Archive of Tricks & Places


John M Peckham III


Jack Peckham ( ) is the Executive Director of the Real Estate CyberSpace Society, based in Boston, MA.

TRICK#1: CERTIFIED E-MAIL --- AND MORE!
TRICK#2: NOW - AN INTERNET TIME MACHINE!
GREAT PLACE #1: BRIEFINGS BACKED BY AUDIO!
GREAT PLACE #2: INVESTOR RATE HEAVEN!

TRICK#1: CERTIFIED E-MAIL --- AND MORE!
http://www.readnotify.com/
Now e-mail tracking reaches a new plateau! This free service allows you to track the e-mail you send and find out bits of strategic information like: Exactly when your email was opened; How long it was open and read; How many times it was re-opened and re-read; If it was forwarded -- where it was forwarded to, and sometimes who subsequently reads it! Plus lots of additional intriguing information!

The service is easy to use and so valuable that you wonder how long this one will stay free!

TRICK#2: NOW - AN INTERNET TIME MACHINE!
http://www.archive.org/
This fascinating place is like an Internet time machine! These folks have archived a virtual history of the Internet so you can "rewind the web". You simply enter your favorite Web Site address and see how it looked "way back" in 1996 (or whenever) and in all the years in between. This place is a researcher's intelligence gathering dream!

In addition you will find special collections so you can revisit major historic events and news viewing archived historical TV newscasts -- many in their entirety!

This resource is a virtual page-by-page history of the Web---and it's free!

The folks at the Real estate CyberSpace Society have just released a brand new industry/public service. Each month you can visit this great place and print out valuable "real estate briefing summaries" that will show you how real estate pros use the Internet and e-mail to serve their clients more effectively. And if that isn't enough, with the print briefing in hand, you can also click a button and listen to the briefing at your desk!

Lots of valuable tips here --- and it's free!

GREAT PLACE #2: INVESTOR RATE HEAVEN!
http://www.realtyrates.com/
Investors will revel in the data at this great place! A quick visit will reveal just about every real estate rate today's investor, broker or appraiser might seek. With current and historical cap rates along with various interest rate indices right on down to a comprehensive mortgage matrix --there is data here for everyone!

Although there is also a subscription service here that is fee based, these folks provide a plethora of rate information without any cost! A great place certainly worth visiting and bookmaking!

Real Estate CyberTips are provided with compliments of the Real Estate Cyberspace Society.