November 2011
8 posts
Circle Six Saturday: Episode 6 →
With Thanksgiving just around the corner I thought this weeks theme should be all about Turkey! That was fine until I started looking for Turkey themed pages. Zilch, Nadda, Zippo! The…
The Department of Social Media →
I was speaking at a conference this week. Not my typical audience. It was a mortgage tech conference but the group wasn’t loan originators or others looking to use social media to…
Circle Six Saturday: Episode 5 →
PAGES!
The long awaited news has finally arrived – you can now get a Google Plus Page for your business!
I started with the idea of giving a shout out to 6 different people I…
The M-Files: Jim Walberg →
So there I was, completing another Social Media Audit for a client…
I was going piece by piece through their posts, their tweets, their videos and compiling a list of…
How To Make Video That Leave Your Readers... →
(This is a quick post about an SLR camera that captures videos like a hollywood film.)
LAST SUMMER, my friend Valen casually mentioned to me a new SLR camera that has “the same…
Hitting the 5,000 friend limit on Facebook →
Here’s yet another post that was initiated by a question on my Facebook Page (thanks Carole!)
In case you didn’t know, Facebook will limit the friends you can have. It’s a…
You need more LIKE’s →
EdgeRank is to Facebook what the Google Algorithm is to Google. EdgeRank determines what posts, photos and comments show up higher in your newsfeed than others. The basic components of…
Mortgage Technology Conference Workshop →
I’m pleased as punch to have been asked to lead a workshop on all things social media at the upcoming Mortgage Technology Conference in Miami.
October 2011
8 posts
Robert Scoble doesn’t need a Facebook Page →
This could be considered the opposite of yesterdays post: Convert your Profile to a Page?
A while ago Facebook announced the new SUBSCRIBE Button to much hoopla.
Subscribe?…
Social Media Policy in real life →
Could a $30 part cost you a $3,000 sale? How about 9 little words?
A tale about customer service and why you need a social media policy in place, right now.
Long story short, I’m an…
Google Plus adds Hashtags! →
One of the biggest things I like about Twitter is the ability to use a hashtag.
Strangely that was missing from Google Plus, but not anymore…
I had a…
Capturing the moment →
You know that point when you’re walking through the haunted house thinking you are cool as beans and thinking this was built for the kiddies? There’s always that one little moment just…
It’s CIRCLE Saturday! →
I started with the idea of giving a shout out to 6 different people I think you might want to follow on Google plus. For those of you new to this, think of it as my Follow Friday…
The Blog is DEAD →
Don’t you just love sensational headlines?
Obviously this blog isn’t dead and in fact I don’t think the act of blogging is dead at all. I’ll even make the assertion that with all the…
Make me PINK →
I’m getting a late start on it this year but I’m happy to help make your picture PINK for breast cancer awareness month. Every year for the past couple of years I’ve made people PINK.
Circle Saturday →
Last week I started with the idea of giving a shout out to 6 different people I think you might want to follow on Google plus. For those of you new to this, think of it as my…
September 2011
12 posts
How to get away with Murder using the new Facebook... →
Some where, at some time, I know someone is going to try this. Not being the sharpest tools in the shed, murderers and thieves might actually think this is going to work.
(It won’t….
How to block Spotify in your news stream →
One of the new cool things about the new facebook is the real time sharing of music. There’s a number of different apps out there but it seems the #1 in use is Spotify. I have a…
Sharing your Google Plus Circles – meh. →
It’s Battle of the Public Lists! We’ve got Twitter, Facebook and now G+ that can all share lists (or circles) publicly.
I certainly don’t want to share all my circles. I have some…
It’s CIRCLE Saturday! →
It’s SHOUT OUT Saturday and here’s a few of the peeps I think you should circle up.
+Stephanie L Davis – she’s a mega poster here. That means lot’s of volume, some really…
Mastering Lists and Circles →
Nothing changes faster than social media. Just as soon as you get used to something it changes. That happened again this week with Facebook. They introduced new auto…
Why I Don’t Like Groupon (yet) →
Maybe it’s just the barking, old man in me (wary of hype and suspicious of structures built on sand); perhaps even traces of envy, maybe because I don’t use it, or I just…
REPOST: The Truth of REBarCamp →
Originally posted almost a year ago, I revisited this post as I was packing and heading for yet another REBarCamp and guess what? I found it STILL to be relevant. Very relevant.
…
“Welcome to My Facebook Page’ →
Full disclosure: I build custom applications( Apps) that create the default landing tabs for Facebook Pages I have a gallery of Custom Built Facebook Pages.
