Article Offers Technology Checklist for New Year
Michael Antoniak offers a technology checklist for 2009 in January’s issue of REALTOR® Magazine.
Among the must-haves for many real estate agents: mobile phones, computers, digital cameras and navigation solutions, he says.
For phones, Antoniak says a smartphone is the best choice for many agents. He notes the latest iPhone and Blackberry Bold as well as the Motorola Motozine ZN5, which was unveiled as a “mobile imaging device good enough to replace a digital still camera.”
On computers, he says a notable trend is the additional selection of ultra-compact mobile computers. Some examples, Antoniak says, are the Lenovo IdeaPad S-10, Dell Inspiron Mini-9 and the Asus Eee PC 900.
The selection for cameras with wide-angle capabilities is growing, he says, and the article identifies Nikon’s Coolpix P80 because it has a zoom for highlighting features and a wide-angle setting that allows an entire room to be photographed.
Lastly, on navigation systems, he identifies hardware systems, like Sony’s Nav-U line, but also says that more GPS functions likely will be built into other hardware or provided as a service.
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The suggestions are in this month’s issue of REALTOR® Magazine
Photography and, increasingly, video are two important ways to draw customers to a new property. This month’s issue of REALTOR® Magazine features tips on both. REALTOR® Magazine is the official magazine of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®.
The magazine offers photography tips from photographer Barbara Lane, author of How to Photograph Interiors When You Barely Know How to Work a Camera. For example, Lane addresses how to lighten photographs taken from inside a home. Lane suggests that you frame the photo in the viewfinder and then move the camera to focus away from the windows. Lock the exposure in at that point by pressing the camera’s shutter button halfway down before moving the camera back to the original view to take the picture.
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In another article in the magazine, journalist and technology expert Michael Antoniak offers some suggestions on how to make video part of your marketing mix. For example, after you’ve selected the equipment you will use, he suggests making a list or a presentation of the shots that you would like to appear in the video and describe what each frame should show. He also recommends writing down what you would like to say in the voiceovers that go with each shot.
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- REALTOR® Magazine
The official magazine of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
- How to Photograph Interiors
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