Chime Seamlessly Integrates ChatGPT Functionality to Streamline Content Creation, Boost Efficiency, and Improve Agent Productivity
Set of new features bolster platform's generative AI capabilities Phoenix, AZ – July 31, 2023 — Chime Technologies, an award-winning real estate tech innovator, today announced newly integrated ChatGPT functionality to eliminate the time consuming yet essential process of content creation for real estate marketing and communications. Widely recognized as an innovator, Chime is the first real estate technology company to deliver a practical application leveraging the power of ChatGPT to boost both efficiency and agent productivity. With nearly five years of experience humanizing the platform's existing AI and continuous product development, this latest integration underscores Chime's commitment to delivering innovative tech purpose built for the real estate community. To learn more about Chime's ChatGPT functionality, click HERE. A market leader, Chime recognized the transformative power of AI nearly 5 years ago and was the first real estate technology company to leverage Google's machine learning algorithm to power its intuitive chatbot AI Assistant. New ChatGPT features are a natural extension of the platform's existing AI that more than 40% of Chime customers rely on daily to help close more deals faster. Designed to help save agents time, easily generate new ideas, improve the quality of content, reduce costs, and scale effectively, new ChatGPT features are infused throughout the platform to ensure a seamless user experience. Learn more about the power of Chime's AI HERE. "Chime's integration with ChatGPT is going to change the future of real estate marketing. Agents will now be empowered to automate their business in ways they've never dreamed of," noted Tommy Mutchler, Managing Broker at the REAL Broker and longtime Chime customer. Key features include: Auto-generated content for individual and mass communications via email and text Auto-generated content for marketing communications including blogs and social media posts Robust library of templated, popular prompts Opportunity to develop bespoke prompts based on specific customer needs Intuitive editing capabilities to improve marketing content and messages with simple commands Agents are under intense pressure to identify, nurture, and convert leads in less time than ever. Effective marketing has never more important to differentiate and attract buyers and sellers. Chime's ChatGPT features help alleviate the pressure of time-consuming content development to ensure agents stay focused on delivering the essential human touch in the real estate process. Relying on new ChatGPT functionality, agents can rest assured knowing the database they have worked so hard to build is regularly engaged with relevant and meaningful content, carefully curated to fuel the pipeline with sales ready leads. "While ChatGPT is gaining media attention, many companies are quick to claim they offer the benefits of this fast-growing technology, but most are not equipped to deliver the functionality agents need to be successful in today's competitive market," said Henry Li, CTO, Chime. "Our platform has been powered by AI for years, giving our training team the benefit of thousands of real conversations to coach the AI and improve outcomes. We are uniquely positioned to naturally integrate ChatGPT features and continue to enhance our platform with practical applications to support agents evolving needs." To learn more, visit HERE. About Chime Technologies Chime is an award-winning real estate technology innovator headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Our AI-powered platform empowers real estate professionals, teams, and brokerages with the tools they need to automate lead generation operations, drive conversions, and grow their business. Chime Technologies operates as a US subsidiary of Moatable, Inc. (NYSE: MTBL) (formerly Renren Inc.). For more information, visit www.chime.me/.

RESAAS Partners with ChatGPT to Revolutionize Real Estate Descriptions Using Artificial Intelligence
February 8, 2023 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – RESAAS Services Inc., a leading provider of technology solutions for the real estate industry, has announced a partnership with OpenAI's ChatGPT to bring advanced artificial intelligence (A.I.) capabilities to real estate agents. This exciting new technology enables real estate agents subscribed to RESAAS to perform a variety of functions quickly, efficiently and easily. The initial launch focuses on generating property descriptions using A.I., saving real estate agents time and effort. This provides a more professional and engaging experience for potential buyers. This is a tremendous value-add to RESAAS agents subscribing to our paid PREMIUM and ULTIMATE plans. The integration of ChatGPT into the RESAAS platform will allow real estate agents to input key information about a property and receive a unique and accurate property description in just seconds. This new feature will eliminate the need for RESAAS agents to spend time and energy crafting property descriptions from scratch, allowing them to focus on other important aspects of the real estate process. "RESAAS is proud to partner with OpenAI and bring the power of A.I. to the real estate industry," said Tom Rossiter, CEO of RESAAS. "By combining the cutting-edge technology of ChatGPT with the vast amount of unique real estate data RESAAS generates, we are able to provide a valuable tool to help RESAAS agents succeed in an increasingly competitive market." This exciting new partnership will have a significant impact on the real estate industry and help RESAAS agents stay ahead of the curve. By providing real estate agents with an innovative tool that saves time and delivers professional results, RESAAS and ChatGPT are positioning themselves at the forefront of the industry.

