RE BarCamp Philadelphia #rebcphl

Yesterday was the first ever RE Bar Camp in Philadelphia!!! What a great day - packed with loads of social media know-how and experts galore. Got to see and meet some of my biggest geek crushes in the flesh :)

GPAR hosted roughly 300 campers and the event used 6 of their office/classroom/boardroom spaces. There is no set agenda, in fact, anyone can run a session. Most of the day yesterday there were 6 sessions running simultaneously on various topics. Some of the sessions were more of a presentation, while other sessions were Q & A based or more of a discussion.

To see the pics, go to www.flickr.com and type in #rebcphl in the search box.

To see the Twitter flow & ebb go to: search.twitter.com and type in #rebcphl in the search box








Dakno TV streamed a bunch of the sessions live yesterday ... I will post the link once they put the recorded sessions up.

Next time - I want YOU with me! Already I am hearing talk of a possible RE Bar Camp before the 2009 Triple Play (one of my fav events of the YEAR) ... I will keep you posted.

Virtual Tours are Dead

Yeah I said it. D-E-A-D ... tired, flat and so over. Be DYNAMIC with video!!!

Video is where it's at - whether you are posting to the Coldwell Banker "On Location" YouTube channel or to your very own channel, video is fast becoming an essential marketing piece. Now, since I have been preaching in your offices about creating and using video, a few of our agents have listened and recorded some videos. To those agents I say, YOU ROCK and thanks for getting out there and for sharing your videos with me.

Today, at our Manager's Boot Camp, our Hearthside managers broke into teams and recorded video segments on our Flip cams - SO FUN. See me if you need a good laugh ...

I wanted to mention few things though that I have noticed from today's experiment and from the wonderfully adventurous agents who have sent me videos ... just some of my humble observations & opinions.

How about a list? I know you heart my lists.

1. Turn on all of the lights in the home. I mean all - every last one you can find.

2. Take your video in segments if possible, rather than all in one continuous shot.

3. Move the camera SLOWER than you think you should. If you think you are moving it slowly, move it slower - really.

4. Use a tripod and leave it on the ground so you are only moving the camera side to side (again,think segments), move the tripod when you are ready for your next shot (or segment).

5. Speak clearly and loudly or if possible, record your voice over the video when editing.

6. Definitely - definitely - definitely use your voice for an audio description (just say NO to cheesy music and/or silence).

7. Keep it short or you will lose your audience.

Need more information on the Coldwell Banker "On Location" YouTube channel? Get it here.

Want to practice? Look for me in your offices - I carry my Flip cam with me and we can practice to your hearts content!

Google Earth Project Maps the Fallen in Iraq and Afghanistan

Happy Memorial Day

This is one of the coolest things I have seen in a long time ... Google Earth has created a map of all of our fallen servicemen and women in Iraq and Afghanistan. The project is called, "Map the Fallen" and gives you the stories behind their lives - plus photos, comments from family and friends and how they died.

Go to http://earth.google.com/ and download the latest version of Google Earth.

Google Earth Project Maps the Fallen in Iraq and Afghanistan

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