Turner's Perspective

I must get asked this questions 5 times each week - "What the heck is an RSS Feed?"If you've been on AR for very long, you know that lots of folks here have done a good job of trying to explain it in simple terms. Often, even the non-geek attempts go over some folks heads. I was about to take a w...

Dave Morehead understands the true meaning of Memorial Day. A few days ago, after reading about our Memorial Day idea, Dave shared with me a couple of short, but powerful emails and a Show he created as a tribute to a fallen friend. Jeff, Thank you for sharing your idea. Thought you might like to...

I don't get out much. Martin Rodriguez knows this. He's my next door neighbor. So when he called to invite me to go to a Dodger game with him, it wasn't so much an invitation as it was an order. "Hey, I know you're not a big Dodge Fan, but you're going to a game next Wednesday. Clear it with Rock...

If you've ever read Sarah Cooper's blog here on ActiveRain,you know she's a big fan of RealEstateShows.com I can't count the number of times someone has commented on one of her posts, "Sarah, those guys at RealEstateShows.com should be paying you." Given her level of enthusiasm and the creative w...

I see a lot of the photos that roll through our system. The vast, vast majority are shot at eye level. It's certainly understandable. It's natural. But it's also unfortunate. There's a lot of ways to shoot any room and if you're shooting your own photos, exploring more of those ways is wise. Even...

I've had this video saved as a draft post since May 2.It was sent to me by Joe Fenton, saying I might want to put it up on my JustDugUp.com site, the one I use when I don't have time for a real post. My response - this deserved a post. I never got to it and, in my opinion, it's old news.  The vid...

But it wouldn't have happened without my writing here on ActiveRain.That's a fact. While the official announcement and invitation copy can be found on the RealEstateShows.com Blog, Jeff Turner To Speak At Real Estate Connect, the real story is here. There is no question in my mind... If I had not...

"When Julie Ferenzi of Plainfield read an online journal about a baby boy who was given six to eights weeks to live and needed a bone marrow donor, she went into action." Catherine Ann Velasco, The Herald NewsSeveral weeks ago, you may remember a post by Julie Ferenzi entitled, This Has Nothing T...

I hike every weekend with my kids. We've got lots of great places to hike around Southern California. It's a good workout. It gets me alone with my kids for hours at a time. And it allows me to take some photos, which I love to do. I usually focus on the big picture - panoramas, the mountains and...

Want to introduce yourself to your readers?Want to highlight an upcoming event?Bubble Guru may be just the right way to draw attention. It's beta 3, so it's still a little buggy. But if it's working you saw a little video pop up in a bubble on this page. It will only pop up the first time you vis...