RESAAS Announces Partnership with DocuSign to Accelerate the Digitization of the Real Estate Industry
VANCOUVER, BC (September 9, 2019) -- RESAAS Services Inc., a cloud-based technology platform for the real estate industry, is pleased to announce it has completed an integration with DocuSign, Inc. (DOCU). With the integration to the DocuSign Agreement Cloud for Real Estate, agent members of RESAAS can utilize DocuSign eSignature to electronically manage a variety of workflows from within the RESAAS Platform. RESAAS has become an agent's primary hub for unique real estate data. This ranges from freshly-signed new listings yet to be added to the MLS, through to valuable referral data, allowing agents to refer business to each other throughout the RESAAS network. With DocuSign, agents can now send unique data from inside RESAAS directly into their DocuSign account to connect and automate how they sign and execute agreements. "RESAAS provides tremendous value to real estate agents by offering technology that helps its members work more efficiently," said Wes Womack, Director of Real Estate Partnerships at DocuSign. "We are excited to partner to offer the first e-signature solution for RESAAS members to help them digitally transform their agreement processes." DocuSign and RESAAS share some large mutual clients. This integration will allow both companies to drive further value, efficiency and ROI for their customers. "DocuSign is the market-leader in the electronic signature space, and is a company we have been working closely with as RESAAS has grown," said Tom Rossiter, CEO at RESAAS. "This integration provides the robust foundation to connect more of our mutual customers, our prospective customers, and new partners. Doing so will allow for a faster and more secure experience for real estate agents and their clients." The integration between RESAAS and DocuSign is now live for all RESAAS members. Brokerage and Enterprise companies in the residential and commercial real estate industry can learn more about leveraging this partnership by contacting [email protected]. About RESAAS Services Inc. RESAAS is a cloud-based and blockchain technology platform that enables real estate brokerages, franchises and associations to bring real-time communication, new business opportunities and unique data to their agents on a global basis. Visit www.resaas.com for more information.

Realtor.com Launches Texting Option to Connect Homebuyers and Agents Quickly
New mobile text messaging feature uses personalized outreach to connect consumers to a real estate professional SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 11, 2018 -- Realtor.com®, the Home of Home Search, today announced a new text messaging feature that helps facilitate a real-time connection between home shoppers and real estate professionals - the first feature of its kind among digital real estate companies. Consumers can now use SMS to indicate their interest in a property to a realtor.com® representative, who will then match and connect them to a real estate professional on the phone. "We believe that real estate professionals play a vital role in the home buyer's journey, and with 78 percent of realtor.com® users searching for homes on a mobile device, sending a text message to connect with a professional is a simple, effective extension of the consumer's existing mobile shopping experience," said Chung Meng Cheong, chief product officer at realtor.com®. "Our new text message feature helps facilitate a more natural and rapid connection between prospective home buyers and real estate professionals , which will expedite the consumer's home buying journey." To access realtor.com®'s mobile texting feature, simply tap the "Text" button on a listing page to begin interacting with realtor.com®. A realtor.com® representative will schedule a time to chat on the phone to learn about the consumer's needs and connect them with a real estate professional that best meets their needs. Realtor.com®'s mobile text message feature is available on mobile web and the realtor.com® iOS app, and will be expanding to the company's Android app in the coming weeks. About realtor.com® Realtor.com®, The Home of Home Search, offers an extensive inventory of for-sale and rental listings, and access to information, tools and professional expertise that help people move confidently through every step of their home journey. It pioneered the world of digital real estate 20 years ago, and today is the trusted resource for home buyers, sellers and dreamers by making all things home simple, efficient and enjoyable. Realtor.com® is operated by News Corp [Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA] [ASX: NWS, NWSLV] subsidiary Move, Inc. under a perpetual license from the National Association of REALTORS®. For more information, visit realtor.com®.

