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I had the pleasure of interviewing Clara Shih, CEO of Hearsay Social at Real Estate Connect NYC. She is one of the most ambitious 30-year-olds you’ll ever meet! In addition to being the CEO of a fast-growing company (barely 12 months old), she is also the best-selling author of “The Facebook Era.” Before that, she [...]

One of the things I love most about my job is leading the Inman Ambassador program. What is an Inman ambassador? For every Inman event, we select top people in each market area who are excited about what we are doing and are socially savvy! They help us get the word out about our events [...]

I had the opportunity to speak at Agent Reboot in New York City on the topic of  “Stop being an employee and start running a business.” You can watch the video of this presentation below. It was a lot of fun and the crowd was beaming with energy. Many of the points I made were [...]

As The Geeky Girls headed off on another adventure, it was hard to decide what was more exciting… attending Inman Connect NY (ICNY) or seeing New York City for the first time- but either way, we were in the ICNY state of mind! Once again we would be Inman Ambassadors, or as our good friend [...]

If you have been wondering if the difference between the standard Associate and Premium Package to Inman Connect is worth the additional cost, let me offer the insights from someone who just returned from Connect. “A resounding, YES!” Before I do, here is a quick run down of what the additional $200 actually comes with: [...]

There has been an abundance of research on social media, but to date, no one has asked in a comprehensive way of, why do people share? Sharing content online these days is as second nature as sending an email or a text. Obviously you know precisely what you want to share online, but have you [...]

New York is known for its world-class restaurants and we’re thrilled to have had one of the city’s most visionary restaurateurs at Real Estate Connect for a fireside chat about entrepreneurialism and hospitality. Danny Meyer is a best-selling author, the CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group and the creator of New York hot spots like the [...]

Based in The Netherlands, Layar is the world’s largest mobile augmented reality (AR) platform with over 10 million installs. Founded in June 2009, the global startup also boasts a 10,000-person strong developer community that is working to make AR experiences a reality in people’s everyday lives. Layar co-founder Claire Boonstra showed us how this emerging [...]

I just returned home from my very first trip to New York City for Inman Connect Real Estate Conference (January 2012)~ THE must attend conference of the year, absolutely chock full of amazing speakers; ideas and leading minds! Inman’s Chief Evangelist Chris Smith (@Chris_Smth) and Social Media Director Katie Lance (@Katie Lance) led the first [...]

With more than 800 million active users and counting, the Facebook platform is redefining how people and brands connect. Consider these staggering stats: Facebook users install apps more than 20 million times per day, and the average user is connected to about 80 pages, groups and events. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. [...]