Comments on: Do You Want to Know Where I Am? http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/do-you-want-to-know-where-i-am/ News, insights, tools, and inspiration for business owners and professionals Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:13:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Thomas Johnson http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/do-you-want-to-know-where-i-am/#comment-16564 Thomas Johnson Sat, 23 Aug 2008 03:14:15 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=3661#comment-16564 Mrs. Eliot Spitzer and Mrs. John Edwards are wondering where these devices were a year and a half ago. It could have added millions to their divorce settlements. Mrs. Eliot Spitzer and Mrs. John Edwards are wondering where these devices were a year and a half ago. It could have added millions to their divorce settlements.

]]> By: Todd http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/do-you-want-to-know-where-i-am/#comment-16526 Todd Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:52:53 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=3661#comment-16526 @Paula "...I just don’t want everyone knowing where I am at all times." That is a common and justifiable concern. I want to stress ( software based ) Location Based Services are completely under the user's control - just click "OFF". When and where your mobile phone to Bright Kite or the Fire Eagle API allows you to define exactly who sees what at will, including "no one" and "nothing" - it is entirely up to you. There is also the means to delete the stored information from earlier location updates, leaving no trail at all. FYI @Paula

“…I just don’t want everyone knowing where I am at all times.”

That is a common and justifiable concern. I want to stress ( software based ) Location Based Services are completely under the user’s control – just click “OFF”. When and where your mobile phone to Bright Kite or the Fire Eagle API allows you to define exactly who sees what at will, including “no one” and “nothing” – it is entirely up to you. There is also the means to delete the stored information from earlier location updates, leaving no trail at all.

FYI

]]> By: Paula Henry http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/do-you-want-to-know-where-i-am/#comment-16510 Paula Henry Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:03:30 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=3661#comment-16510 I have mixed feeling about location devices. There are some great ideas here for their use. I just don't want everyone knowing where I am at all times. Of course there is the safety factor having such a system in place among certain people. @Lani - I can see the value in meet-ups, if I want to be met. Otherwise, I don't want people to know where I am. That's just me. I have mixed feeling about location devices. There are some great ideas here for their use. I just don’t want everyone knowing where I am at all times. Of course there is the safety factor having such a system in place among certain people.

@Lani – I can see the value in meet-ups, if I want to be met. Otherwise, I don’t want people to know where I am. That’s just me.

]]> By: Lani Anglin-Rosales http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/do-you-want-to-know-where-i-am/#comment-16497 Lani Anglin-Rosales Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:08:44 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=3661#comment-16497 Karen, you make a great great point! This is not only great for parents with new teen drivers, but in a real estate application, this would be really helpful like you said for the office admin to be able to figure out where everyone is, kind of like central dispatch. Because it's opt in/ opt out, it seems like it could also be useful for the hyperconnected meaning many people are already on Twitter announcing their whereabouts and if they chose to have their Buddy Beacon on and their selected Twit friends knew about it, it would serve as a supplement to Twitter and possibly lead to more meetups in person. This sounds crazy but it's already happening! :) Karen, you make a great great point! This is not only great for parents with new teen drivers, but in a real estate application, this would be really helpful like you said for the office admin to be able to figure out where everyone is, kind of like central dispatch.

Because it’s opt in/ opt out, it seems like it could also be useful for the hyperconnected meaning many people are already on Twitter announcing their whereabouts and if they chose to have their Buddy Beacon on and their selected Twit friends knew about it, it would serve as a supplement to Twitter and possibly lead to more meetups in person. This sounds crazy but it’s already happening! :)

]]> By: Ines http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/do-you-want-to-know-where-i-am/#comment-16491 Ines Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:23:17 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=3661#comment-16491 James - that’s a question for Lani and Benn - no follow tags are common now in the blogosphere but I am no SEO techie, so can’t answer your question. I do believe the comment should come because you feel like being part of the conversation, not because you’re looking for a backlink though. (not implying that’s what you’re after either) Karen - THAT’s exactly what I was looking for, ideas for applications and SAFETY is a huge issue - especially in this industry that we find ourselves alone so often with people we don’t know. Great point! Todd - I’m in Bright Kite and see several people like Kristal Kraft and Jeff Turner “checking in” to different locations through Twitter - I just want to know the difference between all the systems and would love to see how Garmin is making a difference with all the pre-existing systems. (Thanks for your help) James – that’s a question for Lani and Benn – no follow tags are common now in the blogosphere but I am no SEO techie, so can’t answer your question. I do believe the comment should come because you feel like being part of the conversation, not because you’re looking for a backlink though. (not implying that’s what you’re after either)