Inside Real Estate Launches New Live Chat Feature on Circlepix Property Websites to Increase Interactions Between Agents and Prospects
Inside Real Estate announced the release of a new Live Chat feature for its Circlepix product, the leader in automated listing and social media marketing solutions for the real estate industry, to generate real-time leads on listing property websites. Inside Real Estate, a leader in software solutions for the real estate industry, unveiled today a powerful new lead generation feature within its Circlepix product: the Listing Tour Chat Feature. The new chat feature is contained within the Property Website, which is a landing page dedicated to an agent's listing. By incorporating the Listing Tour Chat Feature, Circlepix clients will be able to increase communication opportunities with prospective buyers and sellers who are actively viewing listing property websites. The ability to chat one-on-one while prospective buyers are searching and shopping on an active listing gives a unique advantage to agents, and has proven to be a powerful lead generation tool. The chat window is real-time, stays on top of the listing as the lead scrolls through the page, and allows agents to interact with leads via text message. Leads can click on the chat icon and enter questions, which get sent to the agent via a text message and includes the MLS number and property address. The agent responds via text which shows up in the chat window, giving prospects the instant answers they need. The feature is available on web and mobile and can be turned on at the agent level, with listing level control coming soon. Since real estate agents are always on the move, having a way to interact with leads viewing their listings in real time is essential. The ability to answer questions immediately via a text message helps them maintain their current relationships with their clients and foster a positive experience with new leads. "This is a great tool that gives agents true flexibility, more leads and better engagements with prospects as they market their listings," says Greg Gehring, SVP of Circlepix Operations at Inside Real Estate. "They can be available to anyone, anytime, without having to put their lives on hold." The Property Website, which houses the new chat feature, is one of the many automated marketing tools provided by Circlepix's dual marketing system which includes PIXmarketing and PIXsocial. In addition to the Property Website, brokers, agents and teams can utilize automated marketing tools such as a YouTube video, flyers, postcards and door hangers for each of their listings. PIXsocial gives agents a stronger social media presence by producing engaging content consistently and leveraging automation tools to keep their name and brand top of mind. Circlepix marketing solutions are part of the Inside Real Estate product family designed to provide both top-to-bottom and end-to-end business solutions for real estate businesses of all sizes. The Listing Tour Chat Feature is available now to current Circlepix users.

Terradatum Partners with Voiceter Pro in Real Estate Conversational Search
Partnership blends voice search with real-time data for the real estate industry. Overland Park, KS -- Terradatum has announced a new partnership with best-in-class Voiceter Pro to provide real-time analytics in conversational search, turning popular products like Amazon Echo and Google Assistant into valuable, interactive tools for the real estate industry. "Voice response is an exploding new channel for content delivery," says Terradatum CEO, Mark Spraetz. "Terradatum seeks out best-in-class technology partners, and we believe the Voiceter Pro platform will enable us to bring hyperlocal real estate metrics to consumers and open up new lead generating services for our clients." With Voiceter Pro, consumer voice searches for real estate content can be leveraged to build new relationships and serve as potential leads. The tool can be used in countless ways for brokers and their agents as well, including showcasing features of open houses and more. "We are thrilled to be partnering with Terradatum to enhance our branded voice skills and increase their value to our clients. Consumers want to know about housing market conditions where they are selling and buying. By providing this information, we're creating a destination skill for our clients. Consumers will keep coming back to get the latest information," adds Miguel Berger, CEO of Voiceter Pro. Terradatum is an industry leader in real estate market analytics. Aggregating millions of data elements drawn nationally from MLS and third party sources over many years, analytics derived from its services provide clarity and vital insights to real estate professionals. These insights enable better forecasting, compensation modeling, and market performance analysis. Learn more at www.terradatum.com. Voiceter Pro is the conversational search company that will bring companies and consumers together through meaningful conversations with Amazon's Alexa and Google Home. Starting with its flagship product, the Real Estate Skill for Amazon's Alexa-powered devices, Voiceter will revolutionize AI-assisted searches in all markets. With millions of Amazon Echoes and Google Homes being sold, we know consumers want smarter homes and smarter ways to find products—by asking for what they want. Visit www.voiceterpro.com for more.

