Earlier today, I launched the latest integration between Facebook and RCG… If you check out the right sidepanel, you’ll see that you can now become a fan of RCG directly from this site thanks a new tool released by Facebook called the Fan Box. Since I launched the RCG fan page a few weeks ago, [...]
Live Video Streams on RCG? With Facebook Chat?
June 26, 2009 by 7 Comments
I’ve been told my interest in using Facebook for marketing is a bit unhealthy, but I’ve been having so much fun, and thi
Top 3 Reason to Love Facebook Pages
June 16, 2009 by 48 Comments
We already know the folks at RCG love twitter, and while I like twitter, the marketer in me has completely fallen for Facebook Pages (note: these are a very different beast than Facebook profiles)… and if you’re running a small business, there are many reasons you should be interested in FB Pages too. The three [...]
4 Years Later, RCG is still Rock’n the Real Estate World
March 19, 2009 by 44 Comments
Today is Rain City Guide’s 4th Birthday! When I hit submit on our Hello World post 4 years ago, I had no idea what I was embarking on… but what a fun journey it’s been. You’ll have given me so many chance to test out different tools, meet so many interesting people and take part [...]
On this day in…
February 21, 2009 by 4 Comments
Just a quick update on some things I’ve been doing to the RCG site. First off, I want to thank everyone for their feedback on the Facebook Connect tool. Thanks to your feedback, I cleaned up a number of issues (like the way that the avatars showed up within comments and the way profile [...]
Redfin Circles Back to an Old Biz Model…
February 12, 2009 by 50 Comments
Redfin‘s been through so many business models over the years, I can completely understand why some folks would think that Redfin is entering a new area by working with real estate agents, but I can’t help remind folks that this is a business model that they’ve tried in the past… and it failed miserably the [...]
Why Connect with Facebook?
February 9, 2009 by 38 Comments
If you’re been to RCG recently, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that I added Facebook Connect to the sidepanel. I really want to invite you all to use this feature, so I thought I’d let you know why I added it: I’m a Facebook addict, love the service, and enjoy connecting with others. I’m thinking there’s at [...]
Raining Updates: Ads on RCG, Contributing Update, Footer Candy, New Feed, Email Tools, the HUGE list of RCG plugins and more!
February 4, 2009 by 16 Comments
There are so many updates to give, I decided to record a video to describe them all: In the video, I talk about a number of changes and updates I’ve made to RCG recently including: Rain Drop Ads on RCG… and if you’re one of the first five who signs up, then I’m willing to [...]
RCG's New Look!
October 10, 2008 by 100 Comments
So, it finally happened. After a few years of the same theme, I gave RCG a new look last night. There are more than a few changes to the site, but the one that will probably stick out the most are: New theme. I based it on the Andreas theme by Andreas Viklund. It’s the [...]
Thoughts on a new theme for RCG?
I’ve wanted to update the Rain City Guide theme for a while now, and took some time this week to play around with some different ideas. I *think*I’ve come up with something that will work well for me, but wanted to run it by the RCG community for feedback first… If you head over to 4realz.net, [...]