Posts by Dee Copeland

I don’t know what took ATT and Verizon so long to bring unlimited plans to their phone platforms, but I’m glad to see it. Business users burn through minutes all of the time and it’s great to see limitations removed starting February 22nd. Before you get too excited, I wanted to point out some key [...]

I receive the Luxury Insights newsletter from the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing each week. They recently created a members-only Facebook Group for social networking as well as a group on Linked In. I plan to expand my market this year, so signed up for the Luxury Home Marketing Certification class. I have been pretty [...]

During Friday’s after-hours announcement, CompUSA announced a buyout from Gordon Brothers Group, which will liquidate CompUSA assets and close the remaining hundred+ stores. CompUSA cited competition from Best Buy, Frys, and Circuit City as their reason for dwindling returns. Mexican Billionaire Carlos Slim, currently operates the failed retail store. Unfortunately for CompUSA workers, the electronics [...]

Do you know what to get your favorite Geek this holiday season? I know, I know. Thanksgiving isn’t even here yet and I’m already talking about holiday presents, but hear me out. If you’re like me and most of my geek friends, you’ve become complacent with your holiday wish list. When asked what you want [...]

I was notified of the upcoming Top Producer 8i website today. I’d heard rumors that agents were testing Top Producer 8i Beta earlier this summer, but never received full details on the differences in the new version. The Top Producer team seems to be integrating their tool with a great deal of vendors, which is [...]

Looks like REALTOR.com has caught onto the web 2.o wave by implementing some site updates and new features. You can see video tours that showcase the recent changes at TourtheNewRealtor.com. I must say that I like the updates and think you will enjoy them. They include: A Redesigned Home Page “Count on the Fly” Search [...]

The Austin Board of REALTORS® has been investing in some very cool technologies lately. We’re currently transitioning over to MLXchange, which is pretty awesome because it has features that include contact management, agent websites, client gateway pages, etc. So we’re on the same page, Client Gateways are simple sites that you can easily set up [...]

First, I have to say that I’m not the biggest fan of the Treo as a PDA. As a Mac user, I’ve sworn my heart to the new Apple iPod touch. I just couldn’t bear to switch to the iPhone due to the super-slow AT&T network. TOP PRODUCER That said, I do like the integration [...]

I’ve been testing the waters with various tools to create online slideshows for my listings, but also as a way to enhance the visual appeal of my blog. After a fair amount of searching, I settled on Slideshare.net. It’s very easy to use because you can just upload a power point presentation (PDF export from [...]

I had the pleasure of interviewing Dylan Schleppe, Austin entrepreneur who launched DriveBuy, a real estate tool that allows home buyers to quickly and efficiently get detailed listing information by simply sending a text message from their cell phones. I’ve been using Dylan’s system for some time now and love the ease of use. See [...]