New consumer research from Realsuite resets the bar for real estate agents
White paper gives agents key insights to level up through technology and service SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 18, 2018 -- Move, Inc. today released new consumer research and insight from the team behind Realsuite, its new brand and business solutions platform for real estate professionals that underscores the importance of finding the right balance between personalization and automation in serving today's clients. The white paper, titled Shift Happens: How to capture, communicate and close in today's "on demand" world, puts today's best practices under the microscope, revealing new perspective around buyer and seller expectations at each stage in the journey. It also uncovers stark realities about some of the most common practices within the customer lifecycle, making the case that business-as-usual in today's market is anything but. To download the white paper, visit www.realsuite.io/research. The proprietary insight combines the findings from two research initiatives conducted in 2017 among nationally representative samples of consumers who purchased or sold a home, were currently searching for a new home, or submitted an inquiry on realtor.com, together with data and case studies from business, industry and academia. Among the insights: Just 14 percent of consumers are likely to respond to a communication they perceive to be an automated reply Three of the top five qualifiers consumers use when selecting an agent cannot be replaced by technology Consumers want more transparency every step of the way, and three out of four buyers want an online system to track the offer-to-close process Agents' insider knowledge such as upcoming assessments, HOA fees and neighborhood detail is just as critical to buyers as pricing trends, recent sales and days on market "This is a critical time for real estate professionals," said Luke Glass, executive vice president, industry platforms for Move, which also operates leading online real estate destination realtor.com® under a perpetual license from the National Association of Realtors®. "The emergence of technology and automation onto the scene has greatly improved the real estate process in some ways, yet these findings reveal that many agents are failing to leverage technology or to use it properly at key points along the journey, to the detriment of the agent-client relationship." At the same time, the research also underscores that the agent's personal knowledge and touch remains a vital and irreplaceable part of the process. Together, the insights present the case for incorporating technology with personalized service, in order to meet the bar of consumer expectation and deliver optimal value. "Finding the right balance between automation and personalization is critical to an agent's ability to deliver an exceptional experience, yield more closed business and bring more repeat and referral business into the pipeline," said Glass. The "Realsuite platform offers a single solution to help them with this balance and empower them to spend more time with their clients, doing what they do best." Move has owned or operated some of the best-known professional software brands in the real estate industry including Top Producer, FiveStreet and Reesio and has aligned with leading SaaS providers for increasingly seamless productivity offerings over the years. In 2016, Move set a new benchmark in end-to-end technology services by forging lead-to-commission integrations linking lead routing and response, CRM, transaction management, forms, esignature software and accounting systems. Move unveiled the Realsuite platform and beta experience in the fall of 2017, and currently has more than 1,100 beta participants. For more information about RealsuiteSM, visit www.realsuite.io. About Move, Inc. Move, Inc., a subsidiary of News Corp [NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA] [ASX: NWS, NWSLV], provides unsurpassed real estate information, tools and professional expertise across a family of websites and mobile experiences for consumers and real estate professionals. The Move network includes realtor.com® as well as Doorsteps®, Moving.com™ and SeniorHousingNet℠, and offers a complete solution of software products and services to help real estate professionals serve their clients and grow their businesses in a digital world.

HomeSpotter Combines Messaging and Home Search in Groundbreaking Release
July 30, 2015 (Minneapolis, MN) – Proclaiming that "Every home search is a conversation," HomeSpotter today released a new version of its mobile real estate app that seamlessly integrates chat messaging with home search. Collaboration between home searchers and agents lies at the heart of the real estate process. The new HomeSpotter app makes it fast, easy and fun. HomeSpotter saw that their users were copying, pasting, emailing and texting properties all over the place as they went through their home search. "The process was still really messy," said Aaron Kardell, HomeSpotter's founder and CEO. This didn't make much sense. "There's lots of communication during the home search process. Technology should reflect that reality, not get in its way." HomeSpotter decided to combine their mobile property search experience with a familiar text messagelike interface so that working and communicating with others through a home search app was simple. With HomeSpotter, users can now share property photo slideshows, not just links, have multiple conversations between friends and family and even facilitate chat between two agents that have full access to agent-only listing information. All of this take place in one place within the HomeSpotter user experience. "We were 'mobile first' before that became a buzzword," continues Kardell. "Since our founding in 2009 we have worked with real estate brokerage companies and MLSs across the country to create a mobile search experience that rivals that of the big online real estate companies while delivering fresher, better property listings data. That foundation has set the stage for innovations like this." About HomeSpotter® HomeSpotter provides beautiful mobile-first home search to more than 250,000 real estate agents throughout the U.S. and Canada. HomeSpotter makes collaboration fast, easy and fun for agents and their buyers.

