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		<title>Online Casinos : Simulating Real World Play</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people around the world play at online casinos, and that&#8217;s fine if it&#8217;s your only source of gambling. However, online casinos are nowhere near as close to the real thing when it comes to simulation. Take Craps for example. The casino determines what number rolls by using a random number generator. However, just how [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many people around the world play at online casinos, and that&#8217;s fine if it&#8217;s your only source of gambling. However, online casinos are nowhere near as close to the real thing when it comes to simulation. Take Craps for example. The casino determines what number rolls by using a random number generator. However, just how random is random? If you have been in a casino, you know that every single person at a table has a unique rolling pattern. Some stack the dice and casually vault them into the air. Others shake them up and rocket them to the back wall, while other frequently launch the dice off the table or fall short of the back wall. There are even players who change their rolling pattern every roll or point. </p>
<p>An online casino does not have the ability to simulate this. Sure, they can manipulate the random number generator, but there&#8217;s still no way to accurately simulate table action. Having programmed, I know that a random number generator is not all that random. Worse, if the computer simply &#8220;picks a number&#8221;, it is not even a proper setup to being with. Let&#8217;s keep looking at Craps. Does the casino have a random number generator that simply picks a number between one and twelve? If so, all the numbers have an even shot at coming out, which is against true probability. Perhaps they list out all probable combinations and then the computer selects one. This would be a little more accurate, probability wise, but it still lacks the real randomness of live actionand weird events are more likely to ensue.</p>
<p>What I&#8217;m about to tell you is true and happens more frequently that one would imagine. A tester recently played at an online casino (Craps) to monitor number frequency in the field. Within the span of just 150 rolls, the computer rolled 11 non-field numbers in a row and then followed it up a handful of rolls later by rolling 12 non-field numbers in a row. What&#8217;s the big deal you ask? Well, first, the field has a 44.5% chance of winning on every roll and second; the probability of throwing 11 non-field rolls in a row is .0015%. The probability of throwing 12 non-field numbers in a row is .0008%. These events should happen once every 667 rolls and once every 1176 rolls respectively, yet both where seen within a handful of rolls from each other within the 150 rolls monitored.</p>
<p>But wait, there&#8217;s more. Within these same, now historic, 150 rolls, a six was not thrown for 13-16 rolls 5 times. The probability of not throwing a six 13 times is 14.5% (9% for 16 rolls)this happened 5 times in 150 rolls. The same happened to the eightin factthere were two instances where an eight was not thrown for 18-20 times. The probability of this happening is 5-7% and it happened twice. </p>
<p>When you add all of these things together, you get a more accurate picture of just how unrealistic random number generators are for simulating real casino action. I am not trying to scare you away from playing. In fact, money can be made and fun can be had at online casinos. However, you need to realize that you are playing in a different environment with different rules. You can&#8217;t go chasing bets thinking they are overdue, mathematically, to come in, because this is a different world with a different way of producing outcomes. Playing strategies that you would use in a real live casino might not be applicable in an online casino. Read more at WiseBettor.com.</p>
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		<title>Gaming Portables To Turn Thin And Slick</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do we all really require a laptop computer? It surely seems that way because demand is soaring. Taiwan, which is the prime manufacturing country of laptops is struggling with the demand at the moment. It looks like once there are backlogs those will only mount up because demand for laptops is not dropping at all. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do we all really require a laptop computer? It surely seems that way because demand is soaring. Taiwan, which is the prime manufacturing country of laptops is struggling with the demand at the moment. It looks like once there are backlogs those will only mount up because demand for laptops is not dropping at all. I think what makes it hard is that the thing changes all the time.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve seen an increasing amount of customers enquiring about gaming notebooks. I think gaming notebooks have never been cheaper. You can find some extremely good deals out there that will get you playing games. Laptops can now sensibly be used for gaming by gamers due to the advanced performance of up to date portables. I think what&#8217;s very impressive is how sleek the casings are and how cool the units run. Even though gaming notebooks have improved in many departments, in relation to pure power they still can&#8217;t rival with desktops. Everybody always yearns to extract silly amounts of juice from tiny packages so I would predict thats where gaming notebooks are headed.</p>
