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There Is A Difference Between Different And Differentiation

March 28, 2011 By Jeff Turner 20 Comments

Last friday during a long drive to lunch, a debate around QR codes waged on Twitter. I couldn’t join in the midst of the fray, since I value my life a whole heck of a lot more than I do QR codes. But when I got to a place where I could read the string […]

The Elephant In The Social Media Marketing For Real Estate Room

March 22, 2011 By Jeff Turner 29 Comments

“When you avoid talking about what isn’t working, you’re also avoiding what will fix it.” via Time to Kill the Elephants by Tamsen McMahon I like Mike Ferry right now. Yes, I’m aware that some are bashing Mike Ferry for his comments during the smackdown debate between Ferry and Matthew Ferrara at the Coldwell Banker Generation Blue […]

Has Twitter Really Changed How WE Communicate?

March 21, 2011 By Jeff Turner 12 Comments

5 ways Twitter changed how we communicate: 1: Made a fast flow of information faster. 2:Removed the celebrity filter 3: Created “thought leaders” 4: Strengthened the “second screen” 5: (Over)simplified the conversation via CNN.com. This leaves me wondering who the “we” they refer to really is. As we celebrate Twitter’s 5th birthday, and I approach my […]

The Implications Of Curated Search with Dan Green And Gahlord Dewald

March 18, 2011 By Jeff Turner 7 Comments

Before I went to bed last night, I sent this message out on Twitter. respres Jeff Turner New Facebook Patent: the Huge Implications of Curated Search http://bit.ly/hLGnhL (@gahlord have you seen this?) I was hoping it would find Gahlord Dewald fresh and rested and ready to dig in. My plan worked. I got up at 4:15am […]

Recovering The Seriousness Of The Child At Play

March 18, 2011 By Jeff Turner 2 Comments

The struggle of maturity is to recover the seriousness of the child at play. – Nietzsche via The Virtues Of Play. The article from Wired was based on studies done with preschool children, stating that “unstructured play turns out to be one of the most important aspects of Pre-K education.” I’ve always felt that way, so […]