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An ActiveRain Conduit - Toolbar for Your WEB Browser

The ActiveRain Conduit - A Nifty Toolbar for Your Internet WEB Browser

This may be one of my coolest and greatest inventions EVER!!  If you can believe that...  lol~

ActiveRain members and even non-members should consider adding this toolbar to their Internet WEB Browsers.  It will work with Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari.  The toolbar gives you easy and instant access to some of the most viewed pages and important helpful tools on ActiveRain.  I think you'll find it to be a very useful tool.  Here's some of the features and cool stuff it has:

The ActiveRain Real Estate Network Toolbar - Will help you "Stay Connected" easily and instantly.

  • Access ActiveRain.com with a single click
  • Pull-Down menu to select from ALL Industry Affiliates
  • Search the AR Network for members or any topic
  • One Click Access to Important Member "Must Read" info
  • HELP Menu for Manuals, Guides, Training & Support
  • Easy Access to AR Features from an RSS menu
  • Link to Search and Sort ALL ActiveRain Blog Posts
  • One-Click Access to the ActiveRain Staff and Team
  • Live Updates, Announcements & ActiveRain Broadcasts

You can easily download the toolbar for your specific browsers and remove it just as easily if needed.  Take a moment to try it out, see some things you may not have known existed, and let me know what you think?  Once you download the toolbar and add it to your browser, you'll see how easy it is.  Most likely, your "wheels" will start spinning and you'll be wondering how you can create a "custom toolbar" for your Site, Services, Blog, or Clients Browsers?  I'll show you how, and the best part is that it's easy and FREE! 

I hope you'll check it out,  I'm really excited about this one...  :-)

Select YOUR Browser below to Install the AR Toolbar

          

 

 

          

 

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ActiveRain HELP Browser Toolbar


127 commentsBrad Andersohn • February 14 2010 05:30PM

Comments

Congratulations on your new tool! I will have to check it out!

Posted by Melissa Zavala Realtor® North San Diego County Homes (Broadpoint Properties) almost 2 years ago

Awesome!! I will check out the tool bar.

Posted by Ritu Desai-Northern Virginia Realtor Fairfax/Loudoun/PW-703-625-4949 (Samson Properties) almost 2 years ago

Thanks Brad, this toolbar is great!

Posted by Christine Hynes - Orange County Senior Loan Consultant (American Capital Corporation) almost 2 years ago

I just downloaded the toolbar. Very cool! Thanks:)

Posted by Cheryl Clayton Lic#00770024 Realtor Westlake Village Thousand Oaks Homes (Westlake Village home buyers and sellers Thousand Oaks homes) almost 2 years ago

Cool I just downloaded this and look forward to trying it out soon. Im swamped and my activity shows it.

Posted by Chip Jefferson (Exit Real Estate Consultants) almost 2 years ago

I'm all over your "greatest invention ever"!!!

Great job Brad!

Now, can I add to the request list?

How about a mobile version of ActiveRain with an icon for the Blackberry, Android and iPhone?

 

Posted by Craig Rutman Raleigh/ Cary/ Apex area Realtor (Helping people in transition) almost 2 years ago

Thanks for the cool tool Brad.  I'm now using your "greatest invention."  I like it.

Posted by John Mulkey, Housing Guru (TheHousingGuru.com) almost 2 years ago

OK, I just had to come back to let you know that your greatest invention ever is 700KB's of pure fun!

Posted by Craig Rutman Raleigh/ Cary/ Apex area Realtor (Helping people in transition) almost 2 years ago

I kinda like what we have now through BING and Windows Live but I'll have to check this one out.

Posted by Chris & Maria Jeantet Redding's Real Estate Couple (Coldwell Banker C&C Properties) almost 2 years ago

Brad,

This looks great! I'll download it as soon as I decide which existing toolbar I should get rid of...

Jo

Posted by Jo-Anne Smith- Oakville, Burlington and Mississauga Region Real Estate, Ont (Brekland Realty Group) almost 2 years ago

Thanks Brad trying to get this done for this weeks fun on line time that I have set aside to tear my hair out.

Posted by All Mountain Realty almost 2 years ago

Thanks Brad, downloaded and I will post a blog with a review, thanks, always like new cool stuff

Posted by Gerry Michaels GettysburgGerry (Studmuffin Media) almost 2 years ago

Brad - I'm in. Great idea.

