Matt Dollinger, of @Properties in Chicago, raised a very interesting question at the Leading RE conference that just concluded. He then raised it again over Twitter (Matt is @mattdollinger) and the discussion threatened to overwhelm the 140-char limit. It’s time for bloggery. Matt’s question was this (in essence): In 2015, with companies like Trulia, Zillow, … Read more
1. Thou shalt not spam thy friends. 2. Thou shalt not be LinkedIn with coworkers, for LinkedIn has replaced most job sites for recruiting. Social network with thy coworkers around the large container that dispenseth water. 3. Thou shalt think twice before being Facebook Friends with coworkers, clients, and prospects. And definitely think thrice before … Read more
At the recent RE Tech South conference, I had the opportunity to meet Eric Stegemann — a self-described 25-year old going on 40 — who is the founder and CEO of a company called Tribus as well as the “Head Honcho” of River City Real Estate, a brokerage in St. Louis. Eric is really one … Read more
So I ask an innocent question recently on Twitter: “What’s the difference between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0?” And I got a number of interesting responses. So of course I have to blog about it, heh. Heather Elias (@heatherflynn) wrote: @robhahn interruption marketing versus permission marketing. Actually, I take that back. More like broadcasting versus … Read more
I’ve been meaning to check out The Local — New York Time’s foray into what they’re calling ‘hyperlocal’ media but only got around to it just now. Imagine my surprise and pleasure to discover that my neighborhood (Millburn, Maplewood, and South Orange) is one of the two trial neighborhoods for The Local. (The other one … Read more
Sometimes I’ll get a really nice comment or praise from various folks who read this little blog of mine. Like this twitter I got recently: @robhahn haha, you always have some of the best reads. Will spend the necessary time. Keep up the forward thinking. In those moments, because I am human and subject to … Read more
Courtesy of Jonathan Miller, I learned about Wordle. The funnest thing you can do with this is to answer the question: “So what’s your blog about anyway?” Here’s what, according to Wordle, this blog is about: Who knew? Here are some other popular RE.net blogs, and “What They’re About” Sellsius: 1000Watt: FOREM: BloodhoundBlog: All images … Read more
Courtesy of Jonathan Miller, I learned about Wordle. The funnest thing you can do with this is to answer the question: “So what’s your blog about anyway?” Here’s what, according to Wordle, this blog is about: Who knew? Here are some other popular RE.net blogs, and “What They’re About” Sellsius: 1000Watt: FOREM: BloodhoundBlog: All images … Read more
Honestly, one of the coolest things I’ve seen related to this blog of mine: Clicking on that link brought me to this page: Apparently, I am ロブの悪名高い in Japanese. How can I work that into a business card…. -rsh