Altera Performance Group » Info http://www.alteragroup.net Real Estate Marketing & Technology Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:24:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Podcast about real estate technology & marketing. Jay O'Hare no Jay O'Hare johare@alteragroup.net johare@alteragroup.net (Jay O'Hare) Altera Performance Group Altera Performance Group Altera Performance Group » Info http://www.alteragroup.net/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/AlteraPodcastLogo.png http://www.alteragroup.net/category/blog/info/ Think! http://www.alteragroup.net/2009/12/17/think/ http://www.alteragroup.net/2009/12/17/think/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:54:23 +0000 Jay OHare http://www.alteragroup.net/?p=2459 DownloadHere’s a new e-Book that’s flying around the interwebs and for good reason. Over 70 incredible business people & authors have come together to create an e-Book of short but powerful essays. As most of us begin to think about New Year’s resolutions this is a terrific primer to that process. For example, I read the [...]]]> Download

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Here’s a new e-Book that’s flying around the interwebs and for good reason. Over 70 incredible business people & authors have come together to create an e-Book of short but powerful essays.

As most of us begin to think about New Year’s resolutions this is a terrific primer to that process. For example, I read the whole thing then printed out certain essays that were  most impactful to me.

I promise this will help you think in ways to help you & your organization move forward.

The PDF is free & you can view it in the embedded Scribd player below (click “Full Screen”) or you can download it here.
Inside you will find articles by such writers as:

Chris Anderson
Martha Beck
Seth Godin
Chip and Dan Heath
Tony Hsieh
Ariana Huffington
Anne Jackson
Mitch Joel
Guy Kawasaki
Tim O’Reilly
Daniel Pink
Tom Peters
Dave Ramsey
Tim Sanders
Gina Trapani
Gary Vaynerchuk

What Matters Now

]]> http://www.alteragroup.net/2009/12/17/think/feed/ 3 WeLoveSteamboat.com Comes Alive This Friday http://www.alteragroup.net/2009/06/29/welovesteamboatcom-comes-alive/ http://www.alteragroup.net/2009/06/29/welovesteamboatcom-comes-alive/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:04:29 +0000 Jay OHare http://www.alteragroup.net/?p=1668 wls-logosmallThis Friday we’ll be showing off some great art from WeLoveSteamboat.com for the Art Walk downtown. Sotheby’s will be hosting the event featuring some great photography from Lynne Garell, Joan Ryan, Alexa Nachweih, and yours truly. This is a really interesting event because it takes elements from social media and introduces them to a whole [...]]]> wls-logosmallThis Friday we’ll be showing off some great art from WeLoveSteamboat.com for the Art Walk downtown. Sotheby’s will be hosting the event featuring some great photography from Lynne Garell, Joan Ryan, Alexa Nachweih, and yours truly. This is a really interesting event because it takes elements from social media and introduces them to a whole new audience. It’s also really cool to see what amateurs can do to show how awesome Steamboat is.

Hope to see you there!

Where: Sotheby’s office on Lincoln (Between Beaujo’s Pizza & the Chinese place downtown)

When: This Friday, 6pm till??

]]> http://www.alteragroup.net/2009/06/29/welovesteamboatcom-comes-alive/feed/ 0 Create an Online Signup Form in 5 minutes (for free) http://www.alteragroup.net/2009/06/27/create-an-online-signup-form-in-5-minutes-for-free/ http://www.alteragroup.net/2009/06/27/create-an-online-signup-form-in-5-minutes-for-free/#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:50:07 +0000 Jay OHare http://www.alteragroup.net/?p=1613 if you ever need to quickly collect some information here’s a slick, free solution using Google Docs. This can be used for a signup list, quick poll or anything where you need a group of people to respond and you need to organize their responses. This can be a great addition to those sign-up clipboards that get passed around at meetings.

(Click here if you can’t see the video.)

]]> http://www.alteragroup.net/2009/06/27/create-an-online-signup-form-in-5-minutes-for-free/feed/ 1 Merry Christmas From at&t http://www.alteragroup.net/2008/12/26/merry-christmas-from-att/ http://www.alteragroup.net/2008/12/26/merry-christmas-from-att/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:07:13 +0000 Jay OHare http://www.steamboatstories.com/?p=280 AtandtIn case you haven’t heard, at&t now offers official wireless service here in Steamboat. I’ve had at&t for the past year and a half with no coverage problems. So take some of that Christmas cash and go get an iPhone. UPDATE: Walmart is now selling the iPhone. Not sure if it’s available here yet. ]]> In case you haven’t heard, at&t now offers official wireless service here in Steamboat. I’ve had at&t for the past year and a half with no coverage problems.

