Tales from the Techside

Today it seems that the focus is on using video to impress current clients and entice perspective clients to your site. Video is without a doubt one of the best and richest methods of sharing content on your site.
Sometimes though powerpoint is much more suited to the task. Powerpoint provides an easy way for you […]

After writing my post yesterday on Local Search I got to thinking that there are some really great services out there that let you track what is being said on the Internet. While there are many services that charge big money for the privilege there are also a number free services which do a great […]

As part of my daily routine I read hundreds of blogs among them are 94 personal blogs of REALTORS and affiliates associated with the real estate industry. One of the many reoccuring themes I read is the REALTORS and affiliates are unsure what an association does for them on a daily basis and why they […]

Advertising over time has quickly shifted from a printed media focus towards online. This is not new information the article referenced is over a year old. So why then are we still seeing a push towards traditional media in the Real Estate industry?
Nothing is ever as simple as it seems. I believe that for many […]

This morning I upgraded my blogging platform from Wordpress 2.0.1 to the latest version. I am not usually a proponent of using the latest release but in this case there were some great benefits for me as writer and site manager and for you the reader.
My webhosting platform is yahoo! and before you say well […]

I upgraded the Wordpress Platform this morning and am expierencing some post upgrade issues. It does not look to be affecting reading the blog but if you aren encountering any problems let me know. I will post when I know more and have resolved the issue.

-Mark Flavin
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I was reading mytechopinion.com and transparentre.com this morning and both are highlighting Kyte.tv. Kyte in my opinion is unique in that instead of merely posting a video to a website and your video being stored as part of an ever growing catalog of online videos your actually producing a show online. You can do this […]

One of the great things about my job is all the incredible conversations I get to have with people involved at every level of the real estate industry, from Brokers and agents, to title reps and affiliates, vendors and 3rd parties I get to interface with them all and it is great!
An almost constant theme […]

I have asked Michael Seguin the Director of Technology for the Contra Costa Association of REALTORS to join the blog and add articles as he has time. Mike is an incredible resource of ideas and a really nice guy as well. He was the brains behind HomesOpenToday.com and the new CCARToday.com
-Mark Flavin
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One of the questions I frequently get asked is what is your favorite site or sites. The answer I give depends on the context of the question but I want to give you the short list my favorite sites and how I use them to extend my productivity on the web.
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