AGBeat » Tech http://agbeat.com News, insights, tools, and inspiration for business owners and professionals Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:21:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The real reason why Google chose Kansas City as its first fiber-networked city http://agbeat.com/video/the-real-reason-why-google-chose-kansas-city-as-its-first-fiber-networked-city/ http://agbeat.com/video/the-real-reason-why-google-chose-kansas-city-as-its-first-fiber-networked-city/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:17:01 +0000 AGBeat http://agentgenius.com/?p=41188 Ultra high speed internet After much anticipation, and 1,1100 towns and cities applying, Google has signed a development agreement with Kansas City to build out a fiber-optic network bringing broadband speed of 1Gb/s which could be ready as soon as 2012. Google claims pricing will be comparable to currently available (yet much slower) options. Our first thought was, will people [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/video/the-real-reason-why-google-chose-kansas-city-as-its-first-fiber-networked-city/feed/ 3 HotPads launches their first generation iPad app – AG exclusive http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/hotpads-launches-their-first-generation-ipad-application/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/hotpads-launches-their-first-generation-ipad-application/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 02:20:33 +0000 AGBeat http://agentgenius.com/?p=41117 HotPads on the iPad Today, real estate search site HotPads has launched a real estate search app for the iPad, complete with sale, rent and even hotel listings. The app gets right to the point and asks users to input the top few most common search options. The app relies on GPS to use your current location or allows you [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/hotpads-launches-their-first-generation-ipad-application/feed/ 12 Minimize efforts – automatically sync photos to Flickr, Facebook and more http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/minimize-efforts-automatically-sync-photos-to-flickr-facebook-and-more/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/minimize-efforts-automatically-sync-photos-to-flickr-facebook-and-more/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:07:10 +0000 AGBeat http://agentgenius.com/?p=41096 Save time, save effort Sharing photos on the web is part of many companies’ marketing efforts and can create a lot of doubling up on effort. Uploading everything to Flickr, Picasa, Twitpic, Facebook, iPhoto and more can be tedious and time consuming. We get it, you’re called to be in multiple networks simultaneously, so let us show you some ways [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/minimize-efforts-automatically-sync-photos-to-flickr-facebook-and-more/feed/ 7 Concept bracelet phone from the future could change the mobile industry http://agbeat.com/gadgets/smartphones-gadgets/concept-bracelet-phone-from-the-future-could-change-the-industry/ http://agbeat.com/gadgets/smartphones-gadgets/concept-bracelet-phone-from-the-future-could-change-the-industry/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:30:18 +0000 AGBeat http://agentgenius.com/?p=41090 Although still in the conceptual phase, the “Rollerphone” designed by Alexey Chugunnikov is more than a sexy futuristic bracelet watch, it works as a phone, media center and internet, much like smartphone, hello! The design features a retractable transparent screen at the bracelet base and is meant to be a more ergonomic design. The Rollerphone could change not just how [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/gadgets/smartphones-gadgets/concept-bracelet-phone-from-the-future-could-change-the-industry/feed/ 5 Acer Iconia dual screen tablet finally available in America http://agbeat.com/video/acer-iconia-dual-screen-tablet-finally-available-in-america/ http://agbeat.com/video/acer-iconia-dual-screen-tablet-finally-available-in-america/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:00:04 +0000 Lani Rosales http://agentgenius.com/?p=41066 Finally in America The Acer Iconia dual screen tablet was released earlier this year in Europe and has had a chance to be product tested by consumers and today has landed in America and Canada. For $1200, it is like having two super thin 14″ tablets hinged together, one of which can act as a touch keyboard when not being [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/video/acer-iconia-dual-screen-tablet-finally-available-in-america/feed/ 4 Why real estate pros shouldn’t be intimidated by the crowded internet http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/why-real-estate-pros-shouldnt-be-intimidated-by-the-crowded-internet/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/why-real-estate-pros-shouldnt-be-intimidated-by-the-crowded-internet/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:50:15 +0000 Lani Rosales http://agentgenius.com/?p=41005 The internet is definitely intimidating Over lunch recently, I asked my Realtor friend why she still hadn’t pulled the trigger on starting her real estate blog. Over clanking plates and rushing servers, she listed excuses about how busy she is, something about her slow web developer, and about how she doesn’t know how to write. I jokingly told her that [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/why-real-estate-pros-shouldnt-be-intimidated-by-the-crowded-internet/feed/ 18 Realtors, is Posterous more enticing with new notification features? http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/realtors-is-posterous-more-enticing-with-new-notification-features/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/realtors-is-posterous-more-enticing-with-new-notification-features/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:05:13 +0000 AGBeat http://agentgenius.com/?p=40913 Posterous tells you to start your (marketing) engines Free blogging platform, Posterous.com started out as a simple alternative to the junky, cluttered blog platforms offered on the market. Although we typically advise owning your own web property, Posterous is a good alternative for people looking to get started that don’t want to be overwhelmed with options. The user interface is [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/realtors-is-posterous-more-enticing-with-new-notification-features/feed/ 1 Wait, that’s not a Real Estate CEO – Samsung busted for using actors http://agbeat.com/gadgets/wait-thats-not-a-real-estate-ceo-samsung-busted-for-using-actors/ http://agbeat.com/gadgets/wait-thats-not-a-real-estate-ceo-samsung-busted-for-using-actors/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:30:15 +0000 Tara Steele http://agentgenius.com/?p=40911 Real life consumers enjoying the Galaxy Tab Last week, Samsung filmed real life consumers testing out and comparing the Samsung Galaxy Tab (Android tablet) to the iPad 2 at the CTIA Wireless conference, raving about how the Samsung was thinner than the iPad 2. Some pointed to exaggerated claims during the comparison to which a company spokesperson didn’t confirm or [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/gadgets/wait-thats-not-a-real-estate-ceo-samsung-busted-for-using-actors/feed/ 3 Reddit gets their independence, we’re not writing them off yet http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/the-case-against-reddit-being-written-off-so-hastily/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/the-case-against-reddit-being-written-off-so-hastily/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:05:05 +0000 AGBeat http://agentgenius.com/?p=40342 Many Realtors don’t know what Reddit is, and even fewer use the site, but it has recently come under fire for server failure more eminent than Twitter circa spring 2007. Reddit’s hands were tied Condé Nast acquired, then “starved” the site, according to Alex Wilhelm. “The Condé Nast acquisition nearly killed the social site as its new parent refused to [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/the-case-against-reddit-being-written-off-so-hastily/feed/ 3 Blogger, the ugly stepchild of the blogging world gets a makeover http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/blogger-the-ugly-stepchild-of-blogging-gets-a-makeover/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/blogger-the-ugly-stepchild-of-blogging-gets-a-makeover/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:24:31 +0000 AGBeat http://agentgenius.com/?p=39830 Google staff at SXSWi today have noted they cannot reveal all of the makeover details, but Blogger is undergoing a major revamp to its outdated, clunky blog offering. Google is so far ahead of any other company in many aspects, but their blogging platform has appeared to be their ugly, forgotten stepchild. When Google launched the Google Web Toolkit, we [...]
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