Jeff

Posted by Jeff Dowler ~ Carlsbad Homes for Sale ~ 760-840-1360 (Solutions Real Estate (CA DRE Lic. # 01490977)) almost 2 years ago

Sweet.... Another point for the good guys.  When is the next rainCAMP brad???

Posted by Shawn Barham (The Warren Company Real Estate & Mortgage Brokers) almost 2 years ago

Great new tool Brad, just took a couple clicks!

Posted by Lee & Carol Barbour, Realtors® Murphy, NC Homes For Sale (Mountain Living Team - Coldwell Banker High Country) almost 2 years ago

Brad - Cool tool. I just downloaded it and will mess around with it later. Thanks.

Posted by Judy Jennings - The Green Company at The Pinehills, Plymouth MA (508-209-5000) almost 2 years ago

OK Brad - I just installed the AR toobar conduit.  I guess if I'm gonna follow anybody, might as well be the Professor.  See you in "class" sometime soon!

Posted by Evelyn Zebro - Asheville NC Real Estate Broker (Beverly-Hanks & Associates) almost 2 years ago

This is wicked!! I particularly like the drop down help feature.

Posted by Bob Dunn (Homelife Glenayre Realty) almost 2 years ago

Brad, I really want to download this but TLW told me that you are not to be trusted. What's up with that.

Posted by Bryant Tutas-Tutas Towne Realty, Inc almost 2 years ago

BB - that's funny, there's always the counter-offer tree.  Isn't that where all the non-trusted end up??  lol~ 
Remind me to stay inside when I come over to visit you guys!!  :-))

Posted by Brad Andersohn (Zillow - Outreach Manager) almost 2 years ago

Definitely one of your "best ever" Brad! Thanks for always striving to make life easier and better for your AR members!

Posted by Terrie Leighton REALTOR® 775-846-5424 Northern Nevada Real Estate (Ferrari-Lund Real Estate, Reno & Sparks) almost 2 years ago

Now, that is an awesome little feature. I will certainly download it right now.

Posted by All Brokers Real Estate almost 2 years ago

LOL...

Sorry about that Blog-N-Roll. But really, you're the only person I know who's ever broken their own blog. I actually put that up as my FB status :) 

The way I see things, you've probably been the one causing the Wookie 500's :)

But here's the deal. I'll test drive the tool if you promise to fix what ever mess it creates in Win7. Deal? :)

Oh. And I really think your next project should be to fine tune the AR App for iRene the iPhone. I had to hobble all the way downstairs to mouth off on this post. I don't need this kind of exercise right now. Give me a frickin App for my phone because, unlike BB, I don't sleep with my Piece of Crap. I sleep with my iRene :)

TLW...ROARING (Have you missed me?)

Posted by "The Lovely Wife" (Broker Bryant's Wife) The One And Only TLW. (President-Tutas Towne Realty, Inc.) almost 2 years ago

That looks like a great new tool!  Thanks for the heads up Brad.

Posted by Bill Somerset -ABR®, E-PRO®, Realtor®, NH Real estate agent (Avalar Advantage Real estate) almost 2 years ago

Brad,

When I downloaded and installed there is also some sort of radio station dropdown. Is this right or should I remove it?

Rich

Posted by Richard Iarossi, Crofton MD Real Estate, Annapolis MD Real Estate (Long and Foster® Real Estate, Inc.) almost 2 years ago

Brad, you never cease to amaze everyone! Thanks for the new tool.

Posted by Springfield MO Real Estate, Team Knowles Betty & John Knowles, REALTORS® (Keller Williams - www.teamknowles.com) almost 2 years ago

Very cool. It was very easy to download and now my favorite stuff is one click away. Thanks.

Posted by Barb Szabo E-pro Realtor Cleveland Ohio Homes (RE/MAX Trinity) almost 2 years ago

Brad, I'm In will down load and take the browser for a spin...unless B.B. is right!

Posted by Steve Loynd, Alpine Lakes Real Estate Inc., Loon Mt, NH. almost 2 years ago

Brad, just downloaded it in IE.  Is the AR Toolbar supposed to show up in all open tabs?  Right now I have 3 windows open and the AR toolbar shows up only when I'm in the AR window. 

Doesn't matter, I'm off to play with the new toy!