<p>I think we are seeing an increased amount of start up business exclusively dealing in custom built notebooks. The idea of getting third party parts appeals to some consumers in my view. In most cases you can ask for all the primary parts you want and this is most suited to gamers, professional and hardcore users. The notebooks found in the highstreet are traditionally configured based standard, mass market consumers and well not everybody is standard now are they? Specialist users require custom notebooks for this reason. Just like premade notebooks there are a lot of resellers offering custom notebooks all with a significant selling point or improved customer sevice. To a couple of people this is very important.</p>
<p>Next gen laptop computers do seem like a tantalising option. The ultra cheap mobiles segment looks to be creating all the exciting right now. Tons of comparitive products have already come out at a fast pace. In my view the market would react well to a 15&#8243; version modelled on the identical principles. Companies must be busy on an answer to this already. I&#8217;m confident we will see ultra light gaming notebooks soon. I really can&#8217;t guess what to expect aside from those sectors mentioned. Someone is designing a product to be different in a crowed market.</p>
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		<title>How Good Is Your Blog? Here&#8217;s A Free Way To Test It</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:49:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever wondered what people think when they visit your blog? If you&#8217;re like most bloggers, you get a few comments but not enough to know whether most people like your blog or not. Maybe they read it, love it, and you never know about it. Or maybe they see something they don&#8217;t like and are [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ever wondered what people think when they visit your blog? If you&#8217;re like most bloggers, you get a few comments but not enough to know whether most people like your blog or not. Maybe they read it, love it, and you never know about it. Or maybe they see something they don&#8217;t like and are off browsing before you have time to shout &#8220;hey, there&#8217;s good stuff here!&#8221;</p>
<p>To make matters a little worse, what turns people away is often a small thing. It might be a bad color scheme or the lack of a clear title so people know what they&#8217;re reading about. It might be too much text and not enough pictures. Whatever it is, you can lose readers fast. </p>
<p>How do you solve this problem? Simple - just test your blog. And there&#8217;s an easy way and a free way to do it. Just visit the BlogExplosion site (<a href="http://www.blogexplosion)" rel="nofollow">http://www.blogexplosion)</a>, sign up for a free account, and add your blog. Then visit a feature of the site called &#8220;Battle of the Blogs.&#8221; It&#8217;s a free game where your blog competes against someone else&#8217;s. Just choose a challenger and click on &#8220;Accept Challenge.&#8221; Now, the fun part starts.</p>
<p>Members will visit your blog and the blog of the challenger. Then they&#8217;ll vote on their favorite blog. The battle normally only takes 15 minutes or so to be completed. As soon as it&#8217;s over, you have a clear idea of how many people like your blog. If 15 out of 15 vote for yours, don&#8217;t change a thing. If 10 out of 15 vote for yours, make some improvements. If 0 out of 15 vote for yours, make some big changes. </p>
<p>Then go back and enter a few battles after you&#8217;ve made changes. That&#8217;s a good way to constantly improve. And there&#8217;s nothing better than improving your blog and being able to see the results in less than 15 minutes. That&#8217;s got to be better than waiting days to see a difference in your visitor statistics.</p>
<p>And while you&#8217;re waiting the 15 minutes to see the results, review the other blogs battling and vote for your favorite. As you do, think about what makes you like a blog instantly or dislike a blog instantly. What catches your attention? What is it that makes one blog likeable and another one boring? Take note and you&#8217;ll figure out even more ways to improve your own blog.</p>
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		<title>Need a Wedding Gift for a Special Couple? Try a Signature Platter</title>
