Have you heard the news? Inman News’ Real Estate Connect is turning 15!

15 years ago Brad Inman welcomed a couple dozen leaders in real estate to join him in Sonoma County. That was the birth of what has evolved into the leading event for the most influential people in Real Estate. The next Real Estate Connect conference will be held in New York City from January 12-14, 2011 at the Marriott Marquis hotel in the heart of Times Square. We’ve lined up a couple great keynotes already with more to come:

• Mashable COO Adam Hirsch
• Patch.com CEO Warren Webster

You can see more program details on the event website: www.realestateconnect.com/nyc11.

To celebrate this milestone, Inman News is offering its biggest promotion yet – $500 off the new Premium Package at Real Estate Connect 2011.

Premium Package – An all-access pass from January 11-14, 2011 includes:

• Full access to the first 2011 Agent Reboot™ conference on January 11 (a $149 value)

• All Real Estate Connect sessions: Workshops, Keynotes, Innovation Tracks and Meetups

• Real Estate Connect Special Events and Conference Receptions

• Access to the Premium Lounge where you can relax, enjoy complimentary refreshments, take part in special activities and test drive the latest technologies

• One-year subscription to Inman News as a Premium Member

The standard price for this package is $1,099 but if you register by September 30, 2010 you will pay only $599.

You don’t want to miss out on this incredible opportunity to mingle with the best in the business and celebrate Real Estate Connects 15th Anniversary. Register now and save! This is the best deal you’ll get.

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We’re here and it’s started. The first thing to make note of is something that Joel will have a hard time talking about without feeling like he’s bragging… So, I’ll do that for him.

Inman News has completely rebranded, and Brad Inman just hinted at a completely redesigned website look and feel too.

The new logo

The old logo

I’m really impressed with this new look. Inman was in great need of a fresh feel, and this does that. I’m glad that they didn’t get to cliche with it (no web 2.0 stuff please).

The first session has started with four great real estate bloggers talking about how they come up with new content for their blog. As we all know, after you’ve been blogging for a while you hit that “content wall” where you start stretching for things to talk about.

Dan Green, of Bring the Blog, thinks that the content is only a phone call away. It’s what you would talk about with your clients each day. Kris Berg, of Bloodhound Blog, states that every time she walks out the door she has 40 things to write about.

“I’ll usually get a strong aversion to what I see on the stupid box, the TV, so I tend to write the antithesis of what they were talking about. That’s where I get my ideas.” – Jeff Corbett, The XBroker Blog.

Rudy Bachraty, of Sellsius and Kiosk Realty, gets his best ideas in the shower (it’s relaxing) and through pictures that he takes throughout the day.

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Inman News launched its new InmanWiki today. I’ve updated my two entries; Joel Burslem and the Future of Real Estate Marketing blog. I’d encourage you all to do the same.

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Bernice Ross, fresh off her discovery of RSS, has now found blogging and reports that

Web 1.5 was about lead generation. Web 2.0 is about lead conversion…

Huh? I don’t mean to give her a hard time. Her article which you can read here, is a CliffsNote summary of what blogging is all about. I guess we just have different perspectives, that’s all.

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