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I got an email this morning with a question I’ve received many times in different formats, so I figured it was worthy of a blog post:
Hello Dustin,
I am just reading the article in the Realtor Mag. I would like to talk with you about blogging. How do you set it up to connect [...]

Jim got me thinking about some of the acronyms that I use on 4realz and other common terms I’ve seen others use:

AG: AgentGenius.com
AR: ActiveRain
BR: BlueRoof
BHB: Bloodhound Blog
CB: Coldwell Banker
CH: Cyberhomes
CL: Craigslist
CMS: Content Management System
CRM: Customer Relationship Management
FBS: FBS Blog
FOREM: Future of Real Estate Marketing
FORET: Future of Real Estate Technology
FD: FrontDoor
G: Google
GDH: Garage with a Detached [...]

…acknowledging their business connections when advocating for a Point2 solution… and I agree. But I also wonder how long competing products (like Top Producer) will continue to sponsor RealTown products if IC continues to advocate for Point2 solutions.

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(some names left anonymous to protect the innocent)

There’s a hell of a lot of VC money floating around this industry. I was surprised at how many people there were with lots of VC funding. Joel seemed to notice the same thing: “a whole new crop of real [...]

The way I read the press release, RISMedia has adopted InternetCrusade’s RealTown blog platform as their social networking interface. I think this is something akin to an official endorsement, but there could also be an understanding that RISMedia will integrate the RealTown’s community content on their site. However, I didn’t see any [...]

…my post about Saul.
Frances is not exactly unbiased (she’s a “community manager” Managing Editor at RealTown), but I’ll play along…
She (accurately) quotes me as saying that:
“In the three years that I’ve been watching InternetCrusade, I’m yet to see them do something that tells me they want to be on the leading edge.
and then somehow claims [...]

Saul is a top-notch guy in the industry and very well respected, but still… for Point2 to bring him on as the new CEO definitely has me scratching my head.
I’ve talked with Saul a few times at conferences and I really like him. What Saul brings to the table is some of the [...]