Odds Are your Next Seller is Already in your Sphere
What are agents who list twenty properties a year doing differently than those who list seven? Unexpectedly, we found in a survey we offered through NAR in February, they spend 1/3 less time prospecting for those listings, that's less than 5 hours a week. Where they did invest more time were in meeting with buyers and sellers, spending hour a two a week on the phone or on appointments. It appears that systems, like Top Producer® CRM, can free up busy agents so they can spend less time trying to find new prospects because they get good results by first turning to their sphere of influence. We looked at the seller statistics from NAR; we discovered that on the selling side, the majority of homeowners listed with an agent were referred, recommended or they knew from a previous transaction. Again, what is different about these twenty – something-transaction agents is that most of them use a database to keep communications going to foster repeat and referral business; which was not the case with the agents who average seven transactions a year. Time goes by and a previous customer or a prospect you lost touch with can disappear. Losing touch can happen to the best of agents. We recently added a new feature in Top Producer® that surfaces five people each day and displays them in a colorful way on your laptop or mobile device where you can't miss them. This surprised one of our $45 million producer customers who was astonished to see the name of a customer show up there as someone who had not been contacted for 28 months! To learn more about how we work with agents to keep their communications going with their database, click here.

Ifbyphone® Launches First Voice-Based Marketing Automation Platform Specifically Designed for Real Estate Industry
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) May 16, 2011 – Ifbyphone®, a voice-based marketing automation platform, announced today the launch of its newest product, Ifbyphone® for REALTORS®. As the first voice-marketing automation platform tailored to members of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), Ifbyphone frees agents and brokers from deskwork by automating voice-based marketing. Agents can then use Ifbyphone® for REALTORS® to connect with hot leads faster, optimize marketing spend, and most importantly, close more deals. The product was created in collaboration with NAR and offered through NAR's REALTOR Benefits® Program. Ifbyphone® for REALTORS® is delivered as a suite of software-as-a-service voice applications that includes call tracking, dynamic inbound call forwarding, outbound call automation, and virtual call center solutions. All are easily set up by the broker or agent, freeing up more time with clients and prospects. "Using Ifbyphone® for REALTORS®, agents can focus on clients and prospects while Ifbyphone is handling the forwarding and tracking of leads," said Irv Shapiro, CEO and founder of Ifbyphone®. "Real estate agents can spend the majority of their time in the field, responding to those leads, managing customer relations and working toward more sales, while maintaining a nimble virtual office with Ifbyphone®," he added. One of Ifbyphone's powerful marketing tools, SourceTrak™ call tracking, provides agents and brokers access to comprehensive, real-time call reports. The automatically generated reports reveal exactly where marketing efforts are most effective. By tracking lists of unique phone numbers across online media, lawn signs, and print ads, Ifbyphone® records exactly where leads are originating. Agents and brokerages can then use the reports to more efficiently allocate marketing dollars. Ifbyphone also turns "clickers into callers" by instantaneously calling the listing agent when a prospect submits a Web form. This "call form" then "whispers" to the agent the listing information and where the prospect saw the ad. If the agent is part of a listing team, Ifbyphone can dial each team member in sequence or all at once. Other exclusive features of Ifbyphone® for REALTORS® include: Forward calls to an individual agent or to an agent team Leave client- or listing-specific memos, then review from anywhere Qualify callers through voice response so the appropriate agent connects with the with the right person Manage "floor time" remotely and free agents from the office by using an "on call" application with smart forwarding capabilities Leverage lead measurement and reporting through Ifbyphone's industry-leading SourceTrak™ The announcement of the new product comes four months after the National Association of REALTORS® invested in Ifbyphone through its strategic investment fund, Second Century Ventures. As part of the arrangement, the National Association of REALTORS® sought to collaborate with Ifbyphone® to develop solutions that enhance voice interactions for its 1.1 million members. To learn more about Ifbyphone® for REALTORS®, visit the Ifbyphone® website or contact Ifbyphone® directly at (877) 295-5100. About Ifbyphone: Ifbyphone is a voice-based marketing automation platform that helps companies drive sales, reduce collection cycles, measure marketing effectiveness and improve customer experience. Ifbyphone provides a suite of software-as-a-service voice applications for call tracking, call notifications, call forwarding, call automation and interactive voice response (IVR). These technologies help you manage, measure and automate voice communications. It's easy to implement the entire platform of voice applications through the online portal. Companies of all sizes and across all industries use the Ifbyphone platform including health care, real estate, home services, and a variety of marketing applications. Read the original press release by Ifbyphone.

