jeff turner: OK.OK. I'm Passing The Friendship Ball - 11/17/08 11:15 AM
It's not that I didn't appreciate the wonderful words written by Gena Riede when she passed the Friendhip Ball to me. I did. I really did.
It's just that I'm not a MEME fan.
Actually, I need to use a strong word. I hate MEME's. I wish I didn't. I … (47 comments)
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jeff turner: Where To Find Me At NAR2008 (At Least During The Day) - 11/05/08 10:32 PM
I will be speaking or appearing on panels every day at the National Association of REALTORS® National Convention. Here's the schedule:
Using Social Media to Engage ClientsSunday, November 9 from 11:00 AM - 12:30 PMLocation: Orange County Convention Center, West Building, Valencia Room W415DDetermine how to use social media tools and … (47 comments)
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jeff turner: A Winning Social Media Strategy - Revisiting BarackObama.com - 11/05/08 06:03 PM
On February 14, 2007, I wrote "Barak Obama: This Post Is NOT About Politics." I wrote it less than 48 hours after the Obama campaign launched BarackObama.com. I'm embarrassed that I didn't spell his name correctly in the headline. I am not embarrassed by the analysis or the conversation that took … (82 comments)
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jeff turner: The Scary Speed Of Social Media Conversations (Eyejot & Twitter) - 11/01/08 10:24 AM
67% of all statistics are made up on the fly.
It may actually be higher than that, since I just made that one up on the fly. You get the point. This morning, I read a report on MarketWatch that struck me as more than odd. It struck me as misleading. … (56 comments)
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jeff turner: Eyejot Launches SMS Alerts Feature - 10/30/08 11:08 PM
I'm a fan of Eyejot, the Eyejot This! Bookmarklet and David Geller, Eyejot's President. So, yesterday when he told me they were launching a new SMS feature, I was intrigued and immediately set up my personal Eyejot account to receive SMS text messages. But I didn't have time to test it.
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jeff turner: @NAR2008 - Keep In Touch At The 2008 Realtors® Conference - 10/24/08 03:34 PM
WARNING: THIS IS A SOCIAL MEDIA EXPERIMENT.
I felt like I needed to say that. :) I have no idea whether the @nar2008 GroupTweet account will work as I hope it will, but i think it's worth the effort. And the only way to test it, is live and with … (38 comments)
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jeff turner: Overheard on Twitter: "Get An Agent" - 10/13/08 03:01 PM
I've shared some of the random messages I see on Twitter regarding REALTORS® or real estate.
Often they've been funny, or inspiration for thoughts on communication, or used to point out why it's important to use Twitter. The message below illustrates the potential power of social media and social messaging … (47 comments)
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jeff turner: A Free Text Messaging Widget For Your Active Rain Sidebar (From Matt Rains) - 10/11/08 09:44 AM
I love Twitter. Matt Rains, of RETechBlog fame, sent me a private message on Twitter the other night, asking me to take a look at "something" he had built and to give him my opinion. That something was a text messaging widget and I liked it.
So, yesterday Matt and … (126 comments)
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jeff turner: A New Trade Association For Blogging And New Media (IBNMA) - 09/23/08 02:18 PM
A new trade association was launched over the weekend.
The International Blogging & New Media Association opened it's doors at BlogWorld Expo. Why? "Blogging, podcasting and other forms of new media have become tools of an emerging industry. The International Blogging and New Media Association (IBNMA) has been formed to … (39 comments)
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jeff turner: LinkedIn Launches Group Discussions - 08/29/08 01:30 PM
For a long time, groups on LinkedIn have served very little purpose.
Today, LinkedIn finally added a few features that will make your LinkedIn group connections more powerful, including advanced search, but the most important of the features is Discussions. When we launched the Real Estate Shows group, this is the … (93 comments)
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jeff turner: It's Your Reputation. Manage it. - 08/07/08 11:53 AM
Recent stories of "profile jacking" on Twitter point out the necessity for corporations to vigorously monitor their on-line reputation.
The most notable of the recent stories is that of "Janet," an Exxon "employee" who began posting at the fake Twitter account called ExxonMobilCorp. Jeremiah Owyang has a great review of the … (87 comments)
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jeff turner: Opening The Mobile Blogging Bag Of Tricks - 06/24/08 06:09 PM
My mobile blog fest begins tomorrow morning at 4:00 AM.
That's when the entire Turner family, six kids and two parents, will head off on our annual road trip to West Virginia. I blogged all along the way last year on our CA TO WV... AND BACK AGAIN blog. This year … (47 comments)
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jeff turner: Happy To Be Chosen An Utterz Ambassador - 05/29/08 12:28 PM
Yesterday, I was thrilled to learn that I was chosen to be among the first group of Utterz Ambassadors.
Although my tongue in cheek "audition" tape may have indicated otherwise, I wanted to be a part of the group for a variety of reasons. First and foremost, I believe Utterz … (21 comments)
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jeff turner: PicLens Will Change The Way You View Flickr - 05/29/08 09:03 AM
A very special thank you to Teresa Boardman for turning me on to this browser plugin.
PicLens "transforms your browser into a full-screen, 3D experience for viewing photos and videos across the web. With one click, PicLens makes online media come to life via an immersive presentation that goes beyond … (58 comments)
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jeff turner: I've Got To Be Honest, I'm Really Not Into This Place - 05/28/08 09:47 AM
I've written a bunch about the emotional aspects of the home buying experience.
In a series of posts on Sex And Real Estate, I reviewed the excellent book by Marjorie Garber by the same name. The emotional triggers that cause us to fall in love with a home often overwhelm the … (77 comments)
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jeff turner: Happy Memorial Day - 05/26/08 11:59 AM
Happy Memorial Day to everyone on ActiveRain!
My country,’ tis of thee,
sweet land of liberty,
of thee I sing;
land where my fathers died,
land of the pilgrims’ pride,
from every mountainside
let freedom ring! … (20 comments)
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jeff turner: Me.Dium May Be A Perfect Fit - 05/15/08 01:36 PM
I stumbled upon a social browsing site that immediately caught my eye - it's called Me.Dium.
What is Me.Dium? By their own definition, "Me.dium is a social browsing software company offering a browser extension that allows people to surf with friends." Me.Dium was founded in 2006 and is compatible with a … (42 comments)
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jeff turner: Getting Your Blog Into A WidgetBox - A Video Tutorial - 05/10/08 12:36 PM
Your email inbox should be the greatest resource for blog post ideas.
That thought is certainly not original to me. Many have said this. They say it because it's true. It's certainly true for me.
The other day I received the following in an email from Anita Carrington: "How do I … (36 comments)
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jeff turner: "You Can Blog That!" - 05/03/08 09:15 PM
As we walked around Whole Foods looking for organic versions of the stuff we usually eat, my wife, Rocky, incorrectly read the price on some organic chewing gum and I reacted to it in disgust. I don't remember exactly what I said, but it was something like, "That's ridiculous. Why would … (50 comments)
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jeff turner: Point And Shoot Cameras. The Wider The Better. - 05/01/08 12:46 AM
When it comes to digital point a shoot cameras,bigger is not necessarily better, but wider certainly is.
One of the first posts I wrote on ActiveRain was titled, "Sell Your Camera On eBay & Buy This One."
That post was written about the Kodak v705, which, along with the Kodak … (75 comments)
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