I love that RE Bar Camp is the open environment.  Even though each session has a speaker/leader, this person’s job is to be the moderator.  Everyone in the session is invited to participate, to share ideas and opinions.  The result is tons of great ideas, loads of interaction, and plenty of fun!  But what I love BEST about RE Bar Camp is that it is usually  FREE.  It’s always hard to believe that something so wonderful and educational can be free. But thanks to hard working event planners, and fabulous sponsors, these events are almost always free.

This past week I had the pleasure to attend RE Bar Camp Orlando, and it was by far the best RE Bar Camp experience I have had yet!  I am happy to publicly thank Debbie Kirkland and Chris Brown for putting this event together. You both did an amazing job!  Speakers/moderators from all over the country, most of whom are social media Rock Stars,  lead fascinating sessions on a great menu of topics.

During RE Bar Camp Orlando, there were 5 session time slots throughout the day, and 5 sessions to choose from during each time slot.  The topics included blogging, geo-location, Facebook, Twitter, SEO, Tech Tools, iPad for Real Estate, and much much more.  It was hard to decide which session to attend, because they all sounded so good! Here are some some of my favorite sessions.   Todd Carpenter, the Social Media Manager for the National Association of Realtors lead a terrific session on technology. Lesley Lambert lead a session on 20 Social Media Tips, that turned out to be my favorite session of the day! Bobby Carroll lead an interesting session on Photo Blogging.  Bill Lublin lead sessions on Facebook ethics and on using the iPad for Real Estate.

In spite of all the great learning that took place, the best thing about RE Bar Camp Orlando was the networking!  I got to meet IN PERSON some of my best Twitter and Facebook friends.  And of course they were even more fabulous in person.

RE Bar Camps are going on across the country. Be sure to check out the National RE Bar Camp website to find a camp near you!

View the Memory Site we put together for RE Bar Camp Orlando here.

For more information on Obeo, visit our website at http://www.obeo.com

We are very excited to announce to you our FREE social media auto-posting services! Obeo now takes the hassle out of being social by automatically posting your new Obeo listings to your personal Facebook Wall, Twitter Feed and/or YouTube Video Channel.

This new service from Obeo will help you be more social and will instantly spread the word about your new listings. Obeo will even show you which websites sent you the most traffic on our detailed statistics reports.

To set this up, just visit your Obeo Members Area and tell us which websites you want your listings to go to. Once this is setup, we will automatically post your new listings for you as soon as the photos are uploaded. Here is a quick tutorial.

Another free upgrade we have added is the ability to link directly to your Facebook/Twitter page from the Obeo HomeSite tour. This will allow potential buyers that look at your listings to become your fan on Facebook or follow your posts on Twitter with a few clicks.

We have created a few webinars in the upcoming weeks to teach everyone about this new feature and how to better use social media in your marketing strategy. Click here to view our upcoming webinar schedule.

Don’t miss this session where Verl Workman explores what’s working, what’s a waste of time, and how to position yourself in the best light possible on the Web. Verl talks about social networking in-depth, building your online niche and what to integrate into your marketing plan with very little effort. Viral marketing is all about building your Web presence, making you stand out, while getting noticed and gaining credibility – and in this fun, fast-paced session you’ll learn all the latest tips from Verl to really get your social network cranking AND earning you money!

WHAT: Free Webinar about Social Networking
WHEN: Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
TIME: 1:30 – 2:30 pm MST (3:30 pm Eastern)

Register Now for this Free Webinar!

Can’t make it? Verl will also be repeating this webinar on Sept. 17th. @ 10am MST – Register for the 17th

Don’t forget to click the “share” button below to share this webinar with family, friends and colleagues.

Facebook has over 150 million members worldwide and is one of the top ten most visited websites on the Internet. Facebook allows people and businesses to connect and interact with each other in a common platform. We have created this page on Facebook to allow  our clients, employees, photographers and fans of Obeo to interact more with each other and get the latest information about Obeo.

On the Obeo Facebook page, you will find:

• Brief information about Obeo.
• Recent Obeo News/Updates.
• Special promotions on a regular basis.
• Great photography examples from our Obeographer network.
• Comments and discussions about Obeo.
• A list of Facebook members who are fans of Obeo.

The Obeo fan page is located at:

http://www.facebook.com/SayObeo

If you are already a member of Facebook, we invite you to become a fan of Obeo. If you are not yet a member of Facebook, what are you waiting for? It’s free to join and it’s a great way to interact with friends, family, co-workers and other people that share your same interests. Enjoy!

(SALT LAKE CITY, Utah) – Obeo, a leading provider of full-service residential real estate online marketing products in North America, has added a new social media feature for users of its HomeSite product.

Obeo HomeSite is a unique online marketing tool created with the customer in mind. Potential buyers can view the home through photos and panoramas, click and drag furniture onto an interactive floor plan and “virtually” customize the home, creating an engaging, personalized experience.

The new social media feature added to the HomeSite Tools section allows users to add their HomeSite virtual tour to dozens of social media Web sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn or MySpace. They can also share and bookmark it through StumbleUpon, Digg or Delicious, some of the latest social media bookmarking Web sites.

“This new social media feature allows Obeo clients to promote their listings like never before,” said Andy Evans, Founder and Director of Product Strategy. “With just a few clicks, our client’s listings are instantly promoted to friends, family and thousands of potential buyers on the Web who are looking for a new home.”

Users also have the ability to send their HomeSite virtual tour via e-mail as well as link to the tour from their personal/company Web site or MLS system, customizing the settings to have the link appear and function in whatever way desired.

Embedding the HomeSite tour right into a Web page or blog is also offered, making it appear as if the tour is running right on the Web site rather than linking out to another site or launching in a pop-up window. Most people are familiar with this concept because of YouTube videos. The HomeSite tour can be set to automatically play as a slide show and adjusted to fit into the user screen space available directly within the blog or website it is posted within.

The new social media feature is another additional tool to engage consumers and real estate professionals alike. As a part of Obeo’s included services, when a home is listed on Obeo HomeSite, the listing is automatically syndicated to many of the top listing services, including Yahoo! Real Estate, Zillow, Trulia and Google Base Real Estate, giving the listing maximum exposure.

With offerings such as the social media feature, along with virtual tours, customized printing and professional photography, Obeo is paving the way in customizing the world of real estate for its consumers.

About Obeo
Since its inception in 1999 and its evolution from 360 House to Obeo in 2004, the Salt Lake City, Utah-based company has become the largest preferred supplier of full-service residential real estate online marketing products in the United States and Canada. The Latin word for “to go to” or “to encompass,” Obeo provides REALTORS®, homebuilders, land developers and property managers with customized online marketing solutions and offline sales tools. To find out more, go to www.Obeo.com.