RETechnology.com Partners with Six Nationwide MLSs
ARROYO GRANDE, CA - June 24, 2010- RETechnology.com today announced a partnership agreement with six nationwide MLSs to provide agents and brokers direct access to the company’s comprehensive real estate technology website where they can find insights on new products, emerging trends and breaking news.  MLSs continually seek new ways to increase member satisfaction and loyalty.  RETechnology.com, the most comprehensive technology information solution available, is helping establish MLSs as an even more valuable technology resource.  Through this new tool MLSs are empowering agents to make better technology decisions to grow their business.  They help brokers determine which technologies and strategies best meet the needs of their respective businesses. MLS Help Desks previously encumbered with requests for technology suggestions are fielding research concerns directly to RETechnology.com.  “MLSs have always struggled with how best to introduce various products and services to their large, geographically dispersed customer base,” says Russ Bergeron, CEO of Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED).  “With RETechnology.com our plan is to let our customers review, evaluate and compare products on their own time and on their own schedule, reducing the amount of time that we or the product vendor needs to spend in the sales process. Our staff will be able to direct callers to RETechnology.com for more detailed answers to their product related questions.” Agents and brokers now have direct access to over 1,000 product descriptions, 500 vendors and 2,000 articles and product reviews through their internal MLS system. “RETechnology.com is the most relevant way to research technology in our industry. You get more specific information here than you ever would by searching Google or Yahoo, where the results may or may not be what you are looking for and will most likely be biased.  As a trainer at MRED, I am always looking for the newest tools and technologies, RETechnology.com is exactly what this industry has needed.  It is objective and comprehensive.  You can search and compare any product.  I highly recommend RETechnology.com at every one of my training sessions; for real estate, this site has everything you could need to help you grow your business,” says Jerry Hoffman, a top producing agent for Keller Williams. Agents and brokers are provided access to this information free to them by MLS partners including: Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), Metropolitan Regional Information Systems (MRIS), MLSListings, Inc., Intermountain MLS (IMLS), Heartland MLS (HMLS), and My Florida Regional MLS (MFRMLS). As a result, RETechnology.com is now available to MLSs as a free member benefit to over 20% of all REALTORS across the U.S., making it the largest resource directory of its type in real estate.   "RETechnology.com is a tremendous tool designed to help our agents navigate through understanding available technology products and how they can help grow their business.  Technology in the past has been an intimidating issue and our agents and brokers did not know where to start. RETechnology.com makes it simple by providing a ’one stop shop‘ where agents and brokers can find the right technology tools to help them sell more real estate.  We are very pleased to partner with RETechnology.com to provide this excellent resource to help our members get the most out of their technology purchases, right from our MLS system home page," says Merri Jo Cowen, CEO of MFRMLS. “We are thrilled to be able to help MLSs become an even more valuable technology partner to their members. RETechnology.com has been designed with the goals and needs of both real estate professionals as well as the MLSs who serve them.  Collaboration with other likeminded MLSs will support the goal of providing agents and brokers with the best possible resource for technology information,” says Victor Lund, CEO of RE Technology, Inc.   Additional MLSs are currently in the process of understanding the new role that they will play in meeting the strong demand of their subscribers to access clear and concise product information. These MLS organizations are graduating beyond simple link beds to the modern experience that consumers find today on sites like Amazon and CNET. About RE Technology, Inc. RE Technology, Inc. offers the most comprehensive real estate technology website, reaching hundreds of thousands of real estate agents.  By embedding directly into MLS Systems across North America, RETechnology.com makes it easy for agents to access clear product descriptions, objective product reviews, and stay current with technology trends. Providing a rich assortment of tutorials, how-to’s and technology training articles, RETechnology.com helps agents understand the benefit technology can bring to drive business, and how to strategically implement them.  RETechnology.com is colored with user ratings and comments, creating a rich community of product feedback and user-driven endorsements.  

