Over the weekend I accepted a Google Wave invitation from a friend. I visited for a while and became increasingly overwhelmed the more I read.
I commented on my FaceBook profile this past weekend that I was "teched" out and just wanted a hammock, a breeze and a book (not on Kindle). I then got off the computer and went fruit picking with the family, in our yard.
Sunday night I attended a Tweet Chat local Miami real estate professionals have been hosting and just minutes into it my internet connection started acting up. I will not lie and say I was upset. I welcomed the chance to get off the computer.
This morning I read an Inman article about a new social media tool. While reading it, I thought to myself, "another one?"
I have been fighting all these advances by just ignoring most of them. Or at least, not seeking them out. If someone lets me know about something they're finding really useful, I usually check it out though.
I know my life is different today because of technology. My real estate business is handled a certain way because of it as well. I like Active Rain and plan on using it a long time. But just, how much is enough?
It's never going to end. Developers will continue coming up with new things.
If we jump to check all these things out and invest a good amount of time in the evaluation, when do we have time for everything?
In the last week alone, I have heard about 6 or 7 platforms I wasn't familair with previously. The onslaught is constant. How do you handle it?
Maggie Dokic, SFR is a licensed real estate broker in the state of Florida selling residential real estate in Miami, Palmetto Bay, Pinecrest, Coral Gables, Gables by the Sea, High Pines, the Redland and other select areas of SW Miami-Dade County.
Maggie has earned her SFR certification to be able to better serve the needs of her customers in today's non-traditional real estate market. SFR is a Short Sale, Foreclosure Resource Specialist. Designees have been trained to understand the highly specialized options available to Sellers facing short sales & foreclosures and Buyers looking to buy them.
For more information on our local real estate market, or to see or sell a home in Miami, Palmetto Bay, Pinecrest, Coral Gables or the Redland, visit my Miami Real Estate blog or contact me at Maggie (at) TheBlogThatAteMiami (dot) com.
The opinions expressed herein, are those of the author, and not necessarily of Prudential Florida Realty.
