Get Smart with MIT Open Courseware

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers 1800 online courses (woot!), aptly named MIT OpenCourseWare - complete courses with lecture notes, exams and videos on their MIT OCW website. The courses are free (double woot!) but you are highly encouraged to "donate" throughout the site. Now, don't rush on to the MIT site without reading this next bit ...

The skinny:
1. The MIT OpenCourseWare is not the same as getting an MIT education. You will not be able to get a degree or even college credit - in fact, you don't even have to register to get started.

2. The courses are not exact replicates of MIT courses and you will not have access to the MIT staff and faculty.

MIT first launched OCW in 2001 and last year they published almost all of their courses and saw their site traffic jump to 2 million visits for a new monthly record. Courses range from the topics of Aeronautics and Astronautics to Writing and Humanistic Studies and everything in between.

Have kids in high school? Teach high school? Check out the Highlights for High School section for some wicked cool resources and even high school courses created by MIT students. FUN.

Some very cool things are happening online with open source offerings and this is just one! I promise, this will blow you away - don't miss out.

Finishing up The State of the Blogosphere Report with Technorati

Here are the last two days ...

Blogging for Profit -
http://technorati.com/blogging/state-of-the-blogosphere/blogging-for-profit/

Brands Enter the Blogosphere -
http://technorati.com/blogging/state-of-the-blogosphere/brands-enter-the-blogosphere/

Enjoy & Happy Monday!!!

The How of Blogging - More of the State of the Blogosphere Report from Technorati

How Do They Do It?

More on the State of the Blogosphere Report today ... the "How" of Blogging. Get it here:

http://www.technorati.com/blogging/state-of-the-blogosphere/the-how-of-blogging/

Day 2 of the Blogosphere Report from Technorati

Get Day 2 of The State of the Blogosphere Report from Technorati here:

http://www.technorati.com/blogging/state-of-the-blogosphere/the-what-and-why-of-blogging/

Day 2 focuses on the "what and why" of blogging.

ENJOY!!!

A Must Read - Technorati's State of the Blogosphere Report

Today, Technorati released part 1 of it's 2008 State of the Blogosphere Report. This is a must read! I guarantee these stats and figures will AMAZE you ... click here for the post -

http://www.technorati.com/blogging/state-of-the-blogosphere/

Get Day 1 - Who Are the Bloggers? Below ...

http://www.technorati.com/blogging/state-of-the-blogosphere/who-are-the-bloggers/


Enjoy!

Third Annual One Web Day Starts Monday

Third Annual One Web Day Starts Monday

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eCards and eNewsletters on CB Works

Just a reminder that CB Works has some GREAT eCard and eNewsletter options available to all of you ... I was just on and found a new Halloween card - so FUN. To send one of your own, go to:

http://cbworks.coldwellbanker.com/app/SelectECard

Click on the "Tutorial" to obtain detailed instructions - view on your computer or print. Click on "Settings" to add your personal information (name, contact information, etc.).


There are two tabs under eMarketing - eCards and eNewsletters, click on "eCards" to view a large assortment of eCards to send. The eCards are broken up into various categories - click on a card to preview it.
When you have selected the eCard you want to send, click "Personalize this eCard" enter your message (watch character lengths). Then schedule your eCard and email it off!

Go Birds!

Twitter (and You!) Redesign the Page

Twitter (and You!) Redesign the Page

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Saving the World at Work - a new book by Tim Sanders

Hello All & Happy Tuesday!

Today, one of my fav authors, Tim Sanders - who wrote The Likeability Factor and Love is the Killer App, released a new book - Saving the World at Work. I can't even tell you how excited I am to read this book.

I teach Tim's ideas, behaviors and methods to new and seasoned agents because I believe his work to be so crucial to your personal and professional development. I would challenge anyone to read his books and not become a believer (and a lovecat).

Tim's first book, The Likeability Factor, is a revolutionary book that I have on my "must read" list for any new agent. While the idea behind the book is simple, it is all too easy to forget the little things - like a smile - that can make a big difference. The book goes way beyond the power of a smile and I promise you will be changed after reading it.

Tim's second book, Love is the Killer App is a little more out there in regard to his writing style but now, as I reflect back on reading this book, I think that his ideas were ahead of their time. Tim talks about the importance of gaining knowledge, building a network and then sharing your knowledge and connections ... sounds like the blogging/social networking/wiki world we live in today. I loved this book even more than his first and I did what I was told ... lots and lots of reading (still), networking and of course, sharing :)

So, you can imagine my excitement as I have been counting down the days for the release of his third book, Saving the World at Work. I promise to report back as soon as I am finished!

Get more info on Saving the World at Work here.
Read Tim's blog, Sanders Says here.

Have good one :)

Micro-blogging with Twitter and FriendFeed

I know that some of you are still getting used to the idea of "blogging" and I here I am wanting to discuss "micro-blogging". Am I out of my mind? Some would say yes. Personally, I think micro-blogging is an easy concept to wrap your head around.

Consider Twitter ... all you have to do is answer one question, "What are you doing?" That it's - one question the only caveat being that you have to answer in 140 characters or less. I get some great ideas/insights/information and more from my twitter friends, affectionately known as "twits".

Before getting involved, be a voyeur ... read twitter posts without being on Twitter through Twellow. Twellow breaks all of the Twitter posts into user-friendly categories or search by person to see all posts from that user.

Looking for a more robust micro-blogging app? Try FriendFeed - update and follow your family and friends through posts, photos and more.

Micro-blogging is a great first step into blogging. Start writing - follow some folks - write some more - get some followers - the FUN never ends!!!

So, what are you doing now?

Home Warranty Website Tools & Triple Play 2008

Okay, who knew? Some way cool tools on the First American Home Buyers Protection Plan website - thanks Marie!!! Go there, and then click on the gold "Realtor Services" tab ... click on "Register for the Keep in Touch referral program".

Per the website, "First American Home Buyers Protection makes it easy to 'Keep In Touch' with your clients and gain valuable referrals with these personalized high-quality color postcards mailed throughout the year".

These are free postcards people! Lots of other helpful info can be found under the "Realtor Services" tab - check it out!

On another note, one of my fav events, Realtors Triple Play, is opening up registration for the 2008 event tomorrow! Get the 2008 schedule here.

Triple Play 2008

December 9^th – 11^th

Atlantic City Convention Center

This is 2.5 days packed with some fantastic education sessions, networking opportunities and best of all – it’s right in our backyard!

Sign up starting tomorrow for only $60 here - http://www.realtorstripleplay.com/registration08.htm

Web Office Software - OpenGoo

Tired of Microsoft Office and it's hefty price tag? Not down with Google Docs? Try OpenGoo - a free and complete set of online tools for your web office. OpenGoo is one of a gazillion new open source offerings on the web.

Open Source, plainly put, is a developer term - meaning that everything, all of the coding, design and content are available to everyone. As you can imagine - I heart all things open source :)

You can expect the usual tools ... text docs, presentations, email, calendars, contacts, lists, links and according to their website, "spreadsheets" very soon.

The cool thing about using an online program for your office docs is that they are available everywhere you are ... everywhere you are online that is - important to note. You can share your docs, calendars, etc. with team members, managers, the list goes on ...

Try it out - you will love it!