So take some of that Christmas cash and go get an iPhone.

UPDATE: Walmart is now selling the iPhone. Not sure if it’s available here yet.

Atandt

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]]> http://www.alteragroup.net/2008/12/26/merry-christmas-from-att/feed/ 0 Video of the Week – Have a Drink on Me http://www.alteragroup.net/2008/11/18/video-of-the-week-have-a-drink-on-me/ http://www.alteragroup.net/2008/11/18/video-of-the-week-have-a-drink-on-me/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:03:29 +0000 Jay OHare http://www.steamboatstories.com/?p=275 535716]]> 535716Collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) are investment instruments that are partially to blame for the mortgage crisis. In this video Marketplace Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch presents a simplified and visual view of the problem at the whiteboard in a 6-minute presentation he calls Financial Crisis 101: CDOs explained.

Click here to view the embedded video.

(Click here if you can’t see the video)

]]> http://www.alteragroup.net/2008/11/18/video-of-the-week-have-a-drink-on-me/feed/ 4 The Challenging Steamboat Market – An Interview with Bruce Carta http://www.alteragroup.net/2008/09/15/brucecarta/ http://www.alteragroup.net/2008/09/15/brucecarta/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:40:23 +0000 Jay OHare http://www.steamboatstories.com/?p=206 speakerWith a very challenging market for much of 2008 here’s a bit of perspective from Bruce Carta of Land Title. In this interview longtime Steamboat resident and real estate guru, Bruce Carta, talks about the current market, opportunities and pitfalls. Click the green button to play (24 minutes): Contact Information Bruce Carta Land Title Email:bcarta@ltgc.com Phone: 970-870-2822 Click to download the Steamboat Real [...]]]> speakerWith a very challenging market for much of 2008 here’s a bit of perspective from Bruce Carta of Land Title.

In this interview longtime Steamboat resident and real estate guru, Bruce Carta, talks about the current market, opportunities and pitfalls.

Click the green button to play (24 minutes):

Contact Information

Bruce Carta
Land Title
Email:bcarta@ltgc.com
Phone: 970-870-2822

Click to download the Steamboat Real Estate Market Report for July 2008

Contact Bruce to get the current report.

Got an iPod?

Get this interview in iTunes:

]]> http://www.alteragroup.net/2008/09/15/brucecarta/feed/ 0 With a very challenging market for much of 2008 here's a bit of perspective from Bruce Carta of Land Title. In this interview longtime Steamboat resident and real estate guru, Bruce Carta, talks about the current market, opportunities and pitfalls. (http://www.alteragroup.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/speaker.png)With a very challenging market for much of 2008 here's a bit of perspective from Bruce Carta of Land Title. In this interview longtime Steamboat resident and real estate guru, Bruce Carta, talks about the current market, opportunities and pitfalls. Click the green button to play (24 minutes): Contact Information Bruce Carta Land Title Email:bcarta@ltgc.com Phone: 970-870-2822 Click to download the Steamboat Real Estate Market Report for July 2008 (http://www.alteragroup.net/wp-content/uploads/julymaster08xls.zip) Contact Bruce to get the current report. Got an iPod? Get this interview in iTunes: (http://www.alteragroup.net/wp-content/uploads/BlogPics/iTunes_logo.jpg) Jay OHare no Stuff You Might Like http://www.alteragroup.net/2008/07/31/stuff-you-might-like/ http://www.alteragroup.net/2008/07/31/stuff-you-might-like/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:51:54 +0000 Jay OHare http://www.steamboatstories.com/?p=199 I just set up a new box on the sidebar called “Stuff you might like.” It updates automatically as I’m cruising the interwebs and find something I hope you readers would find useful. The content won’t necessarily be real estate specific but stuff that can make your day a bit better And for you [...]]]> I just set up a new box on the sidebar called “Stuff you might like.” It updates automatically as I’m cruising the interwebs and find something I hope you readers would find useful. The content won’t necessarily be real estate specific but stuff that can make your day a bit better ;-)

And for you RSS gurus you can subscribe here:

Stuff you might like

]]> http://www.alteragroup.net/2008/07/31/stuff-you-might-like/feed/ 0 Just Born! http://www.alteragroup.net/2008/06/23/just-born/ http://www.alteragroup.net/2008/06/23/just-born/#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:51:18 +0000 Jay OHare http://www.steamboatstories.com/2008/06/23/just-born/ BabyThe new Altera website has just been born. www.alteragroup.com As with any site it’s a work in progress but we’re glad to have it up. There’s free stuff as well as info on our various services. I hid an easter egg on the site. It’s a secret page that’s not in the normal navigation. Whoever finds it gets [...]]]> The new Altera website has just been born.Baby

www.alteragroup.com

As with any site it’s a work in progress but we’re glad to have it up. There’s free stuff as well as info on our various services.

