Tag Archives: GPS

Are Location-Based Services in Real Estate All Hype or The Next Big Thing? (Part 2)

Are Location-Based Services in Real Estate All Hype or The Next Big Thing? (Part 2)

Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by Josh Ferris.

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Last week we posted Part I of our interview with Ryan Neu, Real Estate Executive at SCVNGR and Garrett Nelson, Director of Media at Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Executive in Washington. Read the rest of our interview with them below including how they use these services in their businesses and how they expect [...]

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Here I Am! (Facebook Places)

Here I Am! (Facebook Places)

Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by Wendy Forsythe.

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I’ve been a Foursquare user for a while. I’ll admit at first I didn’t get it and it seemed a little creepy to be broadcasting to the world exactly where I was. Soon enough,  the hesitation faded and the addiction set in. So you can imagine that I was a kid in a candy store [...]

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The REport

The REport

Posted on 24. Aug, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

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Further evidence of how we are all so tightly connected is how quickly the recall of 550 million (and counting) eggs from two Iowa processing plants has spread. Here’s hoping the eggs are located rapidly and no one else gets sick. Locating of another sort has technology and social media enthusiasts talking about Places, Facebook’s [...]

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Are Location-Based Services in Real Estate All Hype or The Next Big Thing? (Part 1)

Are Location-Based Services in Real Estate All Hype or The Next Big Thing? (Part 1)

Posted on 23. Aug, 2010 by Josh Ferris.

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Location-based services are what’s hot in social networking right now and for good reason. By using a simple app on your smartphone you can share where you are and what you’re up to with others in your network (updates can be automatically sent to your Facebook and Twitter accounts) which fosters more frequent communication and [...]

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The REport

The REport

Posted on 11. Aug, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

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USA Today released its preseason college football Top 25 coaches’ poll this week, so naturally, talk on the practice field was about … Twitter. Turns out some high profile coaches want the only tweets in their camps to be those of practice drill whistles. At number five ranked Boise State, head coach Chris Petersen has [...]

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Enhanced BHGRE iPhone App

Enhanced BHGRE iPhone App

Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by Neville Soares.

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We’re never content to rest on our reputations at BHGRE, and so I’m excited to tell you that we released an enhanced version of our iPhone App, the Home Selection Assistant. After listening to our users and leveraging the best that the iPhone platform has to offer, we have added four new features to the [...]

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The REport

The REport

Posted on 28. Jul, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

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The amplitude of the Internet was proven once again last weekend when WikiLeaks released approximately 92,000 classified documents on the war in Afghanistan.  White House officials are no doubt revisiting their handling of classified documents in light of this.  What is your policy on protecting important business files from ending up on the Internet? What [...]

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The REport

The REport

Posted on 18. May, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

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Although new numbers out his week show that Twitter lags behind sites like Facebook in use, Tweeters are much more engaged with brands. I cannot say it enough: the site is a great opportunity for real estate brokers and agents to communicate directly with consumers! In an effort to reach this active audience, mega-brands are [...]

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Interview with Foursquare Founder and CEO, Dennis Crowley

Interview with Foursquare Founder and CEO, Dennis Crowley

Posted on 17. May, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

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In this business, I have my ear to the ground all the time. I make a point of talking to people, and most importantly, asking questions and listening. I never know when a new technology I come across will have a profound impact on the way we structure the real estate brokerage model. Back in [...]

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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

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On the one year anniversary of the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), more than one million homeowners have gotten temporary reductions in their mortgage payments, with 12 percent receiving permanent modifications. Although to date this is just minimal success, plans announced this week will increase this percentage significantly as banks rethink their policies and qualifications. [...]

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There’s a BHGRE App for that! (and it ‘s not just another real estate app)

There’s a BHGRE App for that! (and it ‘s not just another real estate app)

Posted on 04. Nov, 2009 by Camilla Sullivan.

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Happy day.  The first edition of our Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate iPhone app is live today (actually ,11.59pm last night.)  But it’s not a ‘real estate’ app in the traditional sense, ie: pushing listings to your iPhone.  It’s a buyer centric app designed to solve a few pronounced challenges faced during the physical [...]

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