Posted by Kathy Streib-Home Stager-Palm Bch County South Florida - 561-914-6224 (Room Service Home Staging) almost 2 years ago

Brad, Does this "replace" the tool bar already on my Apple?  Or just add an additional bar?  Thanks for your creativity. ~ JC

Posted by Janice Cooper, Broker Associate, ABR, ASP (Long & Foster Real Estate Inc. ~ C: 609-694-3622 New Jersey) almost 2 years ago

Sweet...I'm about to download it now!

Posted by Renee L Norton (Keller Williams Realty Hoover) almost 2 years ago

Oh no - what is TLW creating here blog and roll!  I was laughing at that till I read Rich #25 - can we really trust you bucko LOL 

Posted by Anna 'Banana' Kruchten - Phoenix Short Sale Broker,CRS 602-380-4886 (Phoenix Property Shoppe) almost 2 years ago

I'll check it out.  I'm not a big fan of adding toolbars.  On my laptop I don't have a giant screen... and the real estate is valuable (it has to be valuable somewhere, right?).  But for you... I'll check it out. 

Posted by Lane Bailey - REALTOR & Car Guy (Diamond Dwellings Realty) almost 2 years ago

Howdy and Evenen there Brad

Just about four months ago, I satup little AR icons, on my desk top that take me right to the logon page. Thats all I really need, seen that I'm not all that sure if I'm really going to be using ActiveRain all that much.

Theres been some mighty under handed things going on in the community as of late.

 

Baker Home Energy Audit and Commercial Properties Inspections

Posted by New Hampshire Home, Events & Relocation Information by Dale-God Bless America (Baker Energy Audits and Commercial Properties Inspections ) almost 2 years ago

I added it to Mozilla and have been playing with it for several hours * works great so far.

Posted by Wallace S. Gibson CPM * LandlordWhisperer (Gibson Management Group, Ltd.) almost 2 years ago

Sounds like a nifty innovation, Brad. What's the technology behind it?

Posted by John Novak - Las Vegas and Henderson NV Real Estate (Keller Williams Realty The Marketplace) almost 2 years ago

Love the tool... thanks Brad. 

Posted by Jim & Linda Arnold-St. Louis Real Estate Pros 314-422-2762 Referrals welcome!! (Coldwell Banker Gundaker-St. Louis, MO) almost 2 years ago

Brad - This looks fancy.  :)  I'll check it out.  Thanks, man.

Posted by Jason Crouch, Broker - Austin Texas Real Estate (512-796-7653) (Austin Texas Homes, LLC) almost 2 years ago

Okay, I installed it, and yes, it's very slick.  I like the radio thing especially well.  Nicely done, guys.

Posted by Jason Crouch, Broker - Austin Texas Real Estate (512-796-7653) (Austin Texas Homes, LLC) almost 2 years ago

This is cool .... and will save me a lot of time finding my favorite AR places!

Posted by Richard Weisser Coweta Fayette Real Estate almost 2 years ago

I was just adding the Active Rain website as one of my homepages upon login.  Your post is right on time.  Thanks!

Posted by Raine Spivey, BUYER AGENT (REIGN REALTY) almost 2 years ago

Awesome Tool! I'm with Jason...LOVE the radio thing.  Thanks for thinking of us....Good job (again)!

Posted by Michelle Hatmaker, Houston Galveston Real Estate (Real Living - The Hatmaker Group) almost 2 years ago

Downloaded ... good idea guys.

Posted by Steve Kappre | NMLS# 217008 NJ Mortgage Loan Officer | 856-419-3561 (Treasury Mortgage | Mortgage Company - New Jersey) almost 2 years ago

Very cool!  I'm in and off to download now.  But if it screws up Windows 7, I'm with TLW!  Roar!

Posted by Bob Haywood, www.BobHaywood.com (McGraw Realtors) almost 2 years ago

Gotta get it.  How do you people keep coming up with all this great new stuff.  I certainly learn more here than anywhere else I get real estate information.  Thanks! 

Posted by Don Sabinske, Sabinske & Associates Inc. almost 2 years ago

Excellent, but the ActiveRain Staff doesn't show Rich or Jeremy....

Posted by Not a real person almost 2 years ago

Ok I've got it - blog load was very long and when it came it was with another proxy error.  The other stuff is great. 

PS Bob #44 I've got windows 7 and it seems fine other than the above issue.

Posted by Anna 'Banana' Kruchten - Phoenix Short Sale Broker,CRS 602-380-4886 (Phoenix Property Shoppe) almost 2 years ago

Brad,

Learned about your "cool tool" in Active Rain University today.  Thanks for taking the time to make our lives easier.  I love this tool!

