“I always feel like…somebody’s watching me…and I have no privacy…” Have you ever felt followed on the Internet? You might look at a pair of shoes at Target or visit someone’s website, and all of sudden, no matter where you go on the web, there are those shoes, there’s that person. Ever wonder how and why that […]
Google has a number of offerings for real estate agents, most of which you’re probably already aware of: GMail, Google Analytics, Google Alerts, and YouTube (to name a few). The burgeoning social media site Google has created in Google Plus (or Google +), however, offers up several different opportunities to not only illustrate your local knowledge, […]
YouTube may not seem like a natural place for real estate practicioners – most people associate it with cute cat videos and America’s worst everything. However, a 2013 online Google study found that 51% of home shoppers used YouTube as a video research destination. Agent-related and finding an agent searches grew 46% year-over-year. (Source) YouTube […]
A favorite phrase in the online community is “digital footprint.” For people whose natural habitat isn’t the dim glow of a computer and the rapid click of a keyboard, however, it may be a bit confusing knowing what a digital footprint is, and more importantly, how to create one. What IS a Digital Footprint? A […]
The Google Chrome web browser was first released in 2008. Since then, it’s grown to be the most widely used web browser in the world, with over 43% of people in the world choosing Chrome. Google Chrome also beats out Internet Explorer as the most widely used web browser in the United States, with 36% […]
There has been increased discussion over the past few months over Google Plus, as a social platform that many thought was just a “fad” is starting to win people over through sheer tenacity with a push from Google in “rewarding” people who post to or connect their blogs and websites to Google Plus. Bill Gassett […]
New apps are coming out all the time, for both Apple and Android. For some people, that may be exciting; for others, overwhelming. It can be difficult to decide and choose what apps are best for you and your real estate business, and which are just a waste of time. (I once heard that most […]
Walk into any Lowes or Home Depot today, and you may be startled by what you see. With technological innovations occurring at the speed of light, it can be difficult for real estate agents and their clients to keep up. It can be even more baffling, however, when the technology becomes seamlessly incorporated into a […]
January brings a time of reassessment, and then a renewed look toward the future. While we talked about and did some amazing things last year, some of which you can read about here, at Century 21 Redwood Realty we like to keep moving forward. We strive to be a brokerage that embraces time-tested principles and […]
You may have received that perfect piece of technology from Santa or a secret admirer or as a holiday gift to yourself. The question is – what are you going to do with that technology next? Few people have the patience to sit down and figure out more about the device they’re holding in their […]