Mike Mueller, Social Media.ist

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Along comes a new search engine to worry about.

It's black background makes it cool and hip.

It's called

Of course the first thing I did was search for me. 

Oh Oh,

I didn't see any of the normal blog posts come up on the first page like I normally would.

That LinkedIn reference is me, but that's not a picture of me.  As a matter of fact I don't know who that is.

Mike Mueller, the muscle car author and his books were all over the pages.

Algorythims change constantly. Did you know on average Google changes theirs up to 6 times a day?

But it appears that Cuil has very different ranking ideas than other search engines.

Looks like I'm going to stopping blogging and start writing Coffeetable Books!          

Seriously, it's new, it's different, but until everyone starts using it (68% of my readers come from google) it's nothing to worry about.

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The Wave outside Kanab, Utah
Originally uploaded by mikemueller

I had joined Flickr many years ago. But that was all I did.

ReBarCamp, Jeff Turner and Teresa Boardman convinced me to re-investigate the power of Flickr.

Being a self described "Worlds Worst Photographer" doesn't help.

I just uploaded the limit for this month (unless I upgrade to the Pro version) and we'll see how I like it.

I pulled up this picture I took when we hiked out to The Wave in Utah a couple of years ago.

You can see all 37 photos HERE.  I've also uploaded some Motorcycle pics, some Marching Band pics.

I'm learning Tags, Sets, Groups, and adding Contacts.  Why was that one of the hardest things to find?

I can see where organization is going to be the key.

Hey, I'm late to the party, but at least I'm here!

I felt the need to put that out there first as the video comes from Ron Paul.

This isn't about him, it's not about his views or his campaign.

This video was a part of a daily newsletter I subscribe to from some Financial Gurus. 

I started watching and at 1 minute in he started talking about something I had written about before,  the Fed's Securities Lending Program. 

That was back in March of this year and had to look up the post.  I had used the analogy of my tomato garden to help explain the liquidity problem and how the Fed's were attempting to help increase liquidity.

The Fed's Securities Lending Program and my Tomatoes

While I stopped the video somewhere in the middle to look for my post, maybe I'll go back and watch it later.  I'd be happier if you read all about my tomatoes first though. : )

Remember, this isn't about politics.

The exchange of Mortgage Backed Securities for Treasury Issues at face value is real stuff.

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ActiveRich and ActiveBrad announced the winning team in the

Makeover 2 Takeover Challenge

Hey Kim Wood...

C'mon, it really wasn't much of a challenge was it? 

Wasn't it more of just a weekly assignment?

Kim was one of my favorite new found friends I made at Inman! 

Although I heard she is very noisy blackberry'er

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We were invited after the daily festivities at Inman Real Estate Connect to hop on the "Trulia Trolley" and party at the House of Trulia.

The food was great.  The music rocked.  We all hooted and cheered at the Wii Contest.

The drinks and conversations flowed.   Hugs, kisses, and fist bumps.

I was able to talk to some wonderful Trulia employees, including one of the founders!

Hey, I even bumped into Jonathan Miller!

While we were all having a great time we also learned what a great company Trulia is, and the truly (is it a pun?) forward thinking thought process they have.

(just wait till you see the iPhone Application they have!)

Everyone had a really great time.  Thank you Rudy, and thank you Trulia! 

 

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4Realz Real Estate Roundtable

I’ve been using Dustin Luther’s name for the longest time.

When I teach blogging classes to Real Estate Agents the topic always comes up that they don’t have the time to blog.  I’ll usually ask if they’ve heard his name and a high percentage of hands will go up.

Then I show them his blog (http://4realz.net).  They are amazed at the scarcity of words in his posts.

How does he do that?  I’m saving that for a future post.

He’s been up to something a little different lately and it’s a secret gem.  He calls it 4Realz Real Estate Roundtable

The formula is simple.

• Pick a lively topic,
• Invite some knowledgeable people,
• Invite the rest of the internet,
• and then see where the conversation goes.

Once it’s over, provide the podcast for anyone who wasn’t able to make the live event.

Oh yeah, there’s another part.  The live chat that happens as the audio discussions are taking place.  Often times the chat provides an spirited silent conversation. 

That all might be fine but as my friend Emeril would say, “Let’s take it up a notch!”

How about bringing Jonathan Miller in for a discussion?  Yeah, that Jonathan Miller. 

Follow that with Lawrence Yun? 

Part 1:

Part 2:

Want to get in on the next roundtable?  Just go to http://4realz.net/ or TalkShoe

(Photo Courtesy of respres)

Jonathan Miller IS the Matrix

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