Posted by Melissa Brown, Realtor® Charlotte NC Homes for Sale (Helen Adams Realty) almost 2 years ago

OK, I'll have to download it and try it out.  But,  what I really want to know is whether you are going to track me from the toolbar and know where else I go on the internet?  Is this another case of Active Rain voodoo?  Hmmmm ;-)

Posted by Carol Pease ABR, CDPE, CRS, SFR (512) 721-6320 ( Keller Wiliams Realty - Cedar Park, TX ) almost 2 years ago

Brad - What will you come up with next? I am about to download it and try it!

Posted by Sybil Campbell REALTOR® ABR, SFR, SRES Your REALTOR® in Williamsburg (Long and Foster, REALTORS®) almost 2 years ago

Brad - I like it and it adds to the 4 inches of my Foxfire header. The scrolling ad might be a bit much. Outside that well done. ( I think I need to reduce my Foxfire header a bit)

Posted by Claude Cross-Charlotte NC Real Estate(Homes By Cross, Inc.) almost 2 years ago

Brad,

Ok, will try... just because I trust you .,.. :)

Most likely, your "wheels" will start spinning and you'll be wondering how you can create a "custom toolbar" for your Site, Services, Blog, or Clients Browsers?  I'll show you how, and the best part is that it's easy and FREE!

Now creating that custom toolbar for my site sounds really cool too!  Where do you find the time??

Posted by Judi Barrett~Integrity Real Estate Services~Idabel, Oklahoma almost 2 years ago

Alright!  All is well.  It's not a drop-down on my 'puter.  Choices are out to the side of the search window... love the scrolling marquee with the Dallas Raincamp announcement!    So will that change with new announcements of upcoming events? 

Posted by Judi Barrett~Integrity Real Estate Services~Idabel, Oklahoma almost 2 years ago

vERY cOOL. Like candy for the computer. Very sweet. Thanks for the great inovation.

Posted by Amy Law (Alliance Properties) almost 2 years ago

Hi Brad. I don't particularly like adding *more* toolbars. I hope there isn't spyware watching my every move LOL... but this is cool. ~ Lana

Posted by Lana Robbins Realtor ®, Clearwater, New Port Richey, Tarpon Springs, Trinity FL (Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate LLC) almost 2 years ago

''This may be one of my coolest and greatest inventions EVER!!  If you can believe that... ''

Yes, Brad, I believe...no matter what TLW says. 

 

Help! I cannot add photos to my blog. When I try, I get a little "click" sound. Any help will be appreciated.

Posted by HomeRome Realty Author:Real Estate the Rome Way 410-530-2400 almost 2 years ago

Brad - this look like it could be very useful to some AR members but I was informed by the younger generation around here not to waste my time on one Barrie had made for me (nobody woud use it) ... now I wonder!

Posted by Kathy Clulow ASP® SRES® Uxbridge Ontario Real Estate (RE/MAX All-Stars Realty Inc. Brokerage) almost 2 years ago

OK Brad... Looks like you guys and gals have out done yourselfs once again. what a great idea. Heading to load it now.

Posted by Roland Woodworth,SFR - Clarksville Short Sale and Foreclosure Resource (Keller Williams Realty) almost 2 years ago

This has got to be the best thing since sliced bread, Brad.

Now, I don't have to go through my e-mail to access AR. I am so in heaven right now...wait until I download this baby...oh, yes!!!

Posted by William James Walton, Sr. Greater Waterbury Real Estate (WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Briotti Group) almost 2 years ago

Thank you Brad for the tip.

Posted by Matthew Bartlett (Century 21 Masters/Lic. #01353034) almost 2 years ago

Brad I will give it a try. I use both IE explorer and foxfire

Posted by Nick Zappa (RE/MAX Alpine View) almost 2 years ago

Richard - the radio and other features are optional, just go to the toolbar options and change the settings.

Claude - I thought the ticker might be too much so I changed it to a message notification box instead. This way if there is any changes, updates, AR announcements, upcoming events etc. we can use it to get the word out.  The scrolling text was questionable. Thanks. I appreciate the feedback.

