other: Bloggers Unite. Blog For A Cause. Blog Action Day Oct 15 2008. - 09/28/08 11:53 PM
Blog Action Day October 15th 2008 (http://blogactionday.org/)
Blog Action Day is an annual nonprofit event that aims to unite the world’s bloggers, podcasters and videocasters, to post about the same issue on the same day. Their aim is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion.
The … (19 comments)
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other: Microsoft Helps Turn A Negative Into A Positive - 09/21/08 11:56 PM
For the past couple of years, Apple has been aggressively advertising Macintosh's Brand as young, hip and trendy with the famous Im a Mac vs Im a PC ads.
I don't know what happened with Microsoft over the years they just stood there taking a beating from Apple with … (58 comments)
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other: Wedding Proposal 2.0 - 08/25/08 11:32 PM
No don't Adjust your computer screen, that is Google's Map Street View and that is a guy holding up a sign proposing to his lover Leslie.
This was hyped up via Digg 2 days ago and tweeted all over Twitter. Because well its a pretty cool idea.
Digg link … (8 comments)
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other: Deceptive Spam Protection - 08/10/08 11:31 PM
Most people understand what SPAM is and have developed some ways to prevent SPAM. Email filters, blockers and even getting new complete e-mail addys.
What most people don't know is the difference between Marketing Spam and Deceptive Spam. Marketing Spam is the least threatful but still annoying.
Marketing Spam deals with … (3 comments)
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other: 08-08-08 Fun Tidbits About Today - 08/08/08 10:18 PM
Today is an interesting day marking the calendars as August 8th 2008 or 08-08-2008 or 888 in short.
So whats the scoop behind these numbers?
Remember 2 years ago when it was June 6th 2006 (666) ? That was an interesting day too.
So doing some research I … (13 comments)
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other: John Edwards Admitting an Affair - 08/08/08 05:17 PM
Rumors were around about 7-10 days ago about this and sometimes where there is smoke, there is fire. He admitted today that he did have an affair with a woman who was a part of his campaign. Maybe that was why he was getting the $400 haircuts.
Got news for you Johnnie … (30 comments)
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other: I Foreclosed On A Bad Habit. I Quit Smoking. - 07/31/08 08:35 PM
The Bad Habit
I started smoking at the Age of 16 (11 years ago) just like the consensus says, I fell into peer pressure and all it took was one drag and I was hooked.
Being a teenager a lot of things looked cool to me and living … (33 comments)
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other: A Time to Emerge From Our Past and Move Forward With Change - 06/09/08 10:22 PM
Today was my beautiful's Daughter Graduation for the 4yr Old Class at The Wave Children's Learning Center. Thinking back how much she grown and how fast they grow up has really made me a proud Father. It's moment like these you cherich and reflect how much your child's life … (15 comments)
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other: I got Memed in Virginia Beach - 06/01/08 02:12 PM
Well its no suprise to the Blogosphere that memeds have been creating an online buzz of chained questionaires. Its like doing the wave at a baseball game where you pass it on to people. I must admit I been on the blogosphere quite some time but never thought I get one...so … (10 comments)
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other: May News letter - 05/09/08 05:25 PM
Welcome to our monthly newsletter. Whether you are just beginning to receive our monthly newsletters, or you have been getting them for months, we guarantee you'll like what you read... Our company is committed to providing our clients with extraordinary service in order to help them achieve their real estate objectives. Part of … (0 comments)
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other: Julie and the three bears - 05/06/08 10:42 AM
I recently read an article about real estate blogging which made the point that people only read your blog to get information on real estate and author's who make the mistake of venturing off into other topics will lose readership. I hope that is not the case as there are days … (4 comments)
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other: Getting to know me! - 05/02/08 03:04 PM
Hello. My name is Denise Brinkley and I am a Crossville, Tennessee resident and I've lived here for almost 3 years. Before moving here with my husband and mom, we lived in busy Miami, Florida for many many years. I say my time was 39 years. We have no children but we … (3 comments)
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other: Celebrating Earth Day with E-FAX - 04/22/08 08:33 PM
My Earth Day Support
Well to help celebrate this Great day called Earth Day, I wanted to share a tip to all of us in the Real Estate Business. Even though this tip may be small, any effort to help with Eary Day's Main Vision will help tremendously!!
