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Line2, the First Dual Mode Cell/VoIP Calling App for iPhone

Line2, the First Dual Mode Cell/VoIP Calling App for iPhone

Perfect for busy, on the move real estate agents – Line2.com adds a second line to your iphone and allows you to make calls over 3G, Wifi and Cellular. From their website: “Line2 adds a second number to your iPhone that works over 3G, WiFi…

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Ian Watt's Talk at Coach Tom Ferry's Event in San Diego

Ian Watt's Talk at Coach Tom Ferry's Event in San Diego

Vancouver Realtor Ian Watt was invited to speak in San Diego yesterday at Coach Tom Ferry‘s real estate agent event. He spoke right after Tom Ferry and before Gary Vee – not a bad lineup to be included in. For those that missed it, here…

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Google Maps Street View Comes to Canada

Google Maps Street View Comes to Canada

Finally, Google’s Street View product comes to the streets of Canada. The other day Google added the streets of Canada to their street level photography project. You can see all of the cities/towns that have been included in their initial launch here. Interesting that Victoria…

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REBarCamp Seattle Recamp (Video/Pictures)

REBarCamp Seattle Recamp (Video/Pictures)

Did you miss REBarCamp Seattle? Here is what you missed: Below is the keynote speech that Vancouver, BC Realtor Ian Watt delivered to the crowd of over 400 agents and brokers at the Armory in downtown Seattle: Here is a recap in pictures. Below is…

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Developing a Social Media Policy & Guidelines

Developing a Social Media Policy & Guidelines

In our book Sociable! Shane Gibson and I talk about the importance of having a set of guiding principles and policies for your business as you enter the social media space. We developed one for ourselves. The following is an excerpt out of our book;…

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"Death of the Old School Realtor"

"Death of the Old School Realtor"

Last week our team at Ubertor and Reachd ran the Inaugural Fraser Valley Real Estate Technology Meetup. We invited Realtor and Uber Video Blogger Ian Watt to talk about how he runs his business completely online. Here is the video from the evening. Death of…

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Michael Price interviews Realtor Kye Grace of 72 Hour Open House

Michael Price interviews Realtor Kye Grace of 72 Hour Open House

Michael Price of MLBroadcast takes some time to chat with Kye Grace about the 72 Hour Open House and its success and following. Kye has had TONS of exposure from this event and Mike Price creates a great conversation about what happened and what’s coming…

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Vancouver realtor live-streams online

Vancouver realtor live-streams online

Vancouver realtor Kye Grace takes matters into his own hands and creates a 72 hour open house where he will be live-streaming video, posting to his blog and keeping everyone updated on Twitter. It is a unique idea that has gotten the attention of the…

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BuildDirect: "Watch Us Wreck a Floor"

BuildDirect: "Watch Us Wreck a Floor"

BuildDirect.com, the world’s leading online manufacturer-wholesaler of building materials has stepped into the social media scene in an interesting way. They have decided to test how tough their laminate flooring is by installing the indoor flooring on their OUTSIDE deck on the penthouse floor of…

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5 Tools To Grow Your Real Estate Business In 2009

5 Tools To Grow Your Real Estate Business In 2009

Are you looking for cost effective ways to grow your business in 2009? Tired of spending tons of money on print advertising? Here are 5 tools to consider adding to your world to help you grow your business. 1. Twitter – a great way to…

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