Margaret - sounds like an IE issue with your photos, the clicking usually means a window is already open in the background and you're trying to open it again.  If it continues, call me tomorrow and we'll walk thru it ansd get it fixed.   :-)

Posted by Brad Andersohn (Zillow - Outreach Manager) almost 2 years ago

Thanks Brad.  I'll download it in the morning when I've got my thinking cap on, so I'll just bookmark your blog for now.

Posted by Gary Swanson (Broker, Realtor - Re/Max Ideal Brokers, Inc.) almost 2 years ago

Dude - this is great :) now is there a way that it can display current number of points and a direct link my my profile page?

Posted by Randy Randolph - Uber Broker Redmond, Kirkland, Renton, Short Sales (RSVP Real Estate) almost 2 years ago

Hi Brad..looks realy Good, I'll give it a try, thanks you guys Rock !

Posted by Victoria Realtor Fred Carver ACRE 250-598-2963 Accredited Consultant (Re/Max Camosun Real Estate) almost 2 years ago

OK, I just downloaded the application and wow, I have to say that blows away your Iphone application. (Maybe you should consider making your Iphone application like this one)

Posted by Todd Clark (Broker) (503)524-9494 (Beaverton, Oregon Real Estate Expert) (Knipe Realty) almost 2 years ago

Blog-N-Roll Brad and his Reader's...

Please understand I was just messing around with Brad. Don't take me so seriously. You might force to take myself too seriously. I try not to go there :)

Blog-N-Roll...

I love it and you have my stamp of approval. The thing is really really cool. So far so good. I have two suggestions:

1. It needs a spell checker.

2. It needs Rock-N-Roll music. I've been able to locate the 80's. But the 80's were a decade of one hit wonders. I'm looking for my old time Rock :)

Other than that I've found no issues. It's syncing quite well the Win7 and FF. I'll hold off on loading it on FF Beta. FF Beta is still working out it's kinks. I don't remember if I mentioned it to you, but FF Beta has resolved the problem of not being able to watch vids with Win7 installed. I almost jumped up and down when they fixed that. Beta is fast. Can't wait to be able to use it all the time :)

TLW...ROAR!

Posted by "The Lovely Wife" (Broker Bryant's Wife) The One And Only TLW. (President-Tutas Towne Realty, Inc.) almost 2 years ago

LOL...

I used the AR search feature on TB to find crap and look what I got:

<CLICK CLICK>

That just cracked me up :)

TLW...ROAR!

Posted by "The Lovely Wife" (Broker Bryant's Wife) The One And Only TLW. (President-Tutas Towne Realty, Inc.) almost 2 years ago

Oh Todd...

I'm so with you on that. I want so much to be able to Rain on iRene the iPhone.

TLW...ROAR!

Posted by "The Lovely Wife" (Broker Bryant's Wife) The One And Only TLW. (President-Tutas Towne Realty, Inc.) almost 2 years ago

Todd and TLW - my iPhone app was just a Business Card for the iPhone, it's not really an app.  I created and used it to demonstrate what members should or could be doing with an iphone app for their own business.  (It's time to start working on a REAL AR iPhone App) 

This toolbar was really meant for the newer members who need to know that there is help here and how to get to it fast.  I really liked that I could add the other menu stuff too and that it's "live" so whatever changes I make, they show up on the installed bars.  Very cool.  :-)

I may show how to do one of these at RainCamp Dallas next week.  I Better start packing now eh?

Posted by Brad Andersohn (Zillow - Outreach Manager) almost 2 years ago

Awesome tool.  Now if we could just access Active Rain on our Blackberry we would be set!  Do you know if that will come anytime soon or if it is even a possibility?  I hope so with being mobile, it would help!

Posted by Joyce & Terry Thomas Anthem Merrill Ranch AZ Real Estate (US Preferred Realty) almost 2 years ago

Joyce - as long as you have web or internet access on your BB, you should already be able to access ActiveRain.com.  I know iPhone users can access, post and comment using the safari browser on iPhone, not sure about the BB though.  :-)

Posted by Brad Andersohn (Zillow - Outreach Manager) almost 2 years ago

I love it:)  installed:)

Posted by Courtney Cooper 206-850-8841 (Seattle Real Estate: Cooper Jacobs Real Estate LLC) almost 2 years ago

Just installed it Brad.  You da bomb!  You are always working to make AR better.  Sounds like TLW has your number!  lol

Posted by Jean Hanley (Coldwell Banker Kivett-Teeters) almost 2 years ago

Jean - hahaha! TLW has "everyones" number!!  lol~  She has more fun than one person should be allowed.

