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RE Barcamp 1 Year Anniversary

Michael Price (MLBroadcast.Com) — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:23:44 -0500

The folks at Active Rain have been big supporters of the RE Barcamp movement from day 1. What started out as an idea that we thought would bring together a few thought leaders in the RE.net has turned into a nationwide movement. Thanks to all of the AR staff and AR members who have ever been involved with an RE Barcamp. It wouldn't have had the success everyone enjoys without the hard work and generous support of AR.

There were a lot of other companies who also supported the effort with just as much support and enthusiasm. I dont want to offend anyone by forgetting them so I wont take a chance on making a list, but you know who you are and that you are appreciated!

To read more about my thoughts on RE Barcamp a year later, visit the MLBroadcast blog

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Michael Price (MLBroadcast.Com) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:10:47 -0500

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Embed Your MLBroadcast Videos In Your Active Rain Posts

Michael Price (MLBroadcast.Com) — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:29:02 -0600

Active Rainers can now embed their MLBroadcast episodes in their blog posts. E-mail support@mlbroadcast for instructions. it's easy:

Podcast Interview with Gary Vaynerchuck

Michael Price (MLBroadcast.Com) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:11:56 -0600

I had an opportunity to do a podcast interview with Gary Vaynerchuck of WineLibrary.com. Gary was the keynote speaker at the recent Inman Connect conference in NY. In the discussion he expands on his vision of the RE Pro of the future and passionately shares some meaningful and actionable methods for capitalizing on social media. Tune in and check it out.

MLBroadcast Eliminates Set Up Fee!

Michael Price (MLBroadcast.Com) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:20:14 -0600

As of today we have eliminated the $49 set up fee for MLBroadcast. Now there's no reason for you not to become a broadcaster of your content. For only $29 you can convert your listing or community photos to professionally narrated videos that are broadcasted to a wide network of video podcasting and web video sites like YouTube or iTunes. If you haven't tried it yet, visit http://www.mlbroadcast.com and get started today!

Link Roundup - Stuff You Should Be Reading

Michael Price (MLBroadcast.Com) — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:00:03 -0600

Here's a round up of RE related links from around the web that you should be reading.

Mike's Corner (Hey it's my blog, it should be first on the list)

Bridging the Gap. Real Estate Blogging Basics

An irreverent Look At Real Estate Blogging

Featured Realtor® Blog - Loco Musings

After a full year, I find another worthy Realtor® Blog To Feature

GeekEstate Blog

Free Data Sources For Your Web Site

An excellent round up of great resources for your blog or site.

Agent Genius

Agents, Legends In Their Own Minds...

I'll have more to say on this issue in an upcoming "Gap" post on Mike's Corner. You won't want to miss it.

Future of Real Estate Marketing

MRIS Takes on Search Sites

I think HAR.com just got leapfrogged in the world of public facing MLS sites.

Redfin Corporate Blog

Promoting Your Home For Sale on Twitter

A Redfin seller gets her geek on. Check out the link to Guy Kawasaki's guide to Twitter while you're there. Nobody gets more out of Twitter than Guy. Just ask him. No need - I did it for you, listen here.

Late Addition
Matthew Ferrera

Why IDX Is A Really Bad Idea

The idea of broker reciprocity is a good idea on the surface, and I am not promoting that you abandon your efforts to market the entire database of your listings, however, Matthew makes some really great points in this post. I have always been amazed that agents do not see the importance of creating a quality, public facing presentation in the MLS for their listings. They still seem to be written in agent to agent RealtorSpeak and let's face it, the vast majority of them are crap. Crap photos, terrible copy and overall just really sloppy efforts. It's food for thought that you wouldn't want to pollute your professional marketing materials with someone elses lack of effort. What do you think the solution should be? What alternatives are there? Do you abandon a display of IDX entirely or do you think you should be able to sanitize the listings for your prospects' protection. It's an interesting dilemma.

That's it for now. I'm kinda of trying to get my bearings on what to post here at my AR digs. I'd love it if you could tell me what you would like to hear about in the world of Real Estate marketing, technology and new business models. Lemme Know

It Rained On REBarcamp Houston and It Was Awesome

Michael Price (MLBroadcast.Com) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:38:04 -0500

Without the support of Active Rain, Rich, Brad and the avid AR members that were in attendance, REBarcamp Houston wouldn't have been nearly as successful. I owe a debt of gratitude to this great group of people.

