Leading real estate tech guru Jeff Turner offers these Web tips to fuel fun, efficiency, and success. The following is a recap of his presentation at Inman Connect Conference in New York City.
2009 is the year of the cloud. Cloud computing is service based tech hosted offline.
Cost Saving Sites
Run an office on the Web. Online tools do the work of expensive desktop applications at the same time that it creates a collaborative working environment.
Edit Photos On The Web.
Ninety-five percent of everything you do with photos can be handled with free and low-cost Web-based solutions.
Store Everything Online.
Never worry about lost files or where you put a document again. Move your file storage to the cloud, including PDFs and movies.
box.net
carbonite.com
Reduce Cost. Talk Using Voip.
One of the most cost effective tools on the market is Skype. You can talk for free to other Skpe users via chat, voice, and video. Google now allows similar features.
skype
tokbox
Reduce Costs. Meet On The Web.
Face to face is always best, but sometimes it is not cost effective.
GoToMeeting
yugma
dimdim
Think Differently About E-Mail.
Time is money. One of the biggest time wasters is our e-mail inbox. These products provide a look at how to manage your e-mail.
zenbe.com
otherinbox.com
Become More Social.
You're Already Networking. Do It Better.
You've been social networking your entire life. The tools available now via Web 2.0 simply provide another way to connect with people you want to meet.
The big difference: speed and reach.
You will see your sociograph as never before. Be present without working so hard.
LinkedIn
Facebook
Flickr
Twitter
Special Mention: Utterli
Be Remembered.
Be Creative to Stand Out from the Crowd.
Combine Awesome Highlighter and Eyejot to present information in a way that you're remembered.
AwesomeHighlighter
eyejot.com - record a video of your face talking about highlighted material.
Communicate Better. Use Social Messaging.
The benefits of social networks are not confined to personal networks. You can use social messaging within your organization for efficiency and monitoring.
yammer.com
present.ly
Yonkly
socialcast
Don't Forget The Basics.
Some Of The Best Tools Are The Old Tools.
handwritten letter
telephone
Have you received a handwritten note recently? How did it make you feel?
And the phone is a ubiquitous form of interactive technology. When in doubt, pick up the phone.
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