Just fyi... if you added the toolbar to your firefox and want it removed for whatever reason, you can hide it using your toolbar views, or you can uninstall it entirely.  I forgot to add this part to the post. 

For Firefox:

1. Go to "tools" in Firefox pulldown menus
2. Select "Addons" from the pulldown menu
3. Click the "Uninstall" button on the AR Toolbar Addon
4. Select the "Restart" your Browser option

For Internet Explorer: Call Bill Gates!  (just kidding)

Posted by Brad Andersohn (Zillow - Outreach Manager) almost 2 years ago

Hello Brad,

We are fairly new to ActiveRain and are always looking for new information on how to maximize the features available to us.  Thanks for the info.  We appreciate it and love the tool bar! :)

Dawn and Peter

Posted by Peter and Dawn Smith (Circle Shot Media) almost 2 years ago

LOL...

I'm calling Mr Bill just to see how far I actually get. What's he gonna do hang up? :)

Shhh. Don't tell WidowMaker I've had a few :)

TLW...ROAR!

Posted by "The Lovely Wife" (Broker Bryant's Wife) The One And Only TLW. (President-Tutas Towne Realty, Inc.) almost 2 years ago

Brad, How cool is that?  Even I had NO trouble downloading it :)  I"m so excited!  No wonder you guys are the "popular" kids in class, lol.  I can't keep up with all that AR has to offer.  Great stuff!

TLW: I hate to see you drink alone.  Make mine a double!

Posted by Elizabeth Cooper-Golden Huntsville AL MLS - (Huntsville Alabama Real Estate, (@ Homes Realty Group)) almost 2 years ago

Joyce and Terry - you can access AR on your BB; it just takes time to download.

Brad - I like the idea of creating my own toolbar for my site, could be interesting.

Posted by Christine Donovan Costa Mesa CA Homes Broker/Attorney 800-610-7253 DRE01267479 (Donovan Blatt Team - Donovan Group Realty) almost 2 years ago

Thanks for the new tool bar.  I am adding it now.  These new tools sure help in getting around the net.

Posted by Barbara Calwhite, Specializing in Relocation (Keller Williams Realty of Southwest Missouri) almost 2 years ago

ooooh, a new tool !!  I got this bookmarked and will install it tomorrow.

Posted by Christine Bohn, Gainesville, FL Realtor® (RE/MAX Professionals, Inc.) almost 2 years ago

Thanks everyone, I'm getting some great responses from so many both on and off ActiveRain.  Just had an Agent who added it and isn't even a member on AR, but she just emailed me and said she'll be joining.  It's working in ways I never expected, that's really cool!

Thanks again.

Posted by Brad Andersohn (Zillow - Outreach Manager) almost 2 years ago

I have downloaded the tool. Thanks for sharing this great tool with us today.

Posted by Harry F. D'Elia, Investor , Mentor, CSSN Radio Coach, REOs, Networker, ePRO, CDPE (Properties R Us LLC) almost 2 years ago

Going to download this new tool. Looks great and have windows 7. Hope it works fine with that.

 

Posted by Dick & Dixie Sells Realtors Tampa Bay Florida Homes For Sale (Sells Real Estate, LLC) almost 2 years ago

Hi Brad!  You're just FULL of fun technology!  I'm off to check it out--if TLW gave you her stamp of approval with that IE-7, then you KNOW you're good to go!!

Posted by Debe Maxwell - Search Charlotte Homes for Sale - Charlotte NC Neighborhoods (iCharlotteRealEstate.com Savvy + Company Real Estate) almost 2 years ago

This is an awesome tool, Brad, especially for Active Rain junkies.

It give me great hope that some day soon, we will see new icons for fonts, font size, and colors on the toolbar when we post...

Posted by Steve Kantor - Best Agent Business - Virtual Assistance (BEST AGENT BUSINESS) almost 2 years ago

Brad I just installed it on Firefox, I will let you know how I like it in a few days.

Posted by Nick Zappa (RE/MAX Alpine View) almost 2 years ago

Thanks, Brad, great tool.  I am going to resist the temptation.  I spend way too much time on AR as it is :)

Posted by Jane Peters - Los Angeles Real Estate (310-473-6919) (Power Brokers Int'l) almost 2 years ago

Awesome...AR is cutting edge!

