Technology Archive


Weekly Video Tip: The Power of Testimonials in Marketing

Monday, February 1st, 2010
RISMEDIA, February 2, 2010—Whether you’re marketing from business to business, or business to the public, it’s hard to overstate the effectiveness of one simple technique. It attracts


planetRE Signs Agreement With Major Realtor Association in California

Monday, February 1st, 2010
RISMEDIA, February 2, 2010—planetRE, a leading technology provider for online real estate, announced a new partnership with 3 Southern California Realtor Associations, representing more then 20,000 Realtors. The Pacific West Association of Realtors (PWR), Inland Valleys Association of Realtors (IVAR) and Tri-Counties Association of Realtors (TRICO), known as Triple Play ...


Monday Morning Mobile: Don’t Call Me-Text Me!

Sunday, January 31st, 2010
RISMEDIA, February 1, 2010—Last week we looked at the brief history of the mobile phone and its 0-60-mph transition from utility to brand recognized phenomenon and beyond.


Diverse Solutions Releases IDX Plugin for Indexable Listings

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
RISMEDIA, January 28, 2010—Diverse Solutions announced that they have released a new IDX product called dsIDXpress. The product allows agents and brokers using WordPress to get property listings on their own website and own domain to be indexed by the major search engines. dsIDXpress is different than traditional IDX solutions ...


RealtyBid.com Rings In New Year With Hundreds of Foreclosure Bargains

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
RISMEDIA, January 27, 2010—After a strong 2009, online home auction company RealtyBid.com has hit the ground running in 2010 by offering close to 1,000 REO (bank-owned, post-foreclosure) properties to investors and home buyers around the country during the month of January. ...


How to Avoid Internet Lead Conversion Failure

Monday, January 25th, 2010
RISMEDIA, January 26, 2010—“I want a complete refund!” the email from the Big Island of Hawaii screamed. “These leads are no good!” I went to the client’s permanent lead sheet and found leads like this one, from an Oregon State University staffer, complete with phone number and email that said the following: “We are looking for a vacation home after just returning from 2 weeks in Hawaii, WE LOVE IT!! Looking for a place with 1-3 acres (or more) that we could eventually retire to. Top price $180-200,000. Close to Hilo would be preferred and north, however Puna prices are pretty enticing. Do you have places that would fit our criteria?


Weekly Video Tip: Sound Recording for Video

Monday, January 25th, 2010
RISMEDIA, January 26, 2010—When someone decides to produce their own marketing video, a common mistake seems to occur more often than not. Simply stated, people tend to focus


Turning Technology into Business

Monday, January 25th, 2010
RISMEDIA, January 26, 2010—Rob Levy, broker and team leader of The Rob Levy Team at Prudential Northwest Properties in Portland, Oregon, can answer without hesitation


Instanet Solutions Takes Going Paperless Mobile

Thursday, January 21st, 2010
RISMEDIA, January 22, 2010—Instanet Solutions announced that its DocBox2Go is now in production in various markets and will be rolled out to all existing clients with DocBox and TransactionDesk by the end of the second quarter of this year. DocBox2Go is a new mobile companion service to its DocBox and ...


New Web Tool Aims to Expose Abusive Mortgages

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
RISMEDIA, January 21, 2010—The Fair Mortgage Collaborative (FMC), a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting fair and safe mortgages, has announced the launch of the “Fair Mortgage Cost Check,” a tool that will allow home buyers to quickly and privately determine if mortgage pricing - including interest rates and closing costs ...


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