Dropbox has to be one of my favorite discoveries over the past year. It is essentially an online secure storage system that works seemlessly with your computer system and smart phone. When I purchased my last lap top, I used Dropbox to upload the information that I still want access too. Some of that content has been downloaded to my computer but most has remained on Dropbox.
Since Dropbox is on the internet (cloud computing), I have access to anything I store on Dropbox as long as I have access to the internet. I simply log into my account and there are my files, photos, videos...everything I'm storing there.
What's also cool is that you can share specific folders. The Planning Committee for Seattle reBarCamp has a shared folder on Dropbox. One spot is the keeper of the documents we all view and use. I appreciate this because we can be very organized and it doesn't junk up our email with attachments. Our documents are automatically synced when something is added or changed in our shared folder. We're also using Facebook groups with planning -- that may have to be another post! I also share a folder with my husband and I have another folder for my sisters and I to share photos.
Guess what? Dropbox is FREE with up to 2G of storage! They do have additional storage available (up to 100GB) for a fee... so far, I haven't needed to do that. Dropbox also rewards you with some additional storage when you refer your friends and contacts to their service.
FULL DISCLOSURE: if you click this link to sign up, I will get some extra storage. If you do sign up, I thank you! And, I bet after you try Dropbox, you'll be thanking me too.
Long Time No Post
It happens. I've been busy with my day job, family, talking to Real Estate Professionals about social media...just returned from RE Bar Camp in Chicago... I've been a little busy but I don't want to neglect this blog and my two or three readers.
So here's a quick update of what's going on... I've recently accepted the opportunity to Chair the (newly created) Social Media Committee for the Washington Association of Mortgage Professionals. I'm hoping to help
my competitionlocal mortgage professionals survive thrive in this market by learning about some tools to stay connected with their clients. So far, I've built a social intra-net (a Ning) for WAMP and I recently did a presentation at Safeco Field on Social Media along with David Gibbons of Zillow and Adam Stein. It's flattering and if I can help my mortgage brothers and sisters, I'm happy.RE Bar Camp in Chicago was great. What an amazing city. Right now, one of my favorite bits I learned at this event was get clicky. It's a tool that analyzes your blog/website -- it's free and very easy to use. Check it out!
Some ideas at Bar Camp caused me to make some minor tweaks... with my blog, I moved my greeting video up to the right corner and removed my static photo...the video is getting more comments and activity all ready. I also used my www.rhondaporter.com url which I had pointed to my blog, redirected to my Facebook page (not to be confused with the profile). My blog still has the url www.mortgageporter.com. We'll see how this experiment pans out.
I also decided to pick up a "netbook". I wanted a mini-computer to use for presentations--I don't like lugging my laptop around. For under $300, you can get a mini-computer that's lighter; less fussy than a computer and bigger than trying to type on your super smart cell phone. I'm writing this post from this new toy....just another tool to stay connected.
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