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Some questions

• Are you a bit skeptical about the power of social networking sites for your business in real estate?
• Do you wonder what all the fuss is about and what has a tweet got to do with the condo you are trying to sell?
• Is social networkingin your view simply a a place to meet someone new ?
• Is social networking not applicable to your business as its a thing people in their teens do?

If you answered YES to any of the above  I am going to give you a huge wake up call!

Most big businesses have a social media strategy and if you don't its only a matter of time before your online real estate activities become irrelevant.

Social Media Revolution

Social media has modernized the business community. Businesses are now able to reach consumers in a new way; through the internet. Social media has become appealing to big business as they know they can reach millions of people for the price of an article. Credible brands are utilizing social media to reach old customers, gain new ones and build or maintain credibility and reputation among consumers. Social media can take many different forms, including Internet forums, weblogs, social blogs, microblogging, wikis, podcasts, pictures, video, rating and social bookmarking.

I can show you why

This video will tell you why you need to get social marketing to survive in real state:

My top 5 places to sell your real estate

1. Facebook.

2. Twitter.

3. LinkedIn.

4. Myspace.

5. Youtube 

The city of London UK has always attracted the super rich with buying power beyond the reach of your average millionaire. In the eighties oil rich Arabs bought into the London housing scene the nineties saw the Russians move in with shocking wealth. Now it is the time of the Chinese who have untold riches and who are splashing out on a little bit of London town.  

A Hong Kong Billionaires has spent £33 million (USD$49,521,484.78) on a London property confirming that the new international property rich are coming from China. The purchase will have London estate agents seeking new ways in attracting the Chinese to their property portfolios that is for sure. 

The latest purchase n was made by Chinese Billionaire Joseph Lau, who has a £2.5 billion fortune. He bought a six-floor mansion in Eaton Square, Belgravia(above). The white stucco house has its own cinema, a swimming pool, and gym and servant quarters.

House purchaes like this mean only one thing London property prices will be on the up and will not represent the rest of the UK. London will be like an island of unreal property prices within the UK

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A smart meter is an advanced meter that identifies consumption in more detail than a conventional meter

Over the next 11 years every household in Britain will receive Smart Meters, one for gas and one for electricity. This project will be one of the largest infrastructure projects to have taken place since the Second World War. Perhaps most importantly, lower bills through lower energy consumption. Good for the wallet, great for the environment and would compliments any Eco Friendly Home

Early signs suggest thta trials are going well with consumers monitoring the consupmption of energy in there homes in extreme detail. One smaller British utility comopany "First Utility's" will be offering free smart meter in coming months, as First Utility continues its roll-out of smart meters across UK households on a region by region basis.

Questions remain unanswered 

1. Are these new meters really going tio save the planet?
2. The cost, production and distribution will be costly to the environment will this be better for the environment in the long run?
3. Will the advance of smart meter technology mean that suppliers can turn off your electricty remotely?
4. By the time it takes to distribute these devices in Britain surely they will be out of date?