Sucking the Wind out of Sails: Why Mobile Won’t Matter in 2010

Joel Burslem, whose intelligence is matched only by his ability to eat samgyupsal and drink soju with native Korean boys, opines on 1000watt blog that 2010 will be the year of mobile: In my presentation yesterday at Virtual RE Bar Camp I made the case that 2010 will be the year the mobile finally matters … Read more

Sucking the Wind out of Sails: Why Mobile Won't Matter in 2010

Joel Burslem, whose intelligence is matched only by his ability to eat samgyupsal and drink soju with native Korean boys, opines on 1000watt blog that 2010 will be the year of mobile: In my presentation yesterday at Virtual RE Bar Camp I made the case that 2010 will be the year the mobile finally matters … Read more

Reviewing RPR Demo, Part 2: Brokers and Agents

In part 1, I tried my level best to keep my opinions restricted to what RPR actually is, based on the demo.  And what RPR is is a fantastic piece of web engineering.  In this part, I get more into the opinionating and what Reggie Nicolay might term, “fearmongering”. 🙂 Let us examine the possible … Read more

What Disclosures for Sponsored Blogging and Speaking?

While I’m recuperating from Rebarcamp NY and Inman Connect, and working on the next chapter of the RPR reviews, I thought I’d post something that crossed my virtual desk because, well, I feel like it. 🙂 I’ve heard from a couple of people during Inman week that some of the more prominent voices (and honestly, … Read more

Reviewing RPR Demo, Part 1: The Invention of Gunpowder

After a fairly lengthy silence, the team at RPR has released a deluge of new information on their new blog.  A couple of things before we delve in. First, Reggie Nicolay and his team deserve a ton of credit for the new blog.  It’s well-designed, the content is rich and detailed, and many of the … Read more

The Spirit of BarCamp (Part 2): Principles of REBarCamp

In part 1, we explored the controversies and the issues surrounding what a Real Estate BarCamp should or should not be, and explored the rules and principles of the original tech-focused BarCamp.  At the end of that, I asked three questions: What goals are we trying to achieve with REBarCamps? Who benefits from REBarCamps?  Who … Read more

Come Forth, Ye Spirit of BarCamp! (Part 1)

Although I wanted to post this sooner, other commitments prevented getting to it before now.  And quite a few of these ideas have been hashed out, particularly in the TQ Radio Show yesterday, but there is something to putting ideas and questions into words.  So here we go. But first, a disclaimer: Many of you … Read more