Karen – THAT’s exactly what I was looking for, ideas for applications and SAFETY is a huge issue – especially in this industry that we find ourselves alone so often with people we don’t know. Great point!

Todd – I’m in Bright Kite and see several people like Kristal Kraft and Jeff Turner “checking in” to different locations through Twitter – I just want to know the difference between all the systems and would love to see how Garmin is making a difference with all the pre-existing systems. (Thanks for your help)

]]> By: Todd http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/do-you-want-to-know-where-i-am/#comment-16484 Todd Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:31:07 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=3661#comment-16484 @Ines "..I’d love to know the technical differences between all these sites and what advantages some have over others.." That may be beyond the scope of what I can write in a blog post comment. If you or anyone else here wants a Bright Kite invitation ( I have a bunch of them ) or a crash course on Fire Eagle ( I was one of the first beta testers ) just ask. Direct Message me via Twitter or write to me directly Lani has both of those. And "yes" Location Based Services are inherently tied to the practice of real estate - "location, location, location!" @Ines

“..I’d love to know the technical differences between all these sites and what advantages some have over others..”

That may be beyond the scope of what I can write in a blog post comment. If you or anyone else here wants a Bright Kite invitation ( I have a bunch of them ) or a crash course on Fire Eagle ( I was one of the first beta testers ) just ask. Direct Message me via Twitter or write to me directly Lani has both of those.

And “yes” Location Based Services are inherently tied to the practice of real estate – “location, location, location!”

]]> By: Karen Goodman http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/do-you-want-to-know-where-i-am/#comment-16476 Karen Goodman Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:30:46 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=3661#comment-16476 I didn't realize there was something out there like this. I can see it as being a huge plus for keeping agents safe that are showing property. If you could enter the data each time you get to the next house, and someone at the office or your home can track where you are...it could be a lifesaver if you didn't check in when expected. Is anyone using one of these services along these lines? I didn’t realize there was something out there like this. I can see it as being a huge plus for keeping agents safe that are showing property. If you could enter the data each time you get to the next house, and someone at the office or your home can track where you are…it could be a lifesaver if you didn’t check in when expected.

Is anyone using one of these services along these lines?

]]> By: James Boyer http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/do-you-want-to-know-where-i-am/#comment-16474 James Boyer Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:22:06 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=3661#comment-16474 So here is a tracking question. Why is agentgenius not allowing the search engines (Google/Yahoo/MSN) to follow the links to the commentors. After all we come to your site as trackable traffic, spend our valuable time reading your posts, and then spend even more time commenting, and then we get no-followed. So here is a tracking question. Why is agentgenius not allowing the search engines (Google/Yahoo/MSN) to follow the links to the commentors. After all we come to your site as trackable traffic, spend our valuable time reading your posts, and then spend even more time commenting, and then we get no-followed.

]]> By: Mark Eibner http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/do-you-want-to-know-where-i-am/#comment-65360 Mark Eibner Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:18:32 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=3661#comment-65360 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">we're at it again Do You Want to Know Where I Am?: Commenting on this post might make y.. http://tinyurl.com/68fsef</span></span> we’re at it again Do You Want to Know Where I Am?: Commenting on this post might make y.. http://tinyurl.com/68fsef

]]> By: Ines http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/do-you-want-to-know-where-i-am/#comment-16467 Ines Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:41:57 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=3661#comment-16467 Todd - looks like another interesting application - I'm guessing it's a lot like brightkite? I'd love to know the technical differences between all these sites and what advantages some have over others. Todd – looks like another interesting application – I’m guessing it’s a lot like brightkite? I’d love to know the technical differences between all these sites and what advantages some have over others.

]]>