• Microsoft Office 365 vs Google Apps Email Migration

    http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/google-in-the-enterprise/one-companys-google-apps-email-migration-part-1/1175  offers a thorough write-up of a specific company’s email migration from on-premise email to in-the-cloud email. The author details many of the steps along the way to migration and does a great job comparing the Google Apps for Business and Microsoft Office 365 offerings. The comparison chart below is from the article, not created …

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  • Facebook Suggests Friends and Pages to you

    Did you know that Facebook had a Page Suggestion tool, similar to its Facebook Friend Suggestion tool? Facebook also has a Friend finder/importer tool that hooks up with your email account. But finding buiness pages is tons of fun because of the many categories you can choose from on the top menu bar. Browse Facebook …

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  • What is Pinterest? How to use Pinterest

    Pinterest is a social network to share images or videos, one at a time. Users can comment, like, or re-pin. In order to sign up, you’ll need either a Facebook login or a Twitter login. Pinterest doesn’t have its own login option at this time. “Pinterest is a Virtual Pinboard.” from http://pinterest.com/about/ Pinterest consists of: …

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  • Online Marketing and Advertising – Comprehensive Glossary

    http://www.slidedeck.com/blog/73-must-measure-metrics-for-your-online-business/ Thanks, SlideDeck!

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  • YouTube Analytics – Audience Retention (Drop-Off) Metrics

    YouTube’s been rolling out a lot of great new features in the last few months, but YouTube Audience Retention (i.e. Drop-Off)  metrics  was my favorite pseudo-enterprise-level-service addition. It lets you see where viewers stopped watching. For example, within the first 10-seconds, 30-seconds, or 60-seconds (common drop-off points in online video). You get to watch your …

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  • Annotate websites and share your edits (Freebies)

    Publish annotations for any website Markup any website and share your annotations: http://markup.io/ Allow Screenshot-ed Feedbacks on your own Site Add a magical “take a screen shot, annotate it, and submit it” button to your own website: http://www.jotform.us/wishbox/ Why? Showing is better than telling. A picture is worth a thousand words. It improves communication. What …

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  • DIY iPhone Videos for Real Estate

    We here at TourKick provide professional-quality, High-Definition (HD) videos and other techie services. For those Realtors out there who want to discover (and possibly master) DIY Video, it doesn’t get any easier than using an iPhone, because it’s always with you. For step-by-step instructions, along with how-to videos, check this out: http://next.inman.com/2011/11/super-simple-tips-for-getting-started-with-video-on-your-iphone/ And when you …

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  • Video: “WordPress, the Category Killer” for Real Estate Websites

    In case you didn’t know, TourKick provides technology services like WordPress websites and hosting. Most clients either already have WordPress and need some tweaks or want  WordPress. But for those of you who need a new or improved website and don’t know about or don’t yet love WordPress, here’s a video from the 2010 Real …

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  • How to Create Video for Real Estate, a Free Realtor.com PDF

    Realtor.com released a PDF to provide a brief introduction into video for Real Estate. There aren’t any “do this and kabloom” amazing tips or anything, but it’s straight-forward. Highlights 82.5% of Internet viewers watch video online…and it’s getting even bigger. (comScore Online Video Rankings, February 2011) 75% more videos were viewed in December 2010 than …

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  • November 2011 GTAR Edutainment Day Presentation

    As a member of the Greater Tulsa Association of Realtors (GTAR), it was an honor to be asked by my fellow members to speak at the November 3, 2011 GTAR Edutainment Day. I presented about video for real estate listings, and it was very well received. Slideshows aren’t real videos, and we want “real videos …

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  • Video from The Ticker Show: Think Outside the Business Card

    The Ticker Show is a Real Estate and Technology  vlog (i.e. video blog) that has provided some great content on YouTube. A recent episode  titled Think Outside the Business Card (September 6, 2011, video below) addresses the issue of Realtors saying, “I work for XYZ Realty,” when they get asked what they do. Essentially, it’s …

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  • True Video for Real Estate for Dummies

    Have you seen our  first book cover yet? I’m on a Dummies book so I’m legit; you could be too. So… how much would you pay for my book?  How about free  – just read the blog!  Leave a comment below if there’s something you’d like to  ask a question or have something to say.

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