		<link>http://stopalamedamegaplex.com/archives/2008/06/25/need-a-wedding-gift-for-a-special-couple-try-a-signature-platter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you need a creative gift idea for the next wedding or bridal shower on your calendar, why not try a signature platter?  Signature platters come in a variety of shapes, such as round, oval or heart-shaped. Some are plain, and some are embellished with a variety of underlying designs, such as wedding cakes, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you need a creative gift idea for the next wedding or bridal shower on your calendar, why not try a signature platter?  Signature platters come in a variety of shapes, such as round, oval or heart-shaped. Some are plain, and some are embellished with a variety of underlying designs, such as wedding cakes, happy couples, wedding rings, and romantic sayings. Of course, you can also order them pre-personalized with the couple&#8217;s own names. Sometimes you can even get them engraved.</p>
<p><B>What They Are, Exactly</B></p>
<p>A signature platter (or plate) is a ceramic plate that functions as a guestbook.  It comes as a kit, with a porcelain pen that guests can use to write their name and possibly a short, warm message for the wedding couple.  If a mistake happens, you can just wipe it off and start again! Once  everyone&#8217;s signed, someone - the couple or the shower host - bakes the platter in the oven for about half an hour. When it&#8217;s finished, you have a food-safe, permanent memento you can actually use on a daily basis &#8212; and yes, in most cases it&#8217;s microwave and dishwasher safe too.  (Keep in mind, though, that some manufacturers recommend you avoid re-baking the platter.)</p>
<p>Not only are signature platters wonderful at getting your favorite couple&#8217;s wedding memories out of the closet and into their daily lives, they fit most budgets as well.  A small plate suitable for bridal shower typically starts at around $40, and larger platters range from about $50 to $75.</p>
<p><B>Variations on a Theme</B></p>
<p>Virtually every couple knows an artist, and vice versa.  If you have a great artistic skills, why not hog the whole signature platter to yourself and create something absolutely unique for a couple you love?  Perhaps you can print their names, or a family saying, or a favorite philosophy (for example &#8212; a phrase they chose to engrave inside their wedding rings!) around the rim of the plate. All you need to round out the rest is a selection of colored porcelain markers.</p>
<p>Of course, some people just need to do things a little differently.  If you&#8217;re flush with cash and want to &#8220;knock it up a notch,&#8221; gift your couple with the Fifth Avenue version of the signature platter: the <I>silver</I> signature platter.  In this version, guests sign a template instead of the platter itself.  You mail the template off to the retailer, and they engrave each signature into &#8230; you guessed it, a silver platter.</p>
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<p>Blake Kritzberg is editor at FavorIdeas.com. Stop by for a wide selection of <A target="_New" HREF="http://www.favorideas.com/2005/12/31/cinderella-princess-theme-weddings/" rel="nofollow">Cinderella wedding favors</A> &#8212; then check out some creative ideas for <A target="_New" HREF="http://www.favorideas.com/2005/12/30/beach-wedding-favor-ideas/" rel="nofollow">beach favors</A>.</p>
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		<title>Love is More than a Feeling</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would not be married today if it were not for the choice that I made after I found out my husband had been cheating on me. You see, I&#8217;m one of those people who take their &#8220;marriage&#8221; and &#8220;wedding vows&#8221; very seriously. In the days following my discovery I was an emotional wreck and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would not be married today if it were not for the choice that I made after I found out my husband had been cheating on me. You see, I&#8217;m one of those people who take their &#8220;marriage&#8221; and &#8220;wedding vows&#8221; very seriously. In the days following my discovery I was an emotional wreck and I couldn&#8217;t figure out how in the world I was ever going to be able to move past that depression and I contemplated a divorce.</p>
<p>However; what I chose to do was work on some things within myself (fix what was wrong with me) and at the same time I chose to act in a loving manner towards my husband. Well, wouldn&#8217;t you guess it, after making that choice and following that choice up with actions those loving feelings started to return.</p>
<p>Love ebbs and flows just like any other emotion that we have. Each emotion plays an important roll in our lives and the heady &#8220;in love&#8221; feeling has its place in our dating years as well as in our married years. However; it isn&#8217;t going to be there all the time! One day you&#8217;re high up on the mountain and the next your way low in the valley.</p>
<p>So, do I degrade love when I say that love is a choice? No I don&#8217;t, I actually take it up a notch because I&#8217;m saying that love is so important to me and to our marriages that when we don&#8217;t &#8220;feel&#8221; it we must make a choice to continue acting in a loving manner until the loving &#8220;feelings&#8221; return.</p>
