Technology

RISMEDIA, August 26, 2010-By Jorge L.

Your Listings on iPhone

RISMEDIA, July 8, 2010--(MCT)-By Victor Godinez-In a series of TV ads in 1993, AT&T pitched a vision of a near-future absolutely brimming with live video communication.

From a busy mom tucking her kids in bed from a video phone booth and a barefoot exec participating in a business meeting from the beach to a student quizzing a professor about the history of jazz from across the country, narrator Tom Selleck confidently promised that "You will!" soon be doing all those Jetsonian tricks.

Seventeen years later, the technology is catching up.

RISMEDIA, July 8, 2010--(MCT)-By David Sarno-Security researchers Nick DePetrillo and Don Bailey have discovered a seven-digit numerical code that can unlock all kinds of secrets about you.

It's your phone number.

Using relatively simple techniques, this duo can use your cell phone number to figure out your name, where you live and work, where you travel and when you sleep. They could even listen to your voice messages and personal phone calls — if they wanted to.

"It's really interesting to watch a phone number turn into a person's life," DePetrillo said.

Selling and Buying Real Estate in todays technology driven market requires staying abreast of the latest tools and methods available. A valuable resource to add to your list is the service provided by RealtyBid.com. Offering properties online for bidding in Residential, Commercial and Land categories; Realtybid.com is an Agent oriented website designed to be used by Listing, Buyer and REO Agents.

RISMEDIA, May 6, 2010 - Life in Mobile by Seth Kaplan—According to Nielsen, U.S. Mobile Web increased 4% in January 2010 from 67 million users to 69.6 million users. However, more important than how many people are using the Mobile Web is for how long they are using it. The average user session increased from 4 minutes, 57 seconds to 5 minutes, 14 seconds in January. It seems that the old adage—time flies when you’re having fun—holds true!

SAN JOSE, Calif. – April 28, 2010 – If you're buying a home, you're looking for an apartment or you just enjoy attending open houses, you can find help from a dizzying number of new smart phone applications.

Just two years ago, when apps for the iPhone began to appear, searching for homes and apartments online was a novelty. Now it's routine to tap a few keys on a smart phone for a list of all the homes for sale near where you're standing, along with photos, driving directions and details about the property.

RISMEDIA, April 28, 2010—By Stephanie Andre - The proof is in the numbers. It is estimated that video comprises 32% of all Internet activity and that today’s consumers prefer video 6 to 1 over text. Those are pretty staggering numbers, according to Stephen Schweickart, CEO and co-founder of VScreen, a provider of tightly focused and branded video for the real estate industry. “Video has moved from being an exception to an expectation,” says Schweickart. “People are reading less and watching more.

RISMEDIA, April 28, 2010—Despite being aware of security threats, the risky online behavior of young adults can negatively affect their future career prospects and financial standings, while leaving them vulnerable to identity theft and fraud, according to a new survey commissioned by RSA, The Security Division of EMC ( EMC).

By Steven Andrés - Picture this: You're at a café with your laptop and latte in hand, getting ready to review new sales leads and the quarterly financial projections. First you hop on the free Wi-Fi that the shop's management provides. Then you connect your laptop to a projector so that the entire café can take a look, and finally you hand out some printed copies of your confidential product specifications to the other patrons so that they can follow along.