Real Estate, Technology and the Internet of Things
Inman will be hosting its 2nd Hacker Connect on Monday, August 7th at the Hilton (Union Square Hotel) in San Francisco. Hacker Connect is a one-day event created for the real estate tech community. The event explores the nuts and bolts of real estate tech. I love that the content isn’t watered down or wrapped in infomercials. Building off of the success of the inaugural…
John Glenn once said, “the most important thing we can do is inspire young minds and to advance the kind of science, math and technology education that will help youngsters take us to the next phase of space travel.” The Novato Space Festival is a wonderful event that truly captures the essence of Glenn’s sentiment. The annual festival provides an opportunity to meet legendary astronauts…
ABC Denver 7 recently reported a story about a family victimized by wire fraud and scammed out of $272,000. James and Candace Butcher sold their home in Longmont, CO and planned to use the proceeds as a down payment on their new home. The couple was informed by the real estate agent that they would receive wiring instructions prior to the closing. They received the…
Walt Mossberg recently announced that he will be retiring this coming June. Mossberg has been a journalist for almost five decades and was The Wall Street Journal’s technology columnist from 1991 – 2013. Mossberg latest venture, Recode, which he launched with his long-time collaborator, Kara Swisher, was acquired by Vox Media in 2015. Mossberg has always written with integrity and empathy. I admire that. When…
“Every once in a while a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything.” The iPhone did change everything. However, 20 years before Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone, engineers in Silicon Valley started to explore the possibilities of handheld computing. I attended a lecture on mobile computing last week at The Exponential Center at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. The program, entitled “Computing…