NAREE Member Ilyce Glink’s Releases New Real Estate Book
April 19, 2010 – Today NAREE Member, Ilyce Glink announced the release of her new real estate book “Buy, Close, Move In: How to Navigate the New World of Real Estate - Safely and Profitably - and End Up with the Home of Your Dreams.” This book is published by Harper Paperbacks, and offers a timely and highly comprehensive guide to the new rules of real estate, for both the home buyer and seller. Ilyce Glink’s book covers the following real estate topics: 10 Things That Have Changed in the Real Estate Market Today, and 10 Things That Haven’t; Identifying New Opportunities: Short Sales, Foreclosures, Fix-and-Flips, and Buy-and-Holds; How to Make the Most of Your Investment: Savvy Real Estate Tips; Starting Your Own Real Estate Investment Business; Avoiding Common Tax Mistakes for Real Estate Investors. Ilyce Glink is the nationally syndicated columnist of “Real Estate Matters” and the author of ten books, including her bestselling 100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask. She is a popular radio show host. She also blogs for Home Equity at CBS MoneyWatch.com Ilyce is certainly qualified to lead real estate agents and brokers into the new age of real estate investment. To promote her new book, Ilyce has provided online excerpts of her book. These excerpts may be provided as web or print content to those interested or involved in the real estate industry.  Just click on the links below to read each passage: The Old Rules of Residential Real Estate (pages 43-45) Credit Repair Scams to Avoid (pages 129-131) Seven Winning Contract Negotiation Strategies (pages 210-212) To find out more information on Ilyce or her new book, visit ThinkGlink.com or watch her Expert Real Estate Tips videos. Press Contact: Stephanie Selah Marketing AssociateHarper Paperbacks | AvonHarperCollinsPublishers10 E. 53rd StreetNew York, NY [email protected]  

Tungle Expands Executive Team
Montreal, Canada—Feb. 3, 2010 Tungle Corp., the company that is pioneering the online scheduling industry, today announced the expansion of its management team with the appointments of Jonathan Levitt as vice president of Marketing, and Richard Zeidel as vice president of Alliances. With 30 percent month-to-month growth in the user base and the number of meetings scheduled using the Tungle.me scheduling application growing exponentially, these appointments will be responsible for driving even more aggressive growth in 2010. “Since we launched Tungle.me last year, we have focused our efforts on creating a product that solves a true market need while delivering a superior user experience,” said Marc Gingras, chief executive officer and founder of Tungle Corp. “2010 is the year where Tungle will become a household name with business professionals around the world. Jonathan and Richard will play a crucial role in making this happen.” Levitt brings more than 15 years of experience specializing in helping diverse brands better understand their audiences and leverage technology and data to build better customer experiences and create brand equity. He has counselled firms of all sizes, including leading global players such as Bank of America, Verizon, Dell, Proctor & Gamble, Ford and Reebok. As a proponent of conversation marketing, Levitt is a prolific and sought-after speaker, blogger and writer who has been featured in several industry publications including 1to1Magazine, ClickZ, DM News and MediaPost. Jonathan Levitt on Linkedin > Zeidel, a digital marketer and agent of change for more than 15 years, is a seasoned sales executive who has strategized with Fortune 500 organizations to design high-impact, measurable digital campaigns. Zeidel brings to Tungle a deep understanding of how to leverage technology to meet client objectives, as well as his experience working with well established brands including The New York Times, The Economist, CBS, NBC and Fox Digital. Richard Zeidel on LinkedIn > Tungle’s free Tungle.me scheduling application makes it easy for professionals to schedule meetings across organizations, calendar systems and time zones by eliminating costly double bookings and the endless back and forth of finding a time to meet. As a result, Tungle.me drastically improves productivity and efficiency. The company released general availability of Tungle in April 2009 and has since released its flagship feature Tungle.me personal scheduling page as well as an iPhone application and Lotus Notes integration. 2009 also saw the announcement of key partnerships including Xing, Ning and IBM. About Tungle: Tungle Corp.’s Tungle.me makes scheduling meetings easy—across organizations, calendar systems and time zones—by eliminating the multiple emails, phone calls and double bookings that typically come with finding a time to meet. Tungle.me synchronizes with leading online calendar systems including Outlook, Google Calendar, Apple iCal, Entourage for Mac, and Lotus Notes (Beta), and does not require visitors to sign in or register to schedule meetings. Tungle.me supports scheduling meetings on-the-go with Tungle.me for iPhone, which is available for free download in the App Store. Founded in 2006, the Montreal based company is venture-backed by investors Commonwealth Capital Ventures, JLA Ventures, and Desjardins Venture Capital. Media & Industry Analysts Contact: Erin Lariviere, for Tungle [email protected] +1-514-678-9181 x.220