This event has sparked a renewed interest in my involvement with AR primarily because of the passion of the team in place at AR and their sincere desire to provide tools that work and the education to put them in motion. The best attended sessions of the day were conducted by Rich and Brad. They were extremely dynamic and the attendees walked away with valuable knowledge and insight.

We will be posting a full wrap up story at the official REBarcamp Houston site as soon as I catch my breath. The AR posts, photos and multimedia are plentiful and very fun to view.

Thanks to the sponsors, friends, volunteers and my family for making this so enjoyable and successful.

See Ya Again Soon!

I had a ball at Real Estate barcamp Houston yesterday!

Michael Price (MLBroadcast.Com) — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:16:22 -0500

Via Debra A. Brooks Lake Livingston Waterfront Specialist:

I had a ball at Real Estate barcamp Houston yesterday!

Some functions are fun and some are not! This was just wonderful! I didn't completely understand what to expect with a "Free form forum" but I will say it was great. The presentations were fun and informative.

I was able to meet so many Rainers that I felt I was home.

Is that strange? After getting to know so many people through comments, following their lives and seeing their pictures each day I felt like it was a homecoming!

Adding hugs, face to face conversation, and sharing space with others just strengthened the bond I feel for these people! And, I got to meet so many for the first time that I will be including in my sphere that I had been missing.

I was thrilled to meet Active Rain's very own Rich Jacobson, Brad Andersohn and Jeff Turner. They are as nice in person as they are in their posts!

Other Rainer's included Jason Crouch (one of my buds), Amanda Hall, Lisa Heindel, Marchel Peterson (buddy), Pippa Mac, Greg Nino, Russell Lewis, Stephanie Edwards, Michael Price and so many more!

The sessions covered everything from upcoming technology to how to utilize today's technology! The keynote speaker, Paul Chaney is as inspiration in person as his blogs portray.

Don't miss the next one. I will let you know ahead of time before the next sign up as space will be limited. Michael Price wants to keep it intimate enough for some great networking and exclusivity.

Thank you so much Michael Price to you and your wife Laurie and all that helped provide this wonderful experience!

Later in the rain~Deb

RE-BarCamp is coming to Houston TX on October 22, 2008!

Michael Price (MLBroadcast.Com) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:38:07 -0500

Be there!

Via Rich Jacobson ~ ActiveRain Community Builder:

REBarCamp Houston is an exhilarating gathering of minds & passions in a spontaneous, eclectic, organic, open format event where real estate professionals and technology experts share new discoveries/trends happening in the industry, and discuss their practical application in the present and future of real estate. Get connected with experts - show, tell, share, and learn. Go deep with the innovators of the industry and discuss ways to incorporate on-line strategies, such as blogging, new media, tech tools, social networks, search optimization, and much more, into your business.

And the best thing, it's FREE!!!

In today's challenging market, you need an advantage and skillset that will set you apart from the masses, and empower you for greater success. REBarCamp Houston will help to equip and launch your marketing efforts with a renewed vision and effectiveness!

Keynote speaker, Paul Chaney, co-author of "Realty Blogging" and President of the International Blogging and New Media Association, will open the event with his usual talented enthusiasm. Paul also plans on conducting a few of the sessions as well.

ActiveRain is pleased to be one of the event sponsors, and Community Builders, Brad Andersohn and Rich Jacobson, will be on-hand to facilitate several break-out sessions, including "Boot Camp for Beginning Bloggers," "Social Media 101," and "7 Steps of Effective Blogging."

When: October 22, 2008 - registration at 8:30AM
Where: Shenandoah Convention & Meeting Facility
(adjacent to The Woodlands Texas)

Follow @rebarcamphou or @mlbroadcast on Twitter for updates, and use the hash tag #rebch08 with all tweets.

