BuzzFeed recently put out a “What City Should You Live In” quiz. I’ve seen multiple people talk about this quiz in my Facebook feed today. Why? BuzzFeed made it fun, and easy, to fill out. And they gave you an end result to talk about….

If any readers live in New York city, please shoot me an email (drew at ohheyworld). I’ll be in town starting tomorrow, the 13th, until the 22nd. The Big Apple is one of my favorite cities, and I’m still plotting a move there, and am…

Totally unrelated to real estate technology, but it’s a big day for those of you in Seattle. Seahawks. Saints. CenturyLink Field. 4:35 PM EST / 1:35 PM PST. The 12th Man will be there. PS: The commercial below is great. Derrick Coleman, the Seahawks fullback,…

I see a massive opportunity for brokerages to turn their past (& future) clients into lifestyle communities. Narrow your search, and build a community for those who live that particular lifestyle. This goes back to one of the dynamics behind my absurd idea — community building. Make…

A little bit of a belated congrats to my friend Tony Longo & team at CO Everywhere for their recent $6 million dollar round. Read some related fundraising advice from Tony on Boston.com. I’ve had many discussions with Tony about what they are working on, and…

Storytelling is everything when it comes to marketing. People and companies who tell great stories, succeed. And those who don’t, fail. Story telling is a topic I’ve written about repeatedly (see here, here, and here). Yet, not every agent is great at storytelling. Nor every…

If you follow the tech industry closely, you’ve likely already heard that news that Biz Stone (one of Twitter’s co-founders) has launched his newest creation, Jelly. It’s a visual twist on the Q&A space. Re-imagine what a Q&A offering would be in the mobile world…and that’s…

Jack Miller, Michael McClure, and Stefan Swanepoel announced their newest venture today: T3 Experts. The basic premise is a membership site for real estate professionals with expert technology advice & strategy on demand. Technology education is certainly an interesting space. There are many expert advice products…

A few links from around the interwebs that may be of interest to some of you: Top Agent Network scoops up domain name PocketListings.net and CEO Alexander Clark Cozy purchases Landlordology REach applications for 2014 are open – apply HERE Seth Godin – “But What if…

I just came across this “Sign up for GaryVIP” link today on Facebook. It seems to be a test of Twitter’s Lead Generation Cards they announced earlier this year. The question for me, is what happens on Gary’s end when someone shares an email address…