AGBeat Columnist: Lani Rosales
AGBeat Editor-in-Chief: Lani, named one of Real Estate's 100 Most Influential, as well as 12 Most Influential Women in Real Estate, is a business writer hailing from the great state of Texas in the city of Austin. As a digital native, Lani is immersed not only in advanced technologies and new media, but is also a stats nerd often burried in piles of reports. Lani is a proven leader, thoughtful speaker, and vested partner at AGBeat.
15 gorgeous upholstered headboards – interior design trends
Beauty in the bedroom Whether upgrading your home, staging a home for sale, or simply looking for design inspiration, upholstered headboards are one of 2012′s hottest design trends, but we’re not talking your average headboard, we’re talking creative fabrics, textures, and sizes. We’re talking headboards that take up the entire wall or are so soft, you can’t help but to ...
Pinterest sneaks in a much needed makeover
Pinterest updates website Late in the day on Tuesday, Pinterest rolled out a much needed makeover, with no mention of updates on their blog and no press releases in sight. We’ve led the conversation about Pinterest, introducing you to the visual bookmarking site last year, offering the ultimate guide for using Pinterest in business, helped you to learn how to ...
Pinterest tip on how to pin photos from Facebook
Pinterest trick We introduced you to Pinterest last fall, not only showing how the sharing network functions but how it can be used in business, and recently we offered invitations to the private network as well as solid ideas for boards that professionals can create to earn influence on Pinterest, we have also named the company one of the 60 Genius Brands to watch in ...
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Man charged with child neglect, leaves son behind in foreclosure home
Father abandons son A 60 year old Minneapolis single father and struggling architect, Steven Cross has been convicted with child neglect for leaving his 11 year old son behind in the home he was losing to foreclosure last summer. It is not uncommon for evicted homeowners to leave pets behind that they cannot afford, but this is the first we ...
How to format your Facebook cover photo to be less fuzzy
The problem with Cover Photos – grainy images When we hacked our way into being able to use the new Facebook timeline features last fall, we experimented with various types of photos, sizes and resolutions and have seen most users attempt to use a very small image and stretch it for their cover photo which instantly makes it fuzzy and ...
12 more tweaks Pinterest should make in 2012
Pinterest could be even better We introduced you to Pinterest last fall, not only showing how the sharing network functions but how it can be used in business, and recently we offered invitations to the private network as well as solid ideas for boards that professionals can create to earn influence on Pinterest, we have also named the company one of the 60 Genius Brands ...
The Pope urges social media users to listen to each other
Message to the people: listen Pope Benedict XVIth has released the text of his address to the 46th World Day of Social Communications on May 20th, choosing the theme of “Silence and Word: Path of Evangelization,” addressing social media directly which has some people surprised as many envision the Vatican to be unchanged since the 1700s. “Silence is a precious ...
Millennials more difficult to reach, but respond well to creative ads
Advertising to Millennials For years, we’ve written about marketing to Millennials not only because several of us are actually in the Millennial/Generation Y category, but because it is a highly misunderstood generation. Only 20 percent of people 30 and under are married, and Millennials are the least employed of any age demographic. Most reports or opinion pieces we come across ...
Where to find free, legal music to use in your web videos
Using music in videos Using music in videos is tricky because without the rights to a song, you’re breaking the law. Plain and simple. Many small businesses, retailers and Realtors are producing web video to keep up with the demand, but many are pulling songs from across the web, using them, and making themselves vulnerable. In fact, it is a ...
The lost art of becoming a true expert
A dying art In 2011, Texas real estate broker David Winans took issue with the low standards of real estate licensing, noting that becoming a real estate agent requires less education (and we would add less continuing education) than a manicurist. Even if a real estate professional takes on more education than is required, as an industry, standards are low ...
30 improvements Pinterest should make in 2012
Pinterest could be so much better We introduced you to Pinterest last fall, not only showing how the sharing network functions but how it can be used in business, and recently we offered invitations to the private network as well as solid ideas for boards that professionals can create to earn influence on Pinterest, we have also named the company ...
Facebook floods market with 60 new Timeline apps
What are Timeline apps? Last fall, Facebook rolled out their new Timeline feature complete with a newly remodeled profile page and functionality, allowing users to add milestones from their past, completing their life’s timeline rather than beginning with status updates from the day a user joined the network. Today, Facebook will announce the release of over 60 apps for the ...
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