For more details, to RSVP, volunteer, or help sponsor this event, go to REBarCampHouston

Real Estate BarCamp Houston is Only 11 Days Away

Michael Price (MLBroadcast.Com) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:48:51 -0500

If you're anywhere near Houston and you've always wanted to meet ActiveRich or ActiveBrad, you're gonna get your chance. The intrepid AR community captains are bringing the rain to REBarcamp Houston. Haven't piqued your interest enough with that? How about Jeff Turner? Ever want to know how he keeps that huge brain of his inside that shiny dome? Come to REBarcamp Houston and ask him about his perspective on technology, new media and more. Have you set up your Zillow profile yet? Want to know more about Zestimates or the Mortgage Marketplace? No problem, Drew Meyers will be bringing his insights from Zillow down from Seattle as well. Did you know Trulia just hired a community manager? Did you know it's none other than Frances Flynn Thorsen herself? That's right the social media maven is going to be trekking to Houston to share with you how to kick start, energize and maximize your social media skills. What about data? Altos Research is sending Scott to tell us why its more important than ever. BuyWaterfronts.Com will be there to show talk about their new start up too. How about the Geniuses from Agent Genius, Lani and Benn? They will be here to share their blogging and social media chops too. Those are just the sponsors sending people to the event. Check out the web site to see how generous people from all over the country have become involved. Click through to their sites, check out their wares and thank them for helping us put together what promises to be one awesome event.

I need a small favor from those that have RSVP'd already. I need you to do it again, (WE NEED ALL SPONSORS TO RSVP AS WELL) we have a new form that drops into a spreadsheet. Our old form gave us some fits and I think we missed some folks. If you haven't RSVP'd, what are you waiting for?

Welcome My Lovely Wife To AR!

Michael Price (MLBroadcast.Com) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:14:46 -0500

Many people may not be aware that my beautiful bride is the operator of one of the first independant virtual tour studios in the US. Laurie has been operating Sitetraffic.Com in the Houston area for 13 years and is the best real estate photographer in the area bar none!

She recently set up her Active Rain profile and blog. Take a look, welcome her and encourage her to share her experience with the community.

Best,

REBarcamp Houston Annouces Keynote Speaker

Michael Price (MLBroadcast.Com) — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:02:42 -0500

Well, I guess getting to know someone better through a podcast interview really paid off! - Paul Chaney, author and president of the International Blogging and New Media Association will be joining us a REBarcamp Houston to deliver our Keynote presentation. How cool is that?

Jump over to the REBCH blog for more details and be sure to RSVP soon. You won't want to miss it!

Cheers!

Mike

International Blogging & New Media Association - An Audio Podcast With IBNMA President, Paul Chaney

Michael Price (MLBroadcast.Com) — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:24:40 -0500

If you've been involved with social media for any time at all, you've probably bumped into the name Paul Chaney. Paul is a co-author of the book Realty Blogging and has been a "go to" guy for all things social for quite some time. Paul was recently tapped to become the new president of IBNMA, a trade association for bloggers and those involved with new media, social media and more. I've known Paul for over 2 years now and when I heard he was going to take the reigns of IBNMA, I didn't hesitate to add MLBroadcast as a new member. I know with his involvement, the organization will become one of the more useful tools in our social media strategy.

Paul took some time to speak with me recently about IBNMA's charter and vision. After listening to the podcast I think you'll become compelled to become a member as well. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I did conducting the interview.

Click here to be redirected to our corporate blog and listen to the podcast. You can also subscribe to Mike's Mic in iTunes and get free, automatic updates of new episodes. You can also listen to previous episodes including interviews with Real Living Realty, NAR, Trulia, and many more.

Best,

Mike Price
President
MLBroadcast.Com

Venue Selected For Real Estate Barcamp Houston

Michael Price (MLBroadcast.Com) — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:05:26 -0500

We have secured a great location for Barcamp. 4K SF of premium meeting space with wireless internet projectors and more. It will be held at the Shenandoah Convention and Meeting Facility at 29955 i-45 North. Looking forward to seeing AR folks from all around the area! Visit the blog or wiki for more information. Don't forget ActiveRich and ActiveBrad will be there to answer any AR questions you have!

