Real Estate Technology

12 Days of iPhone Apps – Day 1: Regator Premium

Posted on Friday, December 11, 2009 8:30:59 PM
The holidays bring a time of reflection, appreciation, and giving. So keeping with the spirit of the season, we thought we’d give our opinions on some of our favorite iPhone apps. So for the next 12 days we’ll be sharing one app a day you might enjoy and possibly gift to yourself or suggest to [...]

T’was the App Before Christmas

Posted on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 11:03:58 PM
Introducing our newest regular author and member of the MTO family, Ryan Ozonian. Ryan is a recent USC communications graduate. He may be young but he’s already making waves! As a licensed REALTOR®, he worked for a top Prudential Broker in Orange County for the last 3 years. He is also the Founder and [...]

Do you really think I’m visiting your Facebook profile to look for homes? Really!?!

Posted on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 3:24:18 PM
Saturday night brings with it one of my most favorite TV segments…“Really!?! with Seth & Amy”. In this SNL skit, Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers share their snarky take on current affairs. So in the spirit of “Really!?”…I’m going to shed some light on “Real Estate Listings Inside Facebook”! Let’s start with obvious failures inside Facebook…at [...]

How to Make Use of Twitter Lists

Posted on Monday, November 2, 2009 5:01:21 PM
Twitter has been rolling out their new Lists feature to tweeps over the last few weeks. If you’re still waiting, be patient (or whine about it in the public stream like I did). The feature was made available to me last week and unfortunately I was so busy I had to wait until the weekend [...]

Goodbye Vista!

Posted on Friday, October 30, 2009 12:55:05 PM
It is complete. I am now 100% Vista-free. Let me tell you, it feels good. Windows 7 seems lighter, faster and cleaner. It has breathed new life into my aging computers. First Impressions Microsoft has done a good job of simply refining Vista. At first, I was disappointed that Windows 7 is so much like Vista. After upgrading [...]

AgentPress: The Ideal Theme for Real Estate Bloggers

Posted on Monday, October 26, 2009 10:10:06 AM
If you’ve been reading MTO for awhile you know we’re huge advocates of WordPress as a platform to power your real estate blog.  And we’re not the only ones who think WordPress rocks! Matt Cutts, the head of the Web Spam team at Google, recently declared WordPress as the best blogging platform in terms of [...]

Lucky Number 7

Posted on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 12:17:54 PM
Two and a half years has gone by very quickly. It seems like just yesterday that I was booting up my Windows Vista computer for the first time with excitement and anticipation. For me, it was like watching that summer blockbuster you’ve eagerly awaited in hopes of it exceeding your expectations. But, like most summer [...]

20 Affordable Online Marketing Tips for Your Real Estate Business

Posted on Friday, October 9, 2009 10:21:57 AM
This week I attended C.A.R. EXPO’s  Tech Tuesday. I had a great time moderating a panel on blogging for real estate, but I was also asked to present “20 Affordable Online Marketing Tips for Your Real Estate Business”. I found it really hard not to dance, but I did manage to rap a little Beasties [...]

That’s What You Get For Waking Up In Vegas!

Posted on Monday, September 28, 2009 3:41:30 PM
Calling all real estate bloggers!!! Would you like to spend some time with real people who actually know what blogs are…and why they ROCK! Would you enjoy learning new tips and strategies for continuing your blog success, or perhaps launching it?! Are you wondering where the future of social media can take you, and how [...]

10 Reasons to Tweetup & 10 Tips for Success!

Posted on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 3:36:08 PM
Tweetups are fast becoming a fun and effective way to connect with other Twitter users in your local community! What exactly happens at these tweetups you ask? Well, usually they provide an opportunity for Twitter enthusiasts to get together offline and talk about their love of Twitter, their local flavor, and other interests. Tweetups also give [...]