Before I share … (12 comments)
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other: Dark city, bright idea - 03/29/08 11:20 AM
Don't Forget tonight is the countdown for Earth Hour. Let's spread this World Wide Awareness and promote this eco friendly idea everywhere! If you haven't noticed, Google users in the United States will notice today that we "turned the lights out" on the Google.com homepage as a gesture to raise awareness … (3 comments)
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other: Prosper: Peer to Peer Lending. A New type of EBAY? - 03/16/08 02:28 PM
The Website can be found here http://www.prosper.com
The Wiki can be found here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosper.com
Wallstreet Journal interview here http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120525138644627455.html
So what is Prosper ?
Prosper opened to the public on February 5, 2006. They are an online auction website where individuals can buy loans and request to borrow money. Borrowers set the maximum interest … (2 comments)
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other: The Ultimate Gift - A look at what really brings us happiness - 03/15/08 05:54 PM
I just got done watching a beautiful inspiring movie last night that one of my mentors had told me to read the book a LONG time ago. I was strolling through blockbuster last night trying to rent Dan in Real Life but unfortunately there were no copies … (6 comments)
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other: Gas Prices Keep Rising : Refinance now :P - 03/10/08 11:11 AM
LOL - Ok now that I got your attention
CNN just reported
Survey: Gas prices rise 9 cents in 2 weeksA gallon of gas rose to $3.20 on average, national survey of gas stations says
I been noticing the prices rise recently too and man I cringe every time I keep seeing it … (4 comments)
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other: We Sold it! - 03/05/08 09:01 PM
We Sold it! After nearly 9 months on the market our little completely remodeled doll house in Anchorage was sold today! Our Realtor, Laura Halverson, hung in there and did a nice job for us. A Realtor hiring a Realtor is an interesting proposition. There were times when I wanted to … (1 comments)
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other: Are you a loser too? - 02/29/08 12:16 PM
Are there those things in your business you know you should do but seem to never get around to them? I keep a list of things to do and today I finally got tired of writing the same items on my current list so I committed to doing at least one … (3 comments)
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other: Lost Weekend - 02/25/08 11:16 AM
Every year about this time we get teased with some early spring weather and it feels good. We know there are always a few more storms to pass through but when they come I am not ready. This weekend was a perfect example, it had been beautiful the previous weekend and … (3 comments)
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other: Rain and Wind - 02/24/08 04:40 PM
Rain and wind have slowed this weekend to a crawl. After last weekend and so many people out looking at homes we had planned more open houses for yesterday and today but the storm has kept everyone inside today. Oh well, the best plans don't always work and I have enough … (2 comments)
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other: On the Other Side - 02/18/08 03:09 PM
This past week I have been a Realtor's client. Well actually I think we have been her client for 10 months but we are finally in contract of a home we have owned and rented in Anchorage. The current situation is we are in the inspection period and we have agreed … (3 comments)
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other: How Red is Your Part of the World? - 02/09/08 11:30 PM
I don't normally post pictures this big but this one needs it. It's pretty clear where the red zones are here: CA, NV, AZ and FL. This is the 2007 foreclosure rate map for the entire United Stated (by county I believe). All of OH, half of MI and most of TN and … (50 comments)
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other: NO, I'm not Going to Bail You Out! - 11/24/07 09:08 PM
The cry for some sort of mortgage relief for troubled borrowers is everywhere. Apparently all the subprime homebuyers in the US are in California, or at least they are the largest group to catch "bail out" fever, but then, what can you expect from a state that is so communistic it … (10 comments)
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other: Real Estate & Dancing: Got 2 Left Feet? - 06/11/07 09:30 PM
Warning! This is blatant advertising for the group site: Real Estate and Ballroom Dancing.