What’s a…
BREAKING: Facebook now has SUBSCRIBE →
For your profile. This is big as it addresses the 5,000 friend limit for Profiles.
from the FB Blog:
Until now, it hasn’t been easy to choose exactly what you see in your News Feed….
Facebook’s new List suggestions →
I’m happy Facebook came up with a way to encourage more people to put their friends in lists.
If you know me, you know I’m a HUGE pusher of LISTS. Lists are the key to making…
Google Plus vs. Facebook? →
I just saw that Inman was looking for submissions for the 2012 conference in NY so I submitted what I thought was pertinent info to today’s real estate agent.
Google Plus vs…
The lighter side of Real Estate →
Sometimes in business we tend to keep it a little too real. We’re afraid to let our personal side show to those watching our professional side. I completely understand as I teach and…
August 2011
4 posts
How to use Google Plus like Twitter →
Step One – plus this post =>
Yet another how to post on using Google Plus. They say Google Plus is like Twitter and it kind of is. If you are new to G+ here’s a quick run down…
We Are Connected →
The other day I was thumbing through some old facebook photos looking for a certain picture. I wanted to photochop something for someone’s birthday.
In the process I…
Chris Morgan wants to be my friend →
Yay! Just got an friend request from Chris Morgan! Here’s her profile http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000874118431
She looks a little familiar. Maybe I met her at a…
Donate to a great cause and win a Custom Facebook... →
So, I got this so called friend “Gerry”. He sent me a t-shirt once after I nagged for over a year but that’s a different post for later.
He’s doing a charity ride on his…
July 2011
10 posts
More Newsletter DON’Ts: Thanks KW! →
Just a week ago Clifford added me to his newsletter (without my permission) and via Constant Contact started sending UBE to me. Nice looking guy. Good looking newsletter. Probably…
When is the best time to update or add plugins? →
Surprisingly, it’s not when you see the update button light up. Click on that button, update the plugins and you may find your blog dead. Out of order dead. Can’t even login…
Search, Sort, Sift and Filter. 4 things I want... →
Recently, Robert Scoble identified a few of the things that were missing in Google Plus. The short story is that Robert knows a bunch of venture capitalists. He put them all in a…
Newsletters I never signed up for →
Like many of you I used to go to conferences, networking events and other events and happily pass out my business card. Shortly after which I started seeing email newsletters show up…
Blogging Rule #816: Comment Notification →
Let’s get real for just a minute. I know people don’t wake up, turn on their computer, and type in the browser window
h t t p : / / A r e W e C o n n e c t e d . c o m
to see…
Facebook Event Spam →
Most of the time I just let things like this pass. Every now and again… Not so much.
My email notification says I was just invited to an Open House!
I really have to…
2 clicks to help an injured animal get around →
A good friend of mine runs an animal sanctuary in Kanab, Utah. She pours her heart and soul into doing everything she can to help injured or distressed animals. With little funding,…
Thoughts on Censorship →
I was watching some regular TV in the early evening and was a little surprised at some of the words they were able to say with having to bleep them out. You’ve probably…
Richard Scott Powell →
You will be missed!
Tomm, Rich, Ernie, Tom and Mike at Sears Point
Are We Un Connected? →
Long Story, Short? Quite the opposite.
Many years ago I started a small group on Linkedin to better help agents dealing with the struggles of Short Sales. …
June 2011
2 posts
Just do it! (getting started in video) →
Yup – Just do it!
Nike nailed it. It doesn’t matter if it’s blogging, podcasting, running a Facebook Page, or twitter. It could be writing a novel, or beginning a new…
How a Hard Core SEO Guy Learned to Live with... →
Before I finish writing a sentence in this very respectable blog, let me preface this by making a confession: I am utterly terrified of social media. I didn’t have a personal…
April 2011
7 posts
What is REBarCamp (video) →
There’s been quite a few really good videos made to describe what makes a REBarCamp so special. I wanted to highlight a few of them for you. Some are specific to a particular event –…
Will you use the new SEND Button? →
Facebook launched the new SEND button that could go along with the LIKE, the RECOMMEND, and of course the SHARE.
Instead of sharing it on your wall like the the other three do, this…
I just want to see the updates from Pages →
Some people push the LIKE button with little or no thought. Others choose to LIKE certain pages with a specific meaning and purpose. They LIKED a few pages with the thought and…
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Managing your Online Rep →
While I was in Phoenix for REBarCamp I attended a session called simply called “Reputation Management”. Definitely a good topic to talk about these days.
The session…
Beginning and Advanced Facebook Workshops →
Coming this Monday to Phoenix – I’ll have the pleasure of holding two Facebook workshops at Fidelity National Title. Beginning Facebook in the morning (10 am to Noon) followed…