iseemedia Launches Push Email Service over SMS
MUMBAI, INDIA and TORONTO, Feb. 3 /CNW/ - Reliance Communications ("RCOM"), India's largest integrated communication services provider and iseemedia, Inc. (TSX-V: IEE), a leading provider of messaging and content handling technology, today announced the launch of a ground-breaking SMS-based email service across Reliance GSM and CDMA wireless network in India, serving more than 92 million subscribers. This Email on SMS service effectively empowers RCOM subscribers to have their mobile phones to behave like smartphones and receive all their desktop email via SMS. The Email-to-SMS technology is provided by Canada's iseemedia, a leading provider of low cost wireless email services to operators in the country. In India, where mobile phones have become an important part of everyone's livelihood, the country is adding more mobile phone subscribes each month than any other. According to Informa Telecom & Media, India had 125 million new mobile phone subscribers for the year ending March 2009. Text-based information services have become particularly popular in agriculture, healthcare and other sectors in India. The challenge for operators has been to deliver more sophisticated services using existing handsets that don't have access to the Internet. iseemedia's technology meets that challenge with the possibility to deliver next generation messaging without the cost of having to replace handsets. Mr. Krishna Durbha, Head - VAS, Reliance Communications said, "iseemedia provides the ideal platform to deliver our next generation service to drive more email usage among our existing subscribers. We believe our push email service can deliver substantial revenue upside over the years to RCOM." RCOM is leveraging iseemedia's multi-platform email solution known as iseemail to enable every mobile handset in India to act as a smartphone and enable users to check, download and retrieve email messages using the SMS interface. iseemail supports all types of email messaging systems in India through standard POP3 & IMAP4. It also offers access to consumer messaging from Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo.co.in, Indiatimes emails and more. Anthony DeCristofaro, President and CEO of iseemedia said, "Mobile connectivity has become more important in everyday lives in India. With Reliance we have the opportunity to promote mobile email to its 92 million subscribers and as a mass market solution to provide full email functionality on nearly 100 per cent of devices used in India. This will allow RCOM to increase its customer base as well as drive the adoption of mobile email usage through new value-added services." RCOM is offering iseemedia's email service on its pre-paid as well as post-paid platforms as a subscription service charged at Rs.30 and a usage tariff of 0.50 paise per SMS sent. iseemedia receives a percentage of revenue from every user transaction. About Reliance Communications: Reliance Communications Limited founded by the late Shri Dhirubhai H Ambani (1932-2002) is the flagship company of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group currently has a net worth in excess of Rs. 64,000 crore (US$ 13.6 billion), cash flows of Rs. 13,000 crore (US$ 2.8 billion), net profit of Rs. 8,400 crore (US$ 1.8 billion). Reliance Communications is India's foremost and truly integrated telecommunications service provider. The Company, with a customer base of 100 million including over 2.5 million individual overseas retail customers, ranks among the Top 5 Telecom companies in the world by number of customers in a single country. Reliance Communications corporate clientele includes 2,100 Indian and multinational corporations, and over 800 global, regional and domestic carriers. Reliance Communications has established a pan-India, next generation, integrated (wireless and wireline), convergent (voice, data and video) digital network that is capable of supporting best-of-class services spanning the entire communications value chain, covering over 24,000 towns and 600,000 villages. Reliance Communications owns and operates the world's largest next generation IP enabled connectivity infrastructure, comprising over 190,000 kilometers of fibre optic cable systems in India, USA, Europe, Middle East and the Asia Pacific region. About iseemedia: iseemedia, Inc., is a software development company focused on the commercialization of a Service Delivery Platform (iseemail(TM)) for delivering Blackberry-like email services to the mass market and an advanced Content Delivery Platform (iseedocs(TM)) for rich media adaptation and extremely cost-efficient delivery to mobile devices. The Company maintains a broad portfolio of issued and pending patents that cover content authoring, streaming and interactive viewing on mobile devices. iseemedia is publicly traded in Toronto (Symbol: IEE.V). (C)2010 iseemedia, Inc. All rights reserved. iseemedia and iseedocs are either Registered Trademarks or Trademarks of iseemedia, Inc. in the United States and or Canada. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners. Wise Agent is Now Integrated with DocuSign First American Title Announces AgentFirst Real Estate App For iPhone and iPad Inman's Top 100 Most Influential People

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