Jatinder's New Media Blog

 Social Media has become a platform for so many people, groups, and organizations to share information, network, and spread the wealth of knowledge and experience around the world. From an organization or business prospective social media has drastically changed how businesses market, understand consumers, and grow their future. While on an individual level social networking has given so many people the opportunity to stay up to date with world-wide news, friends, and even career related information. It has truly become a world of it's own and consumed the minds of many, especially younger generations. One of the biggest notions about social media is the concept of how open and free it is. In an article by the Chicago Tribune, "Facebook search: Facebook adding search feature" it is noted how Facebook is adding a new search feature which would allow users to reach more people, information, and places in a customization and open format. Ideas like these can have many conseq...

 In today's age of New Media a plethora of tools are available to communicate, store, and present information across the wold wide web. Blogs and Wiki pages have been at the forefront of this notion. However, often times there is confusion and overlap between the two and their individual goals and purposes. To be frank a blog is created usually from the perspective of an individual or group and that party presenting it's ideas, thoughts, and news via this platform. On the other hand, a Wiki page is to be utilized to hold information, history, useful links, and general knowledge about a specific subject. Wiki pages and blogs can also be used within organizations to communicate and hold information related to specific processes and functions. It is important to note an important quirk of a wiki page is the fact that often times any individual can come and edit the information, this fact is still true for the most part. However, recently CNN posted an article titled "Wikipedi...

  As many may know due to incredibly low interest rates the housing market is booming. Individuals who would have an 800+ credit score, income over 150K, while giving 20% down would get around 4%. However, in today's time these same buyers are allocating loans at 2.8%. The real estate market is hot as can be, especially while fighting restrictions and unemployment rates due to COVID 19. As the demand grows so does the supply, and in this case the supply of younger, dedicated, tech savvy agents. This is a group of individuals who were looking to enter the trending 9-5 job market, but are now realizing the benefits of working from home, being one's own boss, and having no restriction on their salary. This younger generation prompts a disruption well needed in the industry and that is the use of technology. Most successful brokerages have the classic suit and tie - sit down mentality of purchasing a home, which may not necessarily appeal to the young couple looking for their first...