Tom Flanagan

Technology Director – Syndicated Technology Columnist at Inman News

November 30, 2011
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TweepsMap

Gahlord Dewald, president and janitor of Thoughtfaucet, wrote a cool article over at Inman Next discussing TweepsMap. TweepsMap is an application that analyzes your Twitter followers and plots them on a map. It’s actually pretty interesting. Here are my results:

81% of my followers are from #UnitedStates, 19% from #RhodeIsland & 9% from #Providence.

Check out the map:



You can read Gahlord’s full article entitled, “TweepsMap puts your Twitter Followers on the Map” here.

November 30, 2011
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A bad mobile experience may lead your visitors to competing sites

My latest Inman News discusses how you can mobilize your WordPress blog or website in just minutes and deliver a killer mobile experience to your clients. WordPress is the most popular platform in the world and is wildly popular in the real estate industry.  I break down 3 cool WordPress mobile plugins:

  1. WP Mobile Detector
  2. WPtouch
  3. Wapple Architect Mobile Plug-in for WordPress

Learn more…

November 23, 2011
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Google Swiffy

Google Swiffy is a fairly new Google application that converts Adobe Flash SWF files to HTML5. Google states:

Swiffy currently supports a subset of SWF 8 and ActionScript 2.0, and the output works in all Webkit browsers such as Chrome and Mobile Safari.

You can upload SWF files up to 1MB. They also have a small gallery comparing the HTML5 and SWF files. With applications such as this, one really has to question the longevity of Adobe’s desktop Flash plugin.

November 22, 2011
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WellcomeMat Video Platform

WellcomeMat is a video publishing platform that is specifically developed for the real estate industry. Video is a perfect medium for real estate. Unlike other technologies, such as a floor plan or virtual tour, video enables you to showcase a community and a lifestyle. With 73% of homeowners more likely to list with agents using video, it was a no-brainer for Residential Properties to partner with WellcomeMat.

I sat down with Sally Lapides, President and CEO, to discuss the unique role that video plays in marketing and to announce the partnership with WellcomeMat.

Here’s the video: