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"I also heard Google is talking with Trulia. The 800lb gorilla seems ready to be noticed. http://bnix.posterous.com/google-..." - Brad Nix

"I purposely left out that fact as I wanted to expend upon it in a separate post. It looks like yo u beat me to it. Nice article yourself." - Brad Nix

"GT did not have a chance to win the ACC or play in a BCS bowl last year, that makes beating UGA the next best thing. I believe this post is just stating that Tech has bigger goals and opportunities this year and hopefully for years to come. Beating UGA matters and Tech fans always want to win that game, but facts are facts – the game didn’t mean as much this year. Tech went on and won the ACC Championship last night and now play in a BCS Bowl. Enjoy your visit to Shreveport, while we feast on Oranges." - Brad Nix

"I’ll take a 10-2 season with a chance at a Championship and an Orange Bowl over 7-5 any year. Enjoy your win, but don’t think it had any effect on what Tech can accomplish this season. Win or Lose vs UGA, Tech’s best hopes were an ACC Title and Orange Bowl win – we still have bigger and better things before us. congrats on your hard-earned victory." - Brad Nix

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"I love the quality of conversations here and very little to add, but there I did alpa/beta test the Move version of RPR. 1. Six Feet Under is HOF Material 2. Move's API was that bad 3. More Cowbell" - Brad Nix

"I love the quality of conversations here and very little to add, but there I did alpa/beta test the Move version of RPR. 1. Six Feet Under is HOF Material 2. Move's API was that bad 3. More Cowbell" - Brad Nix

"great call on posting this bro! a perfect analogy for the overwhelming feeling of a stadium being rocked by F-18 thrust and sound and that of complete appreciation and admiration for our nation’s troops." - Brad Nix

brilliant stuff here - Brad Nix

"Chuck Norris kicks the field goal. Paul Johnson kicks ass." - Brad Nix

"I, like tcar, am enjoying this conversation and thanks for always framing interesting debates for us Rob. As a Broker and practicing REALTOR, I currently see RPR as just a replacement for the local County GIS I use for public data. (also worth noting that MLS’ in my area are NOT the go to source for sewer data) It only becomes a killer app once the MLS data is merged into the already available public records. I would encourage the MLS’ and RPR to work together to make this data merger happen as a win-win. MLS gets compensated for the data collection piece and RPR gets to aggregate, slice, dice and resell (free to REALTORS is imperative if NAR wishes to keep it’s members). Just thinking out loud… let’s imagine RPR becomes the national MLS (very possible). Is it too far of a stretch to envision RPR being able to offer all NAR members it’s own white-label Realtor.com as a replacement for individual IDX’s? If all REALTORS had access to the same white-labeled killer app, then would we not..." - Brad Nix

"Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits. Paul Johnson does not wait. He takes." - Brad Nix

"Nice summary of Backnoise and solid Event Planning advice. I am certain you will succeed even more with your next event. We all get better with practice. Thanks for being a voice of reason and one who cares about the social media scene in Atlanta and beyond." - Brad Nix

"I love it when AG pulls a post out of the past that still brings passion from the commenters! It has been over a year since I started this conversation and think it’s still valuable in today’s market. I know times are tough for many small brokers and large brokers alike. There are some brokers trying to grow in a down market. I have been approached myself by a large brand hoping to find us down our luck and take us into their arms. Turns out we are just as strong as before. Sure sales are down, but the beauty of being small allowed us to shift gears quickly and adjust to stay profitable. In my market, most brokerages are down 35% in number of agents – we’ve stayed the same. We had one team transfer to a bigger brand due to them physically moving across town. We also another, slightly larger team, join our firm. I’m not an anti-big brand guy, in some markets, for some people it’s the right choice. I just don’t want agents to always assume it’s the best choice. Shopping local for a..." - Brad Nix

"excellent post DifferentialX – he should guest write for the Jolly Good Fellows!" - Brad Nix

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"epic and inspiring." - Brad Nix

"It’s long overdue to exorcise this demon. Tech can’t slip now. Here’s some inspiration: http://www.youtube.com/watch..." - Brad Nix

"I can't say how happy I am to have shared this love affair of GT with my Dad and brother. It's also special to have my cousin (the pope) and best friend E be a part of the Jolly good Fellows. Whaat an incredible memory for all the JGF's!" - Brad Nix

"I can't say how happy I am to have shared this love affair of GT with my Dad and brother. It's also special to have my cousin (the pope) and best friend E be a part of the Jolly good Fellows. Whaat an incredible memory for all the JGF's!" - Brad Nix

"A win-win for all involved. It's cool to see two really good people work together in this industry. Can't wait to see what you do together in the future! Congrats to you both." - Brad Nix

"I’ve been clamoring to pay more for years in exchange for a true membership ’service’ and not the right to purchase a product. But let me nudge a little farther… is it conceivable to create a new membership club to solve this same problem? TAR: Technology Association of REALTORS? Could we separate politics and technology services? NAR membership serves political goals and TAR serves r.com goals? Heck, Trulia or Zillow may make more money running TAR than trying to sell ads. I’m just thinking out loud and in public (dangerous I know), but what if?" - Brad Nix

"Bobby- best comment ever. go dogs." - Brad Nix

"Bobby- best comment ever. go dogs." - Brad Nix

"Rob- Preface: Our profession does need a makeover and many of us are continuing to improve our value proposition but there are a couple of big assumptions used in the article to draw some unconvincing conclusions here: #1) All transactions include a 6% broker commission. Not sure about everyone else, but 6% listings are not the norm for any transaction that I am familiar with. 6% is more like a starting point. Therefore, the authors may have needed to read more than the FSBO website to gather data on how much Realtors charge for services. Where else could they have gotten this data for 15,000 transactions? Nowhere except, The HUD closing statement. Anywhere else is just speculation. As a broker, is there any firm averaging 6% GCE? (3% for each side) #2) All of the FSBO transactions were totally brokerless. An FSBO’er may be able to list a house on the MLS for $150 but what do they pay when a Broker comes calling with a willing buyer? 2.5%? 3%? 4%? I’ll show FSBO properties if the..." - Brad Nix

"John: Thanks for your review of our inaugural event (a first step towards making something bigger)! It was great seeing you in the audience. We also appreciate your constructive feedback. This was a social media conference and we were happy to listen to the 'noise'; the backnoise http://backnoise.com/nmatl , as well as the frontnoise: http://twubs.com/nmatl We'll work on some of our filtering skills for future events, but were pleased to provide water breaks and lighting adjustments as the audience requested. Our self-review... roller coaster: some ups, some downs, but overall a fun ride and people are getting back in line! We'll also keep thinking BIG, then the smaller things are easy;)" - Brad Nix

"John: Thanks for your review of our inaugural event (a first step towards making something bigger)! It was great seeing you in the audience. We also appreciate your constructive feedback. This was a social media conference and we were happy to listen to the 'noise'; the backnoise http://backnoise.com/nmatl , as well as the frontnoise: http://twubs.com/nmatl We'll work on some of our... more... - Brad Nix

Seth admits he was wrong and adjusts - in public. - Brad Nix

Seth admits he was wrong and adjusts - in public. - Brad Nix

"Just thought I’d throw name into this competition and see what happens: http://bradnix.com/realtor..." - Brad Nix

"You could also check-in as you are leaving. This way all the crazies will be one step behind." - Brad Nix

"Thanks for the kind words! We're a small local broker focusing exclusively on local communities. It only makes since for my agents to share local knowledge with the community. It makes even more since for me to hire a Community Advocate who works for the brokerage to strengthen bonds with our community. We believe you have to give before you get in life." - Brad Nix