Posted by Linda Lohman- Former Teacher/Broker (Fonville Morisey Realty) almost 2 years ago

Brad, 

Sounds very cool.  Will it work with Google Chrome?  I am now pretty hooked on that as it is so much faster than IE?  

All the best, Michelle

Posted by Michelle Francis Realtor Buckhead Atlanta Homes for Sale & Lease (Tim Francis Realty) almost 2 years ago

An appropriate time to use the word "nifty"!  In fact, it is well worthy of a re-blog!

Posted by Tony Marriott, Associate Broker, REALTOR® (Haven Express @ Keller Williams Realty Professional Partners) almost 2 years ago

Brad,
Thank you for introducing us to your GREATEST invention to date.  I have installed it and it was easy now to try it out.

Posted by Don Rogers REALTOR®, CDPE, GRI O'Fallon MO & St Charles County MO homes (RE/MAX Gold) almost 2 years ago

I am loving it, now I am reminded to be here more often!!

Posted by Marie Westerman Search Augusta Homes For Sale Augusta GA REALTOR® (Executive Partners) almost 2 years ago

hi Brad - Great idea.  Just downloaded it and now I'm off to see what it does.

Posted by Pam Dent - REALTOR Charlottesville Virginia Homes and Horse Farms (Montague Miller & Company) almost 2 years ago

Cool! But I guess I can only install it on my desktop PC. My laptop wide screen is awesome for watching TV and movies, but it sucks for internet searches >=I  But I spent tons of time on both. lol

Posted by Lisa Hill (Daytona Beach Real Estate) (Florida Property Experts) almost 2 years ago

Thanks Brad! I love your cutting edge, nifty-ness!

Posted by Don Wixom (RE/MAX Advantage Nampa, ID) almost 2 years ago

AHHH It won't work with my ALO home page.... I will have to try it on my laptop...  Cannot wait!

Posted by Wilmington NC Real Estate, Homes - Barbara Kornegay (REMAX Essential) almost 2 years ago

Brad, I normally hate Browser toolbars, but I will check this out.  Sounds interesting.

Posted by Gabe Sanders, Stuart Florida Real Estate (Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales) almost 2 years ago

Thanks Brad - I am going to check this out today.

Posted by Betsy Schuman Dodek SearchPotomacHomes.com (Washington Fine Properties - Washington DC Area Real Estate) almost 2 years ago

Thanks Brad,....cool!

Posted by Jeanean Gendron, CDPE, CIAS ~ Redding & Shasta County Specialist (Real Living, Real Estate Professionals) almost 2 years ago

Great tool easy download, having fun with it :)

Posted by Petra Norris - Lakeland Florida Realtor® Lakeland FL Homes for Sale (CDV TransAtlantic, Inc.) almost 2 years ago

Looking forward to using it, thank you!

Posted by Samantha Nichols - Massachusetts Real Estate Specialist (ERA Belsito and Associates) almost 2 years ago

Blog-N-Roll...

Let me ask you, would you prefer I critique this and assist and resolving the bugs here or via email? Let me know :)

Oh. And watch out for Debbie at RainCamp. I told her to put a hurtin' on you with a hug from me :)

TLW...ROAR!

Posted by "The Lovely Wife" (Broker Bryant's Wife) The One And Only TLW. (President-Tutas Towne Realty, Inc.) almost 2 years ago

I just last week put an Icon on my desktop for Active Rain..This will be fun to play with..thank you

Posted by Pat Walmsley REALTOR 30 Years Experience (Lake Keowee Real Estate) almost 2 years ago

As usual, too cool Brad. You're getting a lot of responses and I'm sure lots will download the bar. Keep up the good work.

Posted by Fox Cities Real Estate Hotline--- Bob Edwards, SFR- Appleton, WI (Coldwell Banker- The Real Estate Group, Inc.) almost 2 years ago

TLW - feel free to call or email anytime with anything you like. :-)

Posted by Brad Andersohn (Zillow - Outreach Manager) almost 2 years ago

Brad, wow you are such an asset to the community.

Now how about adding the Share On Posterous to the tool bar, then we could just click the posts to go in.

I know I'm dreaming.

Posted by Missy Caulk-Ann Arbor-Realtor® Ann Arbor Real Estate (Keller Williams-Ann Arbor) almost 2 years ago

Just downloaded it, all I can say is WOW, Brad this is the best tool I have found in a long time, I took off a few tool bars I really wasn't using.

Thank you so much!

