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• Online Marketing: ‘Don’t Use My Name!’
• By Mike Parker
• RISMEDIA, February 9, 2010—It has become an all-too-familiar obstacle to writing about successful agents: “My partner doesn’t want anyone to know who we are. We’re number one in our 50-agent company and everyone copies everything we do. My partner’s afraid that if they know how we get so much business from the Internet, they’ll steal that from us. Feel free to have anyone outside our market area call me for a recommendation, but I’m afraid you can’t use my name—we just can’t risk it.”
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• Weekly Video Tip: Town Tours

  By Stephen Schweickart

  RISMEDIA, February 9, 2010—If you’re like most of us, your favorite vacation spots or social ...

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• The Avatar Economy

  By George W. Mantor

  RISMEDIA, February 9, 2010—It looks amazingly real, but it’s as phony as a James Cameron ...

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• FTC Proposes Rule That Would Bar Mortgage Relief Companies from Charging Up-Front Fees

  RISMEDIA, February 9, 2010—The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) moved to protect distressed homeowners from the ...

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Today's Marketplace

• Online Marketing: ‘Don’t Use My Name!’
• The Avatar Economy
• Number of ‘For Sale’ Homes Increased 2.9 Percent in January 2010 According to ZipRealty Housing Report
• FTC Proposes Rule That Would Bar Mortgage Relief Companies from Charging Up-Front Fees

Products

• PropertyMinder adds Text-to-Speech Technology to Real Estate Websites
• How Much Value Do You Provide Your Clients?
• Bank of America and John L. Scott Real Estate Team Up to Provide Financing with Response Mortgage, LLC
• New Book from NAHB Gives Sales Professionals Tools to Sell Homes in a Slow Market

Training

• Weekly Video Tip: Town Tours
• Weekly Video Tip: The Power of Testimonials in Marketing
• Weekly Video Tip: Sound Recording for Video
• Avoiding the 5 Detours on the Road to Success

Technology

• Online Marketing: ‘Don’t Use My Name!’
• Weekly Video Tip: Town Tours
• Monday Morning Mobile: The Medium of the Moment
• Making House Calls in the Internet Age

Today's Home Spun Wisdom

Electronics Top List of Most Recycled Material in 2009

RISMEDIA, February 9, 2010—Earth911.com, provider of one of the nation's leading Local Recycling and Disposal Directories, released the results of its 2009 Annual Recycling Report, with electronics such as computers, batteries and televisions leading the way.

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