The changing landscape of buying a home - 10/21/10 08:12 AM
I recently presented a class on social networking to some members of our local MLS in Carteret County, NC. As is my tradition in making presentations, I did not rely upon my own thoughts and conclusions.  I gathered information from contacts on ActiveRain and from those on LinkIn.
I had well over thirty people respond before I did my presentation, and some who have sent me notes since then.  My presentation tried to draw some conclusions from a very broad spectrum of comments.
My credentials for doing a social networking presentation are solid.  I started blogging six years ago, and I … (3 comments)

Looking for comments on the value of social media - 10/11/10 03:57 PM
I am doing an educational presentationon social networking this week to Realtors® from the Carteret County MLS.
Obviously I believe strongly in the value of social networking.  It actually is the core of my business strategy.  I will be sharing some of my personal experiences including  the story of a house that I sold to a couple who listed and sold their home in Pennsylvania, put their large possessions in storage and moved to the Crystal Coast.
They would not be unique except they came to the area, never having visited except through the words and pictures of my Southern Outer … (2 comments)

When technology works, it is pure magic - 10/08/10 09:58 PM
This morning while I was at my home office desk, I got a phone call from two ladies who were headed south on Interstate 95.  One was the wife of someone who worked closely with me at Apple Computer. He and I remain very good friends.  The other was her sister, and they were exploring places for the sister and her husband to retire.
They wanted a place within driving distance of Washington, DC that had enough to offer that their grown children would want to come visit.  Once they told me where they were headed, I explained that I thought … (5 comments)