Where do you learn?
My personal focus is on technology, MLS issues and the real estate space in general. This year I am working to winnow down the number of feeds I read and focus on high-quality content. With each new post I read, I want to learn something applicable to my business.
Everything is changing, and these are a few of the sites I read that help me stay on top of changes.
Each of the following blogs makes me think. I like that.
1000 Watt Blog – Marc and Brian consistently provoke new thoughts that are implementable.
Notorious R.O.B. – Find me a more intelligent write in the real estate space. Heck, he’s even coined a new term for the RE.net – realestistas .
MLS Terresact – Brian has long been one of the best thinkers in the MLS space, and I learn something every time he posts something new. After reading his blog for a while, I remain convinced that the VOW/DOJ settlement is going to have a much greater impact on MLS issues than previously thought.
Better Homes and Gardens – A “small brokerage” blog with “big brokerage” backing. This site provides a different perspective than I’m used to, if only because they’re the only Realogy company to blog (that I know of).
FBS Blog – Michael Wurzer with FlexMLS’ insight into the formerly-closed world of MLS issues is remarkable and educational; in my opinion he sets the standard for what an MLS owner/executive should be doing. In addition, Flex continues to get rave reviews.
What are yours? What do you read that makes you think differently? Inside or tangentially related to real estate?
* No bribes taken for this post. But I am bribe-able; find out how next Tuesday.
Lani Rosales
February 3, 2009 at 2:58 pm
My passion is marketing and new media, here are 10 blogs I read frequently (not in order of quality):
(1) ICHC
(2) Web Strategy by jeremiah Owyang
(3) Brains on Fire
(4) Brand Curve
(5) The Social Organization
(6) Tiny Gigantic
(7) Make Use Of
(8) Tech Crunch
(9) Mashable
(10) Lifehacker
Jeremy Arntz
February 3, 2009 at 3:09 pm
Lifehacker is the best!! Mashable and Tech Crunch are must reads as well. The rest of my feeds are developer related so I won’t bore you with them.
— Jeremy
Tom Scrace
February 3, 2009 at 3:10 pm
In no order:
1. https://metamodern.com (fascinating stuff on nanotech)
2. https://www.oed.com/ (word of the day feed)
3. https://www.slate.com/id/2076999/?from=rss (Christopher Hitchens)
4. https://smashingtelly.com (quality video content)
5. https://www.techcrunch.com
Loads more, but those are some of the most interesting.
Tom
Seth Parker
February 3, 2009 at 3:32 pm
No particular order:
1. 1000 Watt Blog
2. AG, of Course 🙂
3. Seth’s (Godin, not me :)) Blog
4. Smashing Magazine
5. Fail Blog
6. Techmeme
7. Mashable
8. Lifehacker
9. Makeuseof.com
10. Noupe
Trace
February 3, 2009 at 4:06 pm
Love 1000 Watt and Notorious Rob has some very intelligent convos going on.
TechCrunch
TUAW.com
ReadWriteWeb.com
problogger.net
Wow, I spend 3 plus hours every day, YES every day, reading articles from my feedreader and I can’t name my top ten… yet am vigilant to axe those that are not teaching me….. I’m a goofball.
Michael Wurzer
February 3, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Jim, thanks for mentioning the FBS Blog! I also follow Rob Hahn, Brian Larson, and 1000Watt closely. Some of my other favorites are (in no particular order) and from both real estate and tech:
1. 37signals’ Signal vs. Noise.
2. O’Reilly Radar.
3. Glenn Kelman at Redfin or Bloodhound.
4. Russell Shaw (https://www.number1homeagent.com/).
5. Kris Berg (https://sandiegohomeblog.com/).
6. WAV Group Blog (https://waves.wavgroup.com)
7. You, especially your recent videos https://www.realcentralva.com/2009/02/03/thoughts-on-idx/. Usually I won’t take the time to watch a video, but yours recently have held my attention.
8. Ajaxian.
9. Read/Write Web.
10. Doc Searls Weblog.
Lisa Sanderson
February 4, 2009 at 6:12 am
I have way too many feeds in my reader at the moment, and have been slowly deleting some here and there. There’s just so much good stuff out there!
When I do get in there to check stuff out, my favs include some already mentioned: Problogger, FBS, Better Homes & Gardens and AG.
5. Teresa Boardman, Chris Griffith & Karen Rice…to see what agents are writing about
6. The Real Estate Tomato
7. Just Listed, PA Assoc. of REALTORS
8. Ungated, the Community Associations Institute blog
9. The Simple Dollar
10. Janet’s Positively Divine Insights -helps me focus the right way.
Missy Caulk
February 7, 2009 at 4:41 pm
future of Real Estate Marketing
1000 Watts
Agentgenius, LOL
Common Craft
Domus Consulting Group
LouisGray
Mashable
TechCrunch
ProBlogger
SethGodin
AnnArborCronicle
Seo Book
I have over 300 but these are some I don’t miss.