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"I don't get Facebook." In 1995 I was sitting in a pub in Vinings, Georgia around 4 in the afternoon enjoying a shepherd's pie and a pint when a very well dressed Indian (middle eastern) walked in and sat down at the table behind me. We were the only two people there so I struck up a conversation...

Tuesday, 1/11/11 Noon Eastern on Social Media Edge Radio The topic can turn toxic and quickly. There aren't two schools of thought there are dozens of schools of thought. If you've been online very long and have actually created any original content you have probably had your content quoted, "bo...

Never having been accused of being the quiet type it has been a lifetime challenge to keep my opinion to myself. Yet when I hear people say or read people's writing talking about the waste of time Twitter is it piques my interest. Listen, I'm the first to admit anchovy pizza isn't for everyone bu...

Name one person who would be a viable prospect who does not have a cell phone which will receive a text message. Come on, you can do it. The fact is there are 300 million wireless phone lines in the US: "A text message is typically read within 15 minutes and responded to within 60 minutes. With o...

EDIT 11/29 - After thinking about this diatribe I will say at the level most of you/us are working even these guys can't do much harm. Unless you really want to be number one to five in a set of keywords that are highly competitive go ahead and support your friend. After all, anyone can make "Jon...

Thanks to my good friend James Ball from NotEasyToForget.com for sharing a great presentation about some famous (and infamous) social media blunders. Some of these you will remember and even a few we have talked about on the weekly (Tuesdays at noon eastern) Social Media Edge radio show.   Social...

How do you measure online success? Is it the number of followers you have on Twitter? How about the number of friends you have on Facebook? Are you ranked number one in your area for points on Active Rain?  Back in the 1980's I had a little Electronic Bulletin Board System (BBS) "page". It contai...

In 1994 DENSO, a division of Toyota, created a 2 dimensional scanner code to replace the single plane barcode. Over the last 16 years a lot has happened but the biggest effect on the proliferation of this code is the number of hand held scanner units in daily use across America. This refers to, o...

Effective for FHA loans for which the case number is assigned on or after October 4, 2010 the Upfront Mortgage Insurance will decrease from 2.25 to 1.00 (100 basis points) on all FHA insured loans except Home Equity Conversion (HECM - "reverse mortgage"). Chances are you have heard this or some v...

Having the ability to use a down payment gift from a friend or family member is wonderful. In today's real estate and employment economy it is almost crucial in a small percentage of cases. During a time when many are selling below payoff and needing to bring the deficiency to the closing table t...