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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 or Cellular networks using the same number… an industry first. Ideal if you have poor cell reception or just want to reduce your cell bill.” Here is a video from Line2.com’s CEO Peter Sisson: Take a moment to check it … Read More »

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 is Ian’s talk:

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 BC has been left off the list. But all in all, it is a great feature with lots of potential real estate applications. Halifax

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 a pool of photos supplied from many different attendees: Feel like you missed out? Here is a list of upcoming REBarCamps.

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; our social media policy and guidelines we call the Sociable! Code of Engagement: #1) Treat every action as if it will be recorded for eternity. Almost everything we say online is recorded, logged and backed up somewhere. In every restaurant, … Read More »

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 the Old School Realtor

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 next. Take a moment to listen to the podcast. On Tuesday, February 3rd 2009 Kye will be at the Vancouver Real Estate Technology Meetup answering questions about the 72 hour open house, then problems, success and next steps. If you’re in … Read More »

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 Vancouver Sun. Check out what Gillian Shaw had to say about the upcoming event in her article in Vancouver’s largest newspaper.

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 their downtown Vancouver office. They shoveled the snow off the deck the other day and have begun filming the process. Take a moment to check out what BuildDirect is doing. You can follow all of the action here – www.watchuswreckafloor.com … Read More »

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 create conversations with like minded people. Don’t push your products and services, just get involved and the business will come. 2. Online Video – the best way to let your website visitors learn more about you. People are lazy and … Read More »