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Bluetooth technology is known to be a good use for cell phone users but it can also be used in making easier the job of real estate agents. It is a wireless device that could be used 30 feet away from the other party you are communicating with.

Today, it had been used even in laptops. Wherever you take your laptop for business (or real estate business), it makes it convenient for you to conduct deals even without having to meet with your clients face to face.

This technology is useful for busy people who have their schedules full. Truly, this is a useful gadget.

Document Sharing: Folders, very similar to the folders in your computer My Documents section, are created and files can be uploaded and stored for access by all members. Permissions are set for each folder to allow only those authorized to gain access and view the documents. Company operations manuals, personnel documents, training materials and shareable marketing brochures are all examples of the type of documents that might be stored and shared.

Individual and Group Calendars: Most intranet services allow the synchronizing of a member’s Outlook or Palm device with the Calendar Function. Items and meetings marked Private will be visible only to the individual member under their login. Group items will be visible to all. You can also set up groups within the company, such as Admin or Agents,and set meetings and events that will be visible only to the assigned group. Members can RSVP to their meeting invitations.

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The Sierra Club is seeking to protect US public lands from threats like oil and gas drilling, unchecked development, irresponsible recreation, logging, and global warming. In order to save what remains of the wild, the Sierra Club has launched a campaign to protect fifty-two of the most exceptional places–one in every state, plus Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia–over the next ten years. They have released a new report called America’s Wild Legacy. And they have also released a Google Earth collection showing all 52 locations [Google Earth File. You must have GE installed.] as placemarks, with information included in each description bubble including photos, and links to the report and other information.

Google Earth is an excellent visualization tool to help people understand issues effecting the environment. You will find many examples of this in the GEB’s environment category and under the Google Earth Global Awareness layer. And, Google recently formed a new Google Outreach program to help non-profits promote and develop content using Google Earth.

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The Delhi Real Estate industry is really improving. Did you know that the real estate owners in Delhi registered their properties electronically? Once a payment for the property registration is done by the owner, an identification number that is unique will be issued with the payment. The title holder is required to produce an ID number in the local sub-registrar once he/she gets the electronic identification number.

The new process implemented needs less papers and it is more helpful in preventing fraud in property registrations. You can visibly see 21 counters across the city that was installed by the Dehli government.

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Okay, so now you are a believer.  But where do you start? There are so many sites which one should you pick first?  There are several options, First go to what you know.  When you think of Social Networking which site comes to mind first.  Second, ask your colleagues.  Which sites are they active on?  Third (this one is earth shattering so brace yourself), where are your clients?  Trust me, you do have clients that are active in Social Media and they would more than welcome your presence.

Now that you’ve signed up the Next thing is to find friends and the easiest way is to make use of the “find a friend” feature that most of these sites have.  They will literally upload your current contact list and search their database for people with those names and email addresses. Yes, it is that simple.

Next, you need to be active but be careful.  Users of Social Media are there to connect and build relationships, not be sold to.  That’s where Subversive Marketing comes in.

Barely a year ago on October 9th, Google laid claim to their largest acquisition to date as they triumphantly announced the acquisition of YouTube for $1.65 billion in an all stock transaction. YouTube had been created merely 20 months earlier in February 2005 by three former PayPal employees and was little more than Adobe Flash technology used to display video content and movie clips. Yet it had made the July 2005 sale of buddy site MySpace to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation for $580 million look like chump change.

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LAS VEGAS � Google executive Justin McCarthy smiled, looked out upon a vast room packed with Realtors and noted how times had changed.

Just four years earlier, he said, he had spoken to a real estate industry conference on technology trends and had gotten the message that Google was viewed with suspicion.

�There was this notion of a lion coming over the hill,� he said, evoking a phrase widely heard in the industry at the time. It was shorthand for any number of developments � particularly the emergence of technology � that were rumored to be positioning themselves to take real estate agents� livelihoods away.

�Anything that looked and smelled new was immediately the lion,� McCarthy said.

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Are you aware that Video Marketing and Social Networking contributes a lot to the success of your real estate business?
We found a number of real estate agents that uses video sites such as Youtube and Google video to inform people about their working. The main advantage of which is anyone from any part of the world can freely gain access on your video for free. Appearing on a video and doing your sales talk by explaining the necessary details well can make an internet user contact you as soon as possible. Real estate agents use social Networking sites such as Friendster, MySpace, Tagged and Facebook to contact possible clients.

Popular real estate writer John Mayfield recently released his new book “5 Minutes to”. It is a part of his real estate agent-broker series (technology). In this new book, he shared some of the not only the newest trends in real estate technology, but also included some of his experiences with different practitioners including their overview, opinions and advices. It was also revealed how real estate and technology have merged in order to create a new skill-set which will be required for those who wants to make it big in the marketplace. In case you didn’t know, John Mayfield regularly writes articles for the official website of Hewlett Packard.

The Dehli government has assured its potential real estate owners that the process implemented is full proof and there are no chances of false doings. The good thing here is that the system will accelerate the property registration process in Delhi. “Apart from the speed and convenience, e-stamping also eliminates dependency on property lawyers and notaries who take their pie in property transactions,” says Arunima Chakraborty, a senior citizen staying in Ramesh Nagar.

Did you know that the Delhi government is also considering approving the ‘Property Titling Law’? It is said to be the solution in eliminating fraudulent property registrations in Delhi.