I hid an easter egg on the site. It’s a secret page that’s not in the normal navigation. Whoever finds it gets a Starbucks on me.

]]> http://www.alteragroup.net/2008/06/23/just-born/feed/ 0 Do the World and Yourself a Favor http://www.alteragroup.net/2008/06/10/do-the-world-and-yourself-a-favor/ http://www.alteragroup.net/2008/06/10/do-the-world-and-yourself-a-favor/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:41:49 +0000 Jay OHare http://www.steamboatstories.com/2008/06/10/do-the-world-and-yourself-a-favor/ Save The DevelopersIf you’re on Windows and still running Internet Explorer 6, please upgrade. If not please skip this post. To find out what version you’re running, launch Internet Explorer, click help, then select “About.” If it says version 6 please upgrade. Why? Because the internet has moved way beyond what IE6 can handle. You’re not seeing the [...]]]> If you’re on Windows and still running Internet Explorer 6, please upgrade. If not please skip this post. To find out what version you’re running, launch Internet Explorer, click help, then select “About.” If it says version 6 please upgrade.

Why?

Because the internet has moved way beyond what IE6 can handle. You’re not seeing the full picture, kind of like watching black & white TV when you can get color for free. A full 40% of visitors to this blog are still using IE 6. This is too bad because they’re not seeing a lot of cool things that are going on on the web and they’re causing developers to dumb down their apps to accommodate the IE 6 users.

Save The Developers

]]> http://www.alteragroup.net/2008/06/10/do-the-world-and-yourself-a-favor/feed/ 0 The Steamboat Talent Pool http://www.alteragroup.net/2008/02/21/the-steamboat-talent-pool/ http://www.alteragroup.net/2008/02/21/the-steamboat-talent-pool/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:55:14 +0000 Jay OHare http://www.steamboatstories.com/2008/02/21/the-steamboat-talent-pool/ Being a small business owner or the owner of “You Inc.” means that among the many hats we wear, hiring manager is one of them. From time to time we’re called to hire a new employee that will no doubt have a direct impact on the future of our business. Fortunately we have a great [...]]]> Being a small business owner or the owner of “You Inc.” means that among the many hats we wear, hiring manager is one of them. From time to time we’re called to hire a new employee that will no doubt have a direct impact on the future of our business. Fortunately we have a great resource, Karen Goedert, owner of Resort Recruiters here in Steamboat.

In this 20 minute podcast, Karen gives some great advice for small business owners on where to find great talent, how to hire & what they expect.

While you may not be in hiring mode today, you might be someday so be sure to bookmark this page for later.

Click the green button to play:

To get in contact with Karen, visit www.resortrecruiters.com

Got an iPod?

Get this interview in iTunes:

Here are some great PDF resources from Karen regarding employees:

Hire the best people you ever worked with.pdf

How to write better ads.pdf

Hiring your first employee.pdf

]]> http://www.alteragroup.net/2008/02/21/the-steamboat-talent-pool/feed/ 0 Being a small business owner or the owner of "You Inc." means that among the many hats we wear, hiring manager is one of them. From time to time we're called to hire a new employee that will no doubt have a direct impact on the future of our business. Being a small business owner or the owner of "You Inc." means that among the many hats we wear, hiring manager is one of them. From time to time we're called to hire a new employee that will no doubt have a direct impact on the future of our business. Fortunately we have a great resource, Karen Goedert, owner of Resort Recruiters here in Steamboat. In this 20 minute podcast, Karen gives some great advice for small business owners on where to find great talent, how to hire & what they expect. While you may not be in hiring mode today, you might be someday so be sure to bookmark this page for later. Click the green button to play: To get in contact with Karen, visit www.resortrecruiters.com (http://www.resortrecruiters.com/) Got an iPod? Get this interview in iTunes: (http://www.alteragroup.net/wp-content/uploads/BlogPics/iTunes_logo.jpg) Here are some great PDF resources from Karen regarding employees: Hire the best people you ever worked with.pdf (http://www.alteragroup.net/wp-content/uploads/hire_the_best_people_you_ever_worked_with.pdf) How to write better ads.pdf (http://www.alteragroup.net/wp-content/uploads/how_to_writebetter_ads.pdf) (http://www.alteragroup.net/wp-content/uploads/how_to_writebetter_ads.pdf)Hiring your first employee.pdf (http://www.alteragroup.net/wp-content/uploads/hiring_your_first_employee.pdf) Jay OHare no