I meet so many people from our industry who are also part of the dancing world. In secret? Perhaps. But you will find that dancing has so many advantages. Ladies, don't be shy. Put on some slow 70's … (4 comments)
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other: How do you Define Professionalism? - 02/13/07 12:17 AM
There certainly are regional differences in protocol and whilst Bermuda shorts and a Tommy Bahama shirt might be de rigueur in, well, Bermuda, they certainly can't pass for a showing in Manhattan. That said, regional and cultural differences aside, I think there has been a substantial lowering of the real estate … (31 comments)
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other: How do you increase your credit scores...permanently? - 01/22/07 08:40 AM
This is not about the quick fix 20 point boosts by a Rapid Rescore or any tomfoolery, this is about the long-haul and how to maximize your credit scores over time. No, that's not my screen shot to the left, or at the bottom of this post!
Start at the beginning: for … (13 comments)
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other: What do you mean it's not a 50/50 split? - 01/20/07 02:52 PM
The old 50/50, going "halvesies" is NOT in any way a required thing, and in many cases, frankly, in some cases it is short-sighted.
Those that come from the 50/50 background are surprised at times to get to a closing and find they are only getting 50% of what the other broker … (27 comments)
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other: The ActiveRain WOW Picture Contest - 01/15/07 12:24 PM
There is a contest that Microsoft is now holding to select what I think will be a background photo for future Vista releases (?). There is a prize for the winner anyway, I'm just assuming that the winning photo will be somehow incorporated into Vista. In any case, it's always a … (17 comments)
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other: Website Insight - Is an IDX Link Bad for Lead Generation? - 01/06/07 01:38 PM
Jay Thompson pondered a while back whether or not to require registration from IDX users on his web site.
This is potentially an even bigger issue to ponder - whether to have a link at all (to IDX or not to IDX, if you will). But you say, "How can that possibly … (51 comments)
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other: Unnoticed news: Mortgage Insurance Deduction in 2007 - but does it Matter? - 12/27/06 06:48 PM
There were only about three blogs I saw on this on all of ActiveRain since this was signed into law on the 9th of this month. The headline catch is that mortgage insurance premiums will be tax deductible in 2007, but wait, there's quite a catch. Firstly, the full deduction is … (4 comments)
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other: Realogy (the Cendant spin-off) Going Private…for now - 12/21/06 09:02 AM
Realogy, the world's largest real estate franchisor, made a very quiet announcement Sunday, that they were being taken private for approx. $9 billion, an 18% premium for shareholders to the then-current trading value. They are being bought by private equity firm Apollo. It almost make it under the ActiveRain radar but … (15 comments)
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other: Is Full-Service Discounter an Oxymoron? - 12/16/06 11:34 AM
Is sounds like it at first, but think about it for a second - not necessarily. When "full-service" agents talk about "discounters" they seem to think they might not be talking about some of their own. The DOJ suit against the NAR makes me think again about this. Michael Parker's post … (36 comments)
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other: SEO Googledygook - a/k/a The Algorithms of PageRank, etc. - 12/09/06 03:57 PM
Does anyone know what an eigenvector is? If not, I think I have found a great paying job for all the unemployed and underemployed mathematicians out there (even as a night job for all those working as university professors): SEO consulatants. Most SEO consulatant have lots to say and little to back it … (9 comments)
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other: I wish this blogging thing had come with directions! - 11/30/06 09:52 PM
Wow, is it fun, neat, informative, good SEO - AND TIME CONSUMING! I profess in no way to have figured any of this out, but I wish I knew at least a few things before I just started doing it blindly, such as:
Make extensive use of hyperlinking to other p e … (7 comments)
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other: Get out and explore today - 11/07/06 02:16 AM
Enoch's diary 11/2/2006: I had quite an adventure today, two even. First I walked around the property in Wisconsin, not knowing what I was supposed to be doing, while everyone kept talking about wabbids (or something like that). I guess they are also animals? They wanted to see if without any … (6 comments)
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other: No bloggers in AK or WY?! - 11/07/06 01:58 AM
For those that read this on http://www.angelic-re.com/, this won't make sense, but for those in the ActiveRain network blog world, how does the already broad reach of the Acid (oops, Active, does anyone else do that accidentally?) Rain network not get any blogs in either of these states? By the way, … (3 comments)
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