<p>Although my marriage is far from perfect and I certainly have many days where I forget to act in a loving manner I can only be thankful that  I didn&#8217;t make the decision three years ago to leave my husband. You see if I had of made that decision I wouldn&#8217;t have our third beautiful daughter that has been a perfect addition to our family.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not going to say that everything happens for a reason (although it just might); instead I&#8217;ll say that you can turn ANY bad thing into a good thing. For me that was becoming a better person and helping other people who are going through marital crises.</p>
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		<title>Discover Why Fruity Lubes are Tremendous and When to Use Them</title>
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Fruity Lubricants are not simply for sex. Lubing up for personal fun is one of the most common uses for sex lubricants, oils and sex lotions. Using fruity lube during one on one fun is safe, great [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not decided which fruity lube to get? Some questions might be discussed in this good fruity lubricant blog post.</p>
<p>Fruity Lubricants are not simply for sex. Lubing up for personal fun is one of the most common uses for sex lubricants, oils and sex lotions. Using fruity lube during one on one fun is safe, great and practical. You yourself will want your sex aids to go in and move as noticeably as possible. <A HREF="http://www.sex-bomb.co.uk/bullet-vibrators-178-c.asp">Bullet Vibrators</A>, discreet and a wonderful orgasm machine!</p>
<p>If gents are looking for a fruity lube which is safe to try with all sex toys stick to a water-based fruity lube, there are innumerable tasty types out there like lemon. And there are some that heat up.</p>
<p>Veterans will often already know what lube is most suited for them. But if you yourself are purchasing a lubricant for the 1st time we would adore to recommend the following. It?s very best to start off with a water-based sex lubricant. Water-based sex lubricants don?t stain and lubes are also totally safe to use on all marital aids. If you yourself wish to try a water based lube for mouth play we recommend you get one of the lush vanilla flavoured ones. Anal admirers tend to go for thicker lube because these lubes are slightly longer lasting. Remember, the more fruity lube you yourself experiment with the more good sex you yourself can have.</p>
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		<title>Online Sport Laying &#8212; an Introduction</title>
		<link>http://stopalamedamegaplex.com/archives/2008/06/23/online-sport-laying-an-introduction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Connect two of man's primary quests and you are guaranteed to discover a vogue known as web based sportsbook. Can you imagine anything that could feasibly be more ingenious. Envision a troop of sports addicts cheering to support a given favorite local sports club, and incessantly wagers are calculated tied to the clamor.]]></description>
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<p>Connect two of man&#8217;s primary quests and you are guaranteed to discover a vogue known as a web based sportsbook. Can you imagine anything that could feasibly be more ingenious. Envision a troop of sports addicts cheering to support a given favorite local sports club, and incessantly wagers are calculated tied to the clamor. Avid to get a share of the action, onlookers ordinarily venture to conjecture who is most likely to win in the running competition. All of this turns to become a sociable little competition named web based sportsbook.</p>
<p>In order to wager, you&#8217;d be well advised to call on a web based sportsbook, i.e. a setup which receives web based sportsbook. In America, there&#8217;s a total of no less than four states where to do sports gambling lawfully, but beyond legal you may go for it anywhere as long as you can pinpoint a bookie and happen to be of age. Amongst the sports competitions you&#8217;ll have a choice of risking some money on are professional and, obviously, college level football and college basketball, pro hockey and baseball, and, obviously, wagers on both horse and dog racing. You&#8217;ll have a choice of wagering on the whole combined score of a contest, in what round a given opponent will be defeated, and even if a coin toss in a contest will land heads or tails.</p>
<p>There are a lot of different varieties of stakes&#8211; straight bets, where you have to pick the competitor you feel is the likeliest to win or go down, teasers and so on, the straight bets being the most common in sports gambling.</p>
<p>Why don&#8217;t you experiment with it and enjoy the amusement while you&#8217;re at it. Only make sure that you won&#8217;t get unduly carried away and exhaust your total income capriciously! Otherwise you&#8217;re sure to end up grieving for it all your life!</p>
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		<title>Discount Travel - Finding Low Airfares</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unless you are planning a short domestic trip, the cost of airfare is usually a deciding factor in an overseas trip.
