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Things have been pretty quiet around here lately as I’ve been just swamped with work.   The work is really good stuff and I’ve been getting my hands dirty in all kinds of interesting projects.   I’m not ready to say who any of my clients are, but I’ve currently got some really interesting clients (almost none [...]

I was having a hard time deciding if I should post this story on RCG or 4realz.net, because it would work on both sites…
(Not Just) another Seattleite rudely introduced to city’s vigilant jaywalking enforcement… It’s David Gibbons:
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…genius.

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…Real Estate Shows.  It’s a tool that automatically turns a Real Estate Shows virtual tour into a video format that can be widely distributed on the internet. Jeff gave me the low-down on this project a little bit ago, and he convinced me that this was not an easy task to do right… [...]

[Note: This turned out to be an awesome conversation...  You can see who participated in the call as well as listen to the conversation at the bottom of this post!]

On this week’s 4realz Roundtable, I’m really looking forward to discussing marketing with video… and in particular, how real estate agents are effectively using video to [...]

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…hmmm… I can’t do it justice.   You just have to watch the video yourself.

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Details about this Doctor’s Note gathering on Upcoming.
h/t to douglas for posting about this last week!

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…that reminded me of this video from the previous head of REALTOR.com:
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[Ferrara's comment]
“…Instead of just copying everyone else, maybe REALTOR.COM (and by extension, NAR) could make some decisions based upon market realities. And the reality is that Zillow (and other similar tools) are really inaccurate because the “conditions” on the ground are always so fluid [...]

At the last 4RealzEd event, a wonderful real estate videographer by the name of David Toth agreed to film our event as well as some reactions from attendees. My favorite video, for reasons that will probably be obvious if you watch it, is when he captured me talking with attendees after the [...]

… I’m really enjoying the results so far.   If you’ve got a webcam, feel free to join us in playing with video conversations.

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…video contest! From the perspective of a judge, Mike made it easy by executing on a great idea!
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Also, if one real estate video is not enough, I created a playlist of some of the other memorable entries to satisfy your interest in real estate video fix.

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…I’d hate to rely on a working internet connection when in front of an audience!
When I embed an internet videos in a presentation, I always make sure to be running off a copy that has been saved to my hard-drive.
Here is one way to make this happen:

Install the Firefox extension DownloadHelper
Download & install Riva FLV [...]

…Monday, and while I don’t normally do plugs for TV shows, the producer on this show is a family friend (plus I got to see my first FrontDoor ad when I watched one of the promo videos!).

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… a morning business show where she talks about the value of her Chicago real estate blog to her business.

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A few Bear Stearns stories from around the web:

Urban Digs: JP Morgan to BUY Bear Stearns At $2/Share; Fed Acts

Spencer Rascoff: Shakespere comes to Wall Street
The Big Picture: Two Dollars/share, or an “Orderly Liquidation”?

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… I’ve been asked to be a judge for a real estate video competition sponsored by ActiveRain where the prize (paid trip to see Seth Godin including hotel and airfare!) is pretty sweat! Check out Bob’s post for the details.
Other judges include: Sara Bonert, Marc Davison, Joel Burslem, and Rudy Bachraty. [...]

I think I’ve recovered enough now to actually post about it!
Despite our best efforts to be prepared, the day started off a bit rough with a nearby mudslide taking out power in our building in the morning (meaning no hot coffee and no projector) and a 9-car pileup on a nearby freeway [...]

… 2008 Election Early.

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…silent.

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