Reinforcing the RE.net Community with RE BarCamp
January 20, 2008 by Andy Kaufman · View Comments
In the 48 hours since I announced the first RE BarCamp on ZebraTalk show & on Agent Genius, the RE.net community has mobilized into action and is laying the foundation for a dynamite event.
The wiki is filling up.
We have a logo. (Thanks Mike!)
People are blogging about it. and a blog for the event itself is being built now up and running (Thanks Todd!)
We have a Facebook group & we have event listings on both Facebook & Upcoming.
Benn is all over it on Agent Genius. He even posted a list of things that you can do to help.
- Check out the RE BarCamp wiki & the new logo?!
- Ask your association to donate!
- Ask Your Broker to donate!
- Blog about RE BarCamp!
- Twitter about RE BarCamp!
- Facebook about RE BarCamp!
- Commit to Attend!
Not to mention, our list of sponsors is growing quickly. All those on the following list have stepped up to the plate with a $250 commitment towards making this a momentous event.
Brainous.com
Jim Duncan/RealCentralVA.com
MLBroadcast.Com
ZillowBlog
Virginia Association of Realtors
Agent Genius
Zipvo.Com
Real Estate Zebra
MyEastBayAgent
No Blogger Left Behind
Thanks to everybody who is pitching in. Let’s keep building momentum!
If You Live in San Francisco and Want to Be a Good Neighbor…
January 5, 2008 by Andy Kaufman · View Comments
…go to this site and help Meraki build a free wireless network to eventually cover all of San Francisco.
After noticing the ‘Free the Net’ network while at BarCamp Block last August, I did a bit of research and saw that Meraki was offering free repeaters to San Francisco residents that were willing to place them in the properties in hopes of building a citywide wifi mesh network.
Free the Net is a community-built network. Meraki provides the technology, but we rely on people to help build and grow. There are a number of ways you can help:
- If you can see the Free the Net signal, sign up for a free repeater to boost your signal.
- Volunteer to host an outdoor repeater on your roof or balcony. The outdoor units help spread the signal throughout your neighborhood and are critical to the growth of the network.
- Spread the word! Tell your friends and neighbors to sign up at http://sf.meraki.com.
- Check out the network map and keep yourself up-to-date on our progress.
I’ve been rocking one for the past few months and can attest that they are super easy to setup (plug in= done) and that it feels good to do my part to bring the free wireless interweb tubes to my neighborhood.
Check it out!
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