Picture of the Day

Ok, so this is actually from yesterday, but I’ve been too excited to post until now. I FINALLY got invited to test out Google Voice and I’ve been playing around with it. For all those who know me, expect to get my new number soon. Also, have a look at my “Call Me” widget to [...]

What’s in a name? Facebook Username Land Grab Gets Underway.

Who hasn’t heard of Google food at this stage of the game? The web is one big, juicy, vivacious selection of it. Some things aren’t as appetizing. A one year old news article, for instance, may have been the Soup De Jour on a Monday night, but it has since been tucked away in the [...]

To Tweet or not To Tweet….

… is it a question? Many people are just now learning about Twitter, so it comes as no surprise that there are a relative few who truly understand it. Especially in the Real Estate community, people are asking what the point of it all is. They want to know: Should I be on Twitter? Can [...]

Protecting Yourself from Facebook Identity Theft

This is a re-post of what I wrote on my company’s blog: My company is holding an Intro to Social Media class this evening (with yours truly as the instructor). Only 55% of the people who registered for the session are members of Facebook, and 45% indicated that they didn’t belong to any social networks [...]

Facebook Connect mashes with Digg

Facebook Connect launched it’s mashup with Digg today in yet another brilliant move by the facebook staff. Facebook members can now log into the popular social news site using their Facebook logins if they are not already members of Digg. If they are members, they can simply connect their two accounts.

Google Voice 101.2- Google Voicemail

This segment of the overview, installment 2 of 3, will go over Google Voice’s voicemail capabilities. The voicemail functions described by Google offer the user with many options, mostly designed to increase the level of ease with which one can access their voice messages.

Google Voice 101.1- Google Number

Ok, so a lot of people have been asking me about Google Voice. In it’s never ending quest to eventually rule the world (which is fine by me), Google bought a company known as GrandCentral. Currently, it is in closed beta testing, and not yet avaiable for public use. I am breaking down the overview [...]

The Power of Bold

It was a magical moment. Kenneth Lowe, CEO of Scripps (HGTV, DIY, Food Network), told the story of how he had arduously labored to create the media behemoth that he is now responsible for. As he showed me pictures and video clips of the last 14 years of his career, he stopped and solemnly said, [...]

Welcome to the House of Zane!

Welcome to the House of Zane. Currently, this blog is under development and waiting for an anticiapted launch date of March 30, 2009. The first official entry will be outlining my experience at the 2009 annual Leading Real Estate Companies of the World conference in Scottsdale, Az. I will also be announcing the first of [...]