Most people with moderate incomes simply can&#8217;t afford to fly regularly, as much as they would like to. There are, however, some people out there who are flying all the time on regular incomes.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unless you are planning a short domestic trip, the cost of airfare is usually a deciding factor in an overseas trip.</p>
<p>Most people with moderate incomes simply can&#8217;t afford to fly regularly, as much as they would like to. There are, however, some people out there who are flying all the time on regular incomes.</p>
<p>The secret to achieving this is a willingness to be flexible and shop around with airfares, as well as employing some tried and true discount travel techniques.</p>
<p>The key to getting a cheap flight is to shop around, and the internet makes this easy for almost anyone to do. There are a plethora of websites that will conduct searches around the world for cheap airfares.</p>
<p>Although the internet is a valuable tool in discovering cheap airfares, it&#8217;s important that you don&#8217;t rely on it entirely.</p>
<p>Many sites claim they are searching &#8220;all flights&#8221; for the cheapest possible fare, but you really don&#8217;t have any way of knowing what they do and don&#8217;t have access to.</p>
<p>Oftentimes the cheapest flights can come from the airlines themselves, and you&#8217;d be well advised to check their sites as well in your search.</p>
<p>No matter how much research you do online, you should always visit some travel agents. Keep in mind that these people make their livings selling airfares, and will often have access to deals that aren&#8217;t available to you online.</p>
<p>Think of it this way: if you really could always get the cheapest flight online, travel agents would be out of business.</p>
<p>The fact that they are not suggests that good deals are to found the old fashioned way: by visiting the office of a travel agent.</p>
<p>When looking for discount travel, you should also explore non-traditional methods of finding flights.</p>
<p>Websites like priceline.com offer reverse auction systems, that is: you place a bid of what you&#8217;re willing to pay on a given route on a given date, and if it turns out that an airline is willing to release a seat for that price, your credit card is billed an a ticket is issued.</p>
<p>Another good avenue to explore is &#8220;bucket shops&#8221; - companies who buy bulk tickets from airlines at a heavy discount.</p>
<p>They don&#8217;t have the choice that travel agent has, of course, but if you&#8217;re flexible you can often get a good deal.</p>
<p>A typical bucket shop system will work as follows: you give them a week-long window during which you&#8217;d like to fly and some destination choices, and then if something comes up at the last minute you can have it at a heavy discount.</p>
<p>Another rarely explored discount travel technique is to look into bucket shops and travel agents located in ethnic neighborhoods.</p>
<p>Often, foreign airlines sell discounted tickets to these shops, which in turn serve an ethnic community regularly traveling to their home country.</p>
<p>These shops have access to tickets from airlines that often aren&#8217;t available at your regular travel agent, and can offer a significant savings.</p>
<p>The important thing to remember in terms of discount travel is to explore as many avenues as you can.</p>
<p>The more flexible you are willing to be, the cheaper your fare is likely to be - but even if you&#8217;re stuck with rigid dates, a compressive search will often result in airfares that are significantly lower than those commonly advertised.</p>
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		<title>Using Exercise Bicycle Stand Becomes A Necessity</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exercise Bicycle Stand Is Recommended By All Experts To Keep Fitness And Save Money As Well.]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.4pt;">No doubt, that practicing exercises is considered a corner stone nowadays. People are keen to maintain their fitness and losing weight in order to keep their body and soul healthy. Practicing bicycle exercise is a most famous method in this issue. In addition to persons interesting in bicycle exercises, some other people suffer from certain diseases, such as cardiac treatment and rehabilitation and have been advised to practice bicycle exercises by their physicians as well. However, for both types of persons, <a href="http://sportexercisetips.com/Exercise_Bike_Program_II.html">exercise bicycle stand</a> will be great. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.4pt;">Exercise bicycle stand can be attached with, as an example, a ten-speed bike to enhance practicing indoor. It will be an incredible necessity, especially if going outdoor is so hard. Actually, it can be used as an exercise bicycle exactly, since the bike attached with it can be installed and used at necessity. Above all, it can be regarded as such a stationary bike by adding it to a real outdoor bicycle. Of course, this method will save much money, since no need to purchase expensive equipment. There are many categories of it in the market recently. Adding a speedometer or a stopwatch will be great to determine time of practicing. The stand can control the movement of the bike also by pulling the rear-powered tire off the floor.</p>
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		<title>Real Estate Podcasts - Why Builders and Realtors Benefit from This Technology</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Real Estate Podcasting is slowly trickling into construction builders &#038; real estate companies business models.  As the revelation of practical uses for this new medium become more and more apparent to business owners, a new form of online real estate sales begins.
