great Looking Movies For Your Site in minutes - 09/19/2009 03:59 PM

I know what you're going to say.. I don't know how to use those video editing programs. This…

Facebook

Merge Your Facebook Calendar With Your Google (iCal) Calendar - 11/10/2009 03:14 PM

In this day of social media explosion, it can get overwhelming to keep up with all the websites,…

Want the "OLD Facebook" Back? - 11/09/2009 08:52 PM

Change is hard, and that sentiment is echoing daily among Facebook users since the social…

3 Facebook Scams in 11 Days - 11/06/2009 08:00 AM

There has been an incredible increase in Facebook email scams in the last few weeks. I've had 3 hit…

Changes to Facebook - Why? And do we like it? - 11/05/2009 03:07 PM

So Facebook has made some changes! For religious Facebook users, this has caused some irritation…

Yet Another Facebook Scam - 11/05/2009 07:15 AM

There's no question that you have to stay vigilant when you're on the web. This is the 2nd Facebook…

Social Networking

Catch a Wave or Make a Plan? - 11/19/2009 08:38 PM

I've talked about it, as have many others… Social Media Plan… But is it even possible?..

READ 'EM AND WEEP : "ANONYMOUS" ISN'T - 10/29/2009 09:06 AM

It's funny what you can come across when browsing for something completely different, but then…

Real Estate Career Seminar: Virtual Communication & Tech Skills #1 in New Career Success, Livingston NJ - 10/20/2009 10:30 PM

Did you know that virtual communication together with techonology skills are #1 essentials in…

RealBird Webinar - Social Networking Secrets With Gabe Gross and Coach Katerina Gasset - 09/15/2009 01:13 PM

Join RealBird 's Gabe Gross and Coach Katerina Gasset for another fun and information packed,…

Real Estate Marketing in the "NOW" - 08/26/2009 01:22 PM

According to informal surveys from Real Estate Agents and Professionals that we…

News

Will U B @ PassTech? - 11/02/2009 01:47 PM

Tomorrow the Plymouth and South Shore Association of REATLORS is holding it's free Marketing and…

REBar Bellevue - Quick thoughts on the day - 10/06/2009 04:51 PM

Rebar mini camp in Bellevue was good half day of information. There were some very informative…

REBar Camps - Technology Education from Real Estate Pros - Bellevue is Next - 10/01/2009 10:34 AM

REBar camps are the latest in real estate technology training/education. The one-day "anti…

Once Again the so Called Secure Mac Falls to Hackers - 03/19/2009 10:50 AM

Looking for Eau Claire Homes For Sale I guess you can only praise Apple for…

Microsoft Announces Internet Exploder 8 is Faster Than Chrome and Firefox: Emphasis on Microsoft Announces - 03/12/2009 12:22 PM

Looking for Eau Claire Homes For Sale Ok speed is in. It’s one of the biggest selling…

SEO

The Paradox of SEO Marketing Companies - 07/08/2009 02:47 PM

Maybe I'm a little slow and maybe I don't quite understand this whole SEO marketing thing. I'm…

I hope you didn’t pay someone to page sculpt your website – Google poked a stick in it – SEO update - 06/03/2009 08:48 AM

If you are into SEO then you probably have heard of page sculpting ( you can check…

Google Tweaking Google Suggest – Bad Side Effects for the Little guy? A SEO Nightmare… - 05/21/2009 12:05 PM

Google is adding some different functions to Google suggest If you aren’t…

How Much Traffic are Your Images Generating? Image Analytics! Wait did you just say generate traffic with images?!! - 05/21/2009 11:52 AM

I don’t think many people realize the potential that images have for websites…

Google Drops Another Bomb – Google Profiles Show up in Search Results - 04/22/2009 03:59 PM

http://ActiveRain. com/blogsview/1045878/Active-Rain-I-Need-a-Favor Can you take a moment…