Social media is social after all. So I say if you’re taking a class or workshop about it, why not be doing it at the same time. I’m always on the lookout for fun and interesting places to hold social media workshops. AND… if they serve great coffee, chocolate, pastries, and/or inexpensive great f
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11/30/2012
Consulting Google I like Google. I use their programs often all day long. My favorite browser is Chrome and I use Picasa 3.9 to edit my photos and store all my images for online use in Picasa Web Albums. One of my blogs, The Blackberry Chronicles, is a Blogger site and Google+ is totally changing
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11/27/2012
Hey all you Seattle area Activerain real estate types! It's Time To See Your Face! Join us at the 14 Carrot Cafe on December 3, 2012 at 8:00 am for the Activerain December Meetup! Kick off the week, kick off the holidays, kick this year in the pants, and kick up some great AR fellowship with your
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11/25/2012
Last night I was thinking about the Thanksgiving stories and comments I’ve enjoyed here over the past few days. Delightful memories of family and loved ones gathered around the table enjoying a wonderful meal and telling stories about one another from back in the day. The one's that capture my he
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11/23/2012
I was thinking about growing up this morning and how I learned about Thanksgiving. Much of it then was in school, church and sunday school and of course at home. I recall the childhood plays of Pilgrims and Indians, the little art projects we made cutting out black, white, and autumn colored cons
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11/21/2012
The other day I was asked in a social media class, “But how does this relate to real estate?” I was talking about community and the conversation was going something like this... Most of us use online like the 21st Century Phonebook. We have a question or a need and jump on Google, Bing, or Yahoo
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11/20/2012
It was Friday morning and I need to get to the Eastlake office by 8:00 am to set up for our monthly ‘state of the county’ meeting online at 8:15. I’m running late and hoping it’s Friday, the commute will be light. There’s something special about Friday’s and this autumn morning is no exception. I
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11/19/2012
I had a busy road warrior engaging kind of experience this week all over the tri-county area. I’ve been so excited about my newly found Camera+ app for my iPhone 4s I shot 100’s of photos. I got lucky several times and wanted share a few... Like a kid with a new toy, I played. I learned a long ti
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11/09/2012
I’m celebrating my 4th anniversary on Activerain this month. I did my first post here back on November 22, 2008. As it turns out, this month includes another milestone. I crossed 300k points on Sunday. I still remember gazing at the AR list and seeing those at the top with points in the high six
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11/06/2012
Keep The Lights On One of my favorite buildings in the lower Queen Anne neighborhood is the old Uptown Theater. It's one of Seattle’s oldest movie houses and it's been running since it opened back in 1926. AMC ran the the theater for several years until 2011 when they decided to close because (in
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11/04/2012