Podcasting has gained popularity over the last year at an intense growth rate. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Real Estate Podcasting is slowly trickling into construction builders &#038; real estate companies business models.  As the revelation of practical uses for this new medium become more and more apparent to business owners, a new form of online real estate sales begins.</p>
<p>Podcasting has gained popularity over the last year at an intense growth rate.  The reason for this success, is due large in part to the success of the Apple&#8217;s iPod.  A name in which no way offers ownership of podcasting to Apple, but it does however give the computer giant, a fantastic product association whenever the word is uttered.</p>
<p>Podcasts are now able to be played on a plethora of devices, iPods, Psp&#8217;s, Video Cellphones, PDA&#8217;s, Pocket PC&#8217;s, Ultra Moblie PC&#8217;s, Tivo 2, and more.  This explosion in accessibility is what is directly making podcasting a viable business tool; directly enhancing and affecting the way internet marketing, sales, and promotions are being used, as well as customizing its uses to any specific business brand or industry.</p>
<p>With Real Estate podcasting, the return on investment begins as soon as the first podcast is downloaded.  In today&#8217;s modern world time is a luxury, traveling is not always convenient, and efficiency is always top priority.  Real estate podcasts merge accessibility with efficiency, and convenience with the comfort of buying.</p>
<p>When an interested party is shopping for a potential home or investment, they want to make sure they see and know as much as possible about the property before making a decision.   Unfortunately, property purchasers are routinely disparaged by the lack of available pictures, data and information on a website.  In addition, the inconvenience of scheduling a viewing of the potential property can be a deterrent as well. Real estate video podcasts allow the user to view a full video tour of the property along with an audio voice over of the broker&#8217;s listing information.  These podcasts features high quality sales information scripts with beautiful pictures and live motion video, giving you a feel for the environment from any geographic location.</p>
<p>Real estate podcasts are meant to serve as a teaser to your buying audience.  Especially for those who may have never inquired further, until they were tantalized by the  visual satisfaction they were able to receive immediately.</p>
<p>Real estate podcasting really becomes advantageous when the subscription model is attached.  All podcasts can be subscribed to, with one click of a button, through your local aggregator, like iTunes, My Yahoo!, Goole reader, etc&#8230;</p>
<p>Once a podcast is subscribed to, the user will receive every new podcast that is published to the file immediately as it is distributed. With home builders and realtors, this becomes highly advantageous for residual marketing and sales efforts.  Having a direct link to an interested party allows the business to implement more highly targeted sales campaigns, geared towards specific individual &#038; group needs.  Investors can receive up to date video listings of new investment opportunities on the market.  Home buyers who are looking over an extended period of time, can remain interactive with your company by receiving all the new updates of new properties in the area as they are available.</p>
<p>Podcasts are not only used in conjunction with a company&#8217;s website, but they are also listed in podcast directories, such as iTunes, Odeo, Yahoo Podcasts!, Google Base, etc.  These directories are visual catalogues of podcast content. They organize the podcasts into segmented categories and then rank the most popular ones accordingly.  The higher a podcast is ranked in its particular category, the more visibility that podcast receives.  The great thing about podcast directories is that it separates the users into targeted demographics, by segmenting the location of the podcasts listed on the directory by category and information.  This presents incredible potential for the business to create multi level marketing campaigns, aimed at their ideal demographic using this targeted method of consumer reach.</p>
<p>For the first time ever, the commercial industry has control on a direct avenue for multimedia distribution and penetration to the market based upon consumer demand and needs on a global scale. This control not only integrates seamlessly with internet technology, but it merges the traditional elements of sale, publicity and marketing with modern points of access and distribution.</p>
<p>Real Estate podcasting allows home builders, brokers, buyers, sellers, investors and any interested party the chance to preview a product anywhere, anytime, and on any device they choose.  The use of podcasting in the real estate industry will not only increase technological confidence among home buyers, but it will directly affect corporation&#8217;s turnover times, thereby increasing revenue and ultimately the bottom line.</p>
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<p>Ryan Hoback is founder and Chairman of What I Want Podcasting, a leading business podcast development firm.  Specializing in the commercial application of podcasting for society.</p>
<p>If you wish to reach Ryan, Please contact info@whatiwantpodcasting.com.</p>
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