{"id":1859,"date":"2009-03-17T15:06:46","date_gmt":"2009-03-17T20:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhgrealestateblog.com\/?p=1859"},"modified":"2024-12-30T14:48:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T19:48:27","slug":"saying-goodbye-to-an-old-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bhgrecareer.com\/bebetterblog\/saying-goodbye-to-an-old-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"Saying Goodbye to an Old Friend…"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was one of the original Blackberry<\/a> users.\u00a0 Not everyone knows this, but the Blackberry actually launched in Canada a few months before the US launch, and I remember proudly showing off my new “friend” at a U.S. real estate conference before anyone there was able to own one. Research in Motion<\/a>, the company that developed what would become\u00a0 one of\u00a0 the ultimate business tools for millions, was right in my backyard, and in the early days\u00a0we met with\u00a0\u00a0people at the RIM campus regularly\u00a0to talk about how to use it as an effective real estate tool.\u00a0\u00a0Back then you had to carry a cell phone as well, voice transmission wasn’t available on the BB until 2002.\u00a0\u00a0 And some of us continued to carry a third device, the Palm Pilot<\/a>, which was easier to use for contacts and calendar.<\/p>\n

As the Blackberry continued to advance, and I was\u00a0able to throw away my cell phone and Palm, I became completely attached to the one tool that never left my side. I felt\u00a0compelled to check for messages while at dinner parties, during meetings, and in the middle of the night. What I didn’t notice was that the world was changing. A new generation of tech tool user is emerging and they are not buying into the lengthy thumb typed reactive messages the Blackberry enables you to send from anywhere, anytime. This new user has different priorities, and as a result, hundreds if not thousands of applications are being developed to\u00a0allow instant access to pretty well any type of information available online. We have begun to communicate to each other in different ways.<\/p>\n

I knew making the switch to an iPhone<\/a> wasn’t going to be easy, but I knew it had to be done. I didn’t make the change to try and be cool I am well beyond worrying about that.\u00a0 I made the change because to effectively stay ahead of the game in building and leading a real estate brand of the future; one needs to experience what the emerging consumers and agents are experiencing firsthand. That has always been my way. And so instead of continuing to\u00a0use a tool that arguably has better business applications, I have started to use a tool that has begun to shape the way of the future. And as an added bonus, you won’t be receiving as many late night e-mails from me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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