REBarcamp Houston Is Moving Forward

Michael Price (MLBroadcast.Com) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:05:58 -0500

We're so proud and happy to have Rich and Brad involved with REBarcamp Houston. This post started out as a response to Rich's AR post, it grew a little too long for a comment. There were some great comments and good questions so I thought I would take the opportunity to expand a bit more on the concept of a BarCamp. It's a grass roots effort and the content is actually created and delivered by those in attendance. We start out in the morning by allowing attendees to pick the topics. You may choose to lead a topic, or you might pick one that you want to know more about. We split off into sessions througout the day. BarCamps have been held all over the world for the past few years. Recently people have been applying the concept to specific verticals. The first Real Estate Bar Camp was held in San Francisco recently and it was an overwhelming success.

It's not just about technology. If you want to know more about emerging business models, recruiting, retention, or anything, you have the opportunity to bring it up as a topic and learn from those in attendance that have knowledge on the subject. There are many people coming in from other areas of the country that are eager to share. It's a great opportunity for anyone in the real estate industry to get access to information that you will be able to take action on the minute you leave.

We should be making the location announcement for the event tomorrow.

What do we need to help make it a success? We need you to spread the word to the real estate professionals in the Houston area. We also need some more sponsors. In keeping with the grass roots rules of Barcamp, all sponsors at the same level of only $250. If you are interested in sponsoring, please email me at mprice@mlbroadcast.com or call me at 832 331 4846.

Again, thanks to Rich, Brad and Active Rain for getting behind REBarcamp Houston

PS: Houston Area Brokers, if you would like me or one of the local REBarcamp organizers to come by and speak to your agents about the event, let us know, we plan on hitting the road over the next few weeks to spread the word.

REBlogWorld

Michael Price (MLBroadcast.Com) — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:48:24 -0500

I'll be at REBlogworld this Friday in Las Vegas speaking about Video Distribution. I hope to see you there! To find out more check out the post at my blog.

Links To Bookmark

Michael Price (MLBroadcast.Com) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:05:22 -0500

REBarcamp Houston Blog

REBarcamp Houston Wiki

Submit Your Best Posts To The Carnival Of Real Estate

Michael Price (MLBroadcast.Com) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:39:45 -0500

I've been a big supporter of the Carnival of Real Estate since it's inception over 2 years ago. If you're not familiar with the concept of a Blog Carnival, check out this link. I've followed the CoRE as a means of being exposed to the best real estate blogging content on the web. It's a huge time saver for me because I can almost always count on that week's host to cull the best of the best from the submissions made.

It's sort of a grass roots effort that changes from host to host, usually with a theme associated with it based on the time of year or the locale of the host. The CoRE also has a great audio podcast. (iTunes Link) It consists of interviews with the weekly CoRE host talking about their selection process and other timely issues in the RE.net.

I encourage all AR bloggers to subscribe to the CoRE blog and Podcast and take an active role in participating. Submit your best post every week and let the CoRE administrators know about your ideas for making it an even greater resource.

New Mike's Mic Podcast Interview with AR's very own Rich Jacobson

Michael Price (MLBroadcast.Com) — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:52:30 -0500

Had a great conversation with Rich today. Check it out!:
Click Here To Listen To The .mp3
Click Here To Listen/Subscribe in iTunes
Have a topic or guest you would like to see in an upcoming episode? Leave a comment!
Best
~MP

Mike's Mic - A Real Estate 2.0 Podcast

Michael Price (MLBroadcast.Com) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:35:19 -0500

I wanted to take an opportunity to introduce everyone to a podcast channel we have created recently. Each week I will be interviewing people in the RE.net and tech world on wide variety of topics including, technology, marketing, new business models and more. My most recent interview is with Giovanni Galluchi of Viewzi.Com, a new platform for search.

From time to time I post these podcast interviews to Mike's Corner and other blogs I have the privilege to write for. You can subscribe to the entire feed in iTunes as well. I'd like to know from AR members who you would like to hear interviewed and what topics are of most interest to you.

I hope you enjoy the conversations and would love to hear your comments on content and topics for future episodes!

Best

~Mike Price

REBlogworld Annouces an Exclusive Active Rain Discount!

Michael Price (MLBroadcast.Com) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:04:19 -0500

If you haven't heard about REBlogworld yet, check out this blog post and visit the site. It's an event you won't want to miss. Todd Carpenter, one of the REBW organizers announced today that Active Rain members are eligble to receive a 20% discount! Just enter ACVIP in the promotional box during registration. Then click apply to see your new price before entering payment information.

