Yearly Archives: 2012
Video Games: Not Just Fun and Games Anymore
Remember when you playing video games meant an 8-bit character running in one dimension across your screen in an attempt to collect coins? Video games have advanced well past that today to be a virtual reality world that immerses the player in the game. Today’s games are not only realistic, they are also BIG BUSINESS. Video games are also not just reserved for the home theater system anymore. Increasingly larger swaths of the population on participating in online gaming across a wide-variety of platforms, most notably Facebook. Facebook games are an exploding business that are drawing in all kinds of businesses to not only develop and maintain these virtual worlds, but also to sell advertising in them. That’s right, it’s a unique way Read more [...]
Using That Shiny New iPad For Your Connecticut Real Estate Business
When you woke up at 3a to run downstairs in your bathrobe and slippers to see make sure that Santa had eaten his milk and cookies and given your carrots to the reindeer for their hard work, did you also anticipate that that morning might change how you conduct your Connecticut real estate business? If you were like hundreds of other REALTORS® you might not have been sure if you were a good enough little boy or girl to receive a shiny new iPad for the holidays, but it looks like you slid right under the wire and managed to pull off the seemingly impossible. You got an iPad…now what? I’ve been using my iPad for work for the last few months and there are some important things you should know before you transition to use it as your only Read more [...]More Reading:REALTORS® Are Talking About CTReal Mobile – “Best App Developed To Date” Last Chance To Win An iPad Mini The CEO of Apple Wants YOU To Download CTReal Mobile 7 Reasons To Stop What You’re Doing And Download CTReal Mobile Now Your Help Needed – iPad Focus Group
3 Things To Look Forward To From CTMLS in 2013
The New Year is approaching and while some districts in the country (we’re looking at you Washington D.C.) can’t seem to pull anything together to get something accomplished, we’re accomplishing a whole heck of a lot. In 2013 CTMLS will be introducing a number of different products/services that will help make your Connecticut real estate business shine in the new year. While our progress is not necessarily tied to just these three products, these are the three that you will see in the first couple of months of 2013 and that will have an immediate impact on your business. 1.) FusionMLS: We’ve been talking about this for quite some time now and we’re just about ready to unleash it on you. FusionMLS brings a wide array of new features Read more [...]More Reading:What Do You Want To See From An iPad MLS App? Twelve Days of Tips and Tricks (Day 4) 69% Of Consumers Find QR Scan A Waste of Time
And The Winner Is…
As we start to plan the next chapter in our holiday stories, we asked you to help us decide which holiday story we should tell. The response was overwhelming and we can’t thank you enough for making your voice heard. With all the votes in and the tally already complete, the winner is How The Grinch Stole Listings. Jolly old Saint Nicohlas, Kris Kringle and Adam Sandler all lobbied hard for their respective stories (The Night Before Fusion, Miracle on North Main St. Ext. and Eight Crazy Sites) but none of them had the overwhelming power of the mean one, Mr. Grinch. So Whoville will be visited this year by the CTMLS story tellers. Now, our elves are hard at work casting the roles of the Grinch, Max and Cindy Lou Who. They are building Read more [...]More Reading:How To Keep Your Passwords Secure CTMLS Month In Review – January 2013 Why You Shouldn’t Include QR Codes In Your Internet Marketing What’s That? Print On The Go You Say? Tell Me More… Interesting New Tech: Would You Use It For Connecticut Real Estate?
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Holiday Fun: You Decide
You may remember that last year we introduced you to the CTMLS Singers and our rendition of The Twelve Days of Christmas. Well, we’re back at it again this year and we need your help. We’ve come up with four options for our holiday fun this year and since this weekend marks the official start to December, we thought you could help us decide which story to tell. The winning story will get the full CTMLS treatment, complete with reindeer antlers and Santa hats. Select your favorite from the drop down below and we’ll announce the winner on Monday morning here on the blog. Then we’ll whip up some holiday magic and get to work on the latest installment of our holiday fun series. Read more [...]More Reading:5 Apps To Start Thinking About Now Where You Should Start With Technology Be Honest Do You Really Use Your Tablet? 5 Ways You Could Use CTMLS To Value Downton Abbey Happy New Year From CTMLS
CTMLS Holiday Hours and Technical Support
From our family to yours we wish for you the very happiest of Thanksgivings. With gratitude for a wonderful year of interaction with you, our members, and thoughts of those who are less fortunate then us we will be gathering around tables throughout the state and beyond with our families to celebrate this long-standing American tradition. Our office will be closed Thursday November 22nd and Friday November 23rd for the Thanksgiving holiday and we will re-open on Monday November 26th. Tech support will also be closed Thursday and Friday but will return to normal hours for Saturday and Sunday (8:30a – 3:00p.) You can reach them by calling 888.825.5472. Have a wonderful holiday and make sure to save room for leftovers. Read more [...]More Reading:10 Ways To Stage A Home For The Holidays Why The Twinkie Went Bankrupt Taking “Smart” Connecticut Real Estate Photos What You’re Saying About CTMLS Top Ten FusionMLS Enhancements #6: Multi-Image Loader
