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Tile, inSite, and Potential Uses for Location/Separation Alarm Devices

Tile, inSite, and Potential Uses for Location/Separation Alarm Devices

I wrote a piece a while back about some new technology products coming out in the next year like Tile and Coin. The ability to pack more and more tech into tinier objects with data transmission capability to interact with your smartphone is really interesting….

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A New Website for Homing In

A New Website for Homing In

Homing In just launched their new website (via Todd on FB). They tout themselves as “Uber and Yelp for Real Estate Rolled into One App” Yelp, and Uber, are both massive businesses by themselves. So I worry they are biting off more than they can…

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Mobile Apps, and Lack of Adoption

Mobile Apps, and Lack of Adoption

You come up with the greatest idea on the planet for a mobile app. It’s an amazing value add for your existing clients. Or maybe it will help you reach a whole new group of potential clients. You decide to build it. But you don’t…

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Did You Forget Your Phone?

Did You Forget Your Phone?

I hadn’t seen this video until just a few minutes ago…it’s worth watching. Every moment in the video happens every single day. Nothing really has to be said. The writing is on the wall. Living your life via the phone in the palm of your…

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What Apps Are Fortunate Enough to be on Your “Home” Screen?

What Apps Are Fortunate Enough to be on Your “Home” Screen?

For those developing apps, the “home” screen is the holy grail to be on that screen. But few apps ever make it. To the right is my “home” screen on my iPhone… No brainers: Calendar. Photos. Camera. Clock (alarm). Google Maps. Twitter. Facebook. Music. More explanation: CNN (frankly,…

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The Mobile App Craze

The Mobile App Craze

Helping you create an app with zero coding is what Mobile by Conduit‘s value proposition is. Yup, the app craze is on. Everyone needs an app. At least that’s what vendors want you to believe. What we’re quickly getting to, is app overload. Heck, we may…

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What EXACTLY is Your Mobile Strategy?

What EXACTLY is Your Mobile Strategy?

You might have seen the post (poll) I put up asking what your biggest pain point in your business is. Granted, only 16 people voted – but here are the results… One thing immediately jumped out at me… If no agents or brokerages need a mobile…

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Real Estate App Idea to Ponder: Zillow Advice, Inside a Native App

Real Estate App Idea to Ponder: Zillow Advice, Inside a Native App

A drop dead simple way to ask real estate questions, and get responses from real estate experts. In an app. On Zillow’s iOS app — there is no way to ask questions in Zillow Advice. Maybe they should just package that experience into a separate…

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Near Field Communication & the iPhone 5S, and Its Impact on Real Estate Advertising

Near Field Communication & the iPhone 5S, and Its Impact on Real Estate Advertising

It’s reported that NFC (near field communication) will be included in the iPhone 5S, which could change the game for advertising in the physical world. Read this article, and watch the video embedded below… I don’t know about you, but I see an extremely compelling potential…

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Keller Williams Launches 88,000 Agent Apps

Keller Williams Launches 88,000 Agent Apps

Keller Williams launched a mobile search app this week, essentially creating 88,000 branded agent apps (each agent has a unique download code). Props to them for tackling mobile — but I’m not sure if this is enough. Distribution is the problem when it comes to apps,…

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