Is obsession with social networking good for marketers? BizReport looks at the new survey from Anderson Analytics whose result report that consumers can’t get enough of their favorite social networks. Is that good for marketers?

For the “this is cool” segment of Friday Blog Scan, those of you who use the iPhone you know that its battery has life issues. Well according to CrazyMikeApps this new app will help you keep your iPhone juiced.

We all have heard of Jamba Juice. We all know they sell fruit smoothies. What else do you know about them? In their effort to build brand recognition they have made some critical mistakes. As a result, stock is dropping. Sales are falling off. Sound familiar? Fast Company did an indepth post on the issues surrounding their latest marketing problems and what they are doing about it

So you realize that conventional marketing isn’t working for you. Even your website and blog are getting less traffic than ever before. Don’t fear. There are many other ways to draw attention and market yourself. Click Z offers 25 Ways to Make Friends, Fans, and Followers.

As we continue to research, think, plot, imagine and create the brokerage of the future, we continue to be inspired by companies outside the real estate space thinking along those lines. Marc Davison from 1000watt gave us this blog titled Real Estate Freestyle – what if? that draws parallels between the Coca-Cola dispenser of the future and real estate of the future.