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How you can actually use location based apps in your real estate practice

How you can actually use location based apps in your real estate practice

It was less than two years ago that my boyfriend brought Brightkite onto my radar. At first I was leery, why would I want to tell people, strangers, where I am? I approached with caution, but was willing to explore. Just as I started to “get it” and think of creative uses that didn’t put my personal safety at risk, ...

Lesley Lambert | 2010/07/20  | 19 Comments Social Media

Check-ins & likes – crafting how the world sees you

Check-ins & likes – crafting how the world sees you

Tyler Bell, in his post, “Why check-ins and like buttons will change the local landscape“, absolutely nails it.  We check-in and “like” things not only to share information and locations with our friends, fans and followers, but to share a part of us.  To reveal something about us.  It is a form of self-expression and self-crafting in a way.  We ...

Janie Coffey | 2010/05/12  | 13 Comments Marketing

Listings on foursquare: ingenious, dangerous or spamtastic?

Listings on foursquare: ingenious, dangerous or spamtastic?

Foursquare has been a polarizing little app for the real estate community. People seem to love it or hate it. When it launched, Foursquare was used by the plugged-in RE.net as a game, a fun way to interact with each other and with the public. More recently, businesses, including the real estate industry, have begun to investigate ways to take ...

Janie Coffey | 2010/04/28  | 38 Comments Real Estate

FINALLY – You Can Add Pictures and Video to Foursquare!!

FINALLY – You Can Add Pictures and Video to Foursquare!!

One of the biggest lacking functions of the ever growing in popularity Foursquare check-in app was the inability to add pictures as you checked-in.  A glaring missing and fundamental element, one might even say. Finally, things have changed.  Pickchur and 39 Inc. have paired up to create an app which allows you to add pics AND videos to your Foursquare ...

Janie Coffey | 2010/03/10  | 14 Comments Social Media

Brokerage Adds FourSquare Check-ins to Their iPhone App

Brokerage Adds FourSquare Check-ins to Their iPhone App

#RealFourSquare We’ve talked about location-based Twitter application FourSquare that allows you to “check in” to locations for some time- Ines asked if if it’s just a game, Matt Stigliano told us why “wasting your time” on FourSquare is good and Janie even gave us 10 ideas for the new “check in anywhere” feature. The debate about FourSquare is whether or ...

Lani Rosales | 2010/02/22  | 23 Comments News

Foursquare Now Allows Check-ins Anywhere: Top 10 Ideas List

Foursquare Now Allows Check-ins Anywhere: Top 10 Ideas List

Using Foursquare to build your Real Estate Connections in 2010

Janie Coffey | 2010/01/13  | 49 Comments Social Media

Why Wasting Your Time With Foursquare Is Good

Why Wasting Your Time With Foursquare Is Good

You just became the Mayor of… If you don’t know what Foursquare is, here’s a brief run down. An app run from your phone, Foursquare allows you to “check-in” to locations in your city (and others if you’re traveling). A “check-in” is like making a public announcement as to your whereabouts. Hey everyone, I’m at Starbucks. Hi friends, you can ...

Matt Stigliano | 2009/11/25  | 43 Comments Social Media

Is Twitter Application Foursquare Just a Game?

Is Twitter Application Foursquare Just a Game?

There are mixed reviews about Foursquare right now:  just a game?  what’s the point? can it help your business? or is it just a waste of time? Like everything else, if you start with the mentality that it is a waste of time, it will totally be a waste of time – so stop reading and go find something useful ...

Ines Hegedus-Garcia | 2009/11/02  | 21 Comments Social Media