What The Heck is a Barcamp and Why Should I Go?

Michael Price (MLBroadcast.Com) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:23:53 -0500

What in the world is a Barcamp? Simply put, it's a conference without an agenda until the morning of the event. It's an event created entirely by the attendees. Barcamps are among the most effective uses of conference time I have ever experienced. It's amazing how effective the "uncoference" concept is when it comes to the quality of the information shared. Recently a group of volunteers gathered together to put a Real Estate focus on Barcamps by holding the first ever REBarcamp in San Francisco. It was wildly successful and we're going to do it again, in the Bayou City (Houston) on Oct. 22nd. The best part? It's completely free!

Here's how it works. At the beginning of the day there is a white board or large sheet of butcher paper placed on a wall. The day is sectioned into hour long break out sessions with different room or area assignments. Attendees write down the title of the session they would like to either conduct or attend. Some folks seek out experts in certain areas to moderate their discussions, some decide to moderate their own. All attendees then review the sessions and determine which tracks will be right for them. We plan ot make sure there is something for everyone encouraging basic, intermediae and advanced sessions. So if you don't know what a blog is, don't worry. If you're a long time blogger, there will be something there for you as well.

There is usually a lunch break with a box lunch or catered food provided by the sponsors of the event. There are typically some pretty cool conference swag including a special edition t-shirt for the event, all provided free of charge. Below are the sessions that were finalized at REBarcamp SF - Keep in mind that if you do not see a session here you would be interested in, it doesn't matter, you can create the session you want to particpate in on the day of the event. Pretty cool eh?

time    Back Room    Front Room 1    Front Room 2    Front Room 3
11 AM    BlogSurvey    SocialNetworks    ForeClosure2    ThreeOutcomes
Noon    AltosResearch    VideoBasics101    PayForPerformance    TrainingCoaching
Noon        RetsReso     Syndication    MyTechBase
1 PM    Lunch
2 PM    BlogNetworks    ProBonoReal Estate?    PodCasting
2 PM    ForeClosures    Beginning Blog    Twitter Biz Case
2 PM    Web 2 Marketing
3 PM    Vicious Gossip    Flickr More    GuerillaMarketing
4 PM    MortgageIndustry    SearchDashboard    CommentManagement

We're working on a very cool facility that will allow us to have a wide varity of sessions taking place at the same time. If you're a real estate tech vendor, we encourage demos. If you're an exhibitor or sponsor at the HAR show, why not take advantage of REBarcamp to make additional contact with prospects ahead of the event?

The Houston REBarcamp will be held on Oct. 22nd. (the Day before the HAR Realtor Expo). We have some awesome people coming in from around the country, so don't miss it. Visit the site today and add yourself on the event page at Facebook!

The folks at Active Rain will be helping us promote REBarcamp and we hope you will too! Tell your firends about it. If you have questions you can email me or Stephanie Edwards Musa for more details.

Harness The Power of Community To Gain More Prospects

Michael Price (MLBroadcast.Com) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:12:13 -0500

I was prompted by a blog post that Brian Boero published recently to share some of my thoughts on how to harness the power of your community and neighborhood knowledge. Here's a link to the post, I'd love to hear your thoughts and ideas on community too.

Harness The Power of Neighborhood Knowledge

Become a Fan of MLBroadcast on our FaceBook Fan Page

Michael Price (MLBroadcast.Com) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:22:58 -0500

Check out some of our newest clients and more at our Facebook Fan Page.

New and Noteable MLBroadcast Episodes

Michael Price (MLBroadcast.Com) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:35:35 -0500

Want to know what a 1100 SF Condo Goes for in a Luxury Hi Rise in Hong Kong? 8.7 million Hong Kong Dollars (around $1,118,000 US) One of our newest clients gives new meaning to our tag line, Global Exposure. Local Results.

Christopher Baker of Orlando, FL and Rosemarie Torti of The Woodlands Texas both posted really great community tours today that do a fantastic job of showcasing their unique knowledge of their respective local markets. Using web video and video podcast syndication tools are a great way to demonstrate to their prospective clients web marketing skills that go beyond MLS and traditional content distribution.

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