Posted by Missy Caulk-Ann Arbor-Realtor® Ann Arbor Real Estate (Keller Williams-Ann Arbor) almost 2 years ago
I second Missy's suggestion. That's a RainTastic idea.
Posted by "The Lovely Wife" (Broker Bryant's Wife) The One And Only TLW. (President-Tutas Towne Realty, Inc.) almost 2 years ago

Brad - We just created a toolbar for WCR members.  The feature that I like is that you can create multiple toolbars and toggle between them - that is, they don't take up much room.  Plus, you generate a small amount of income based on install/usage.  So far, it seem like $0.58 per install. 

Posted by Ryan Shaughnessy, Broker/Attorney - Your Lafayette Square Real Estate Partner (PREA Signature Realty - www.preasignaturerealty.com) almost 2 years ago

This is awesome, I'm downloading right now!

Posted by Kryste Adams - Bend, Oregon Real Estate (RE/MAX Key Properties - Luxury Homes, Golf Course Homes) almost 2 years ago

As usual, a big thank you!     Where would we all be without you pointing the way?    Appreciated!

Posted by Sea to Sky Premier Properties (Salt Spring) almost 2 years ago

I,v added it and use it daily. Many thanks. Great idea.

Posted by Roger L. Beeman (Lyons Team Realtors) almost 2 years ago

Thank you, I downloaded it and am excited about this new great tool!

Posted by Maya Thomas, foreclosures, short sales, water front, Old Town Key West, Sunset (Key, Key Haven, Geiger, Sugarloaf, Cudjoe, Summerland) almost 2 years ago

Blog-N-Roll...

It needs a login button. I put that in the suggestion box but God only knows what kind of crap gets dumped in there :)

And no. That wasn't me dumping crap in the box. It was Blogging Bertha. She broke out of her closet just long enough to pretend she was me. She's mentally ill ya know :)

TLW...ROAR!

Posted by "The Lovely Wife" (Broker Bryant's Wife) The One And Only TLW. (President-Tutas Towne Realty, Inc.) almost 2 years ago

Brad,

I'm loaded and ready to roll.

Posted by Linda Powers on the Outer Banks (Resort Realty - Duck) almost 2 years ago

Hi Linda - Great!  "Ready to Roll" is good, but doing it "Loaded" might not be the best idea!  (just kidding of course!)  :-)

TLW - I'll get on that right away, a login to AR button it is.  :-)  PS. Tell BB I said hi!

Check out the word for this comment TLW~  How appropriate!  haha

What does the graphic say?

Posted by Brad Andersohn (Zillow - Outreach Manager) almost 2 years ago

LOL Blog-N-Roll...

I told him you said Hi. Did he hear me? Probably not. He's had ear plugs in all day. I can hear the rock and roll every time he walks by. He's just figured out he can listen to Pandora on his IPhone. I told him that a year ago. Duh :)

Anyway, wanted to let you know conduit is looking good. I just uninstalled my FB toolbar because you've added FB to the AR Bar. Hey. There's that AR Bar again :)

Can't wait to see what else I can dump because you're a frickin' genius.

P.S. Where's my AR Sign in button? I'm waiting. C'mon. That request is four days old. Quit reading this nonsense and get back to work :)

TLW...ROAR!

Posted by "The Lovely Wife" (Broker Bryant's Wife) The One And Only TLW. (President-Tutas Towne Realty, Inc.) almost 2 years ago

TLW - I added that 2 days ago, it's right in the little pulldown arrow located next to the AR Logo on the far left.  :-)

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by Brad Andersohn (Zillow - Outreach Manager) almost 2 years ago

LOL...

I never even checked that logo. Didn't see that teeny tiny arrow. That's a Duh on me :)

It's probably time to upgrade the strength of my reading glasses :)

TLW...ROAR!

Posted by "The Lovely Wife" (Broker Bryant's Wife) The One And Only TLW. (President-Tutas Towne Realty, Inc.) almost 2 years ago

Ready to download and enjoy! Thanks

Posted by Mark VanBuskirk PA REALTOR Specializing in Carbon & Monroe County (Cassidon Realty ) almost 2 years ago

Wow, this is great Brad - I downloaded it on Firefox and am going to put it on Internet Explorer as well.  Thank you!

Posted by Karen Rice, Hawley | Lake Wallenpaupack Lake Ariel |Wayne County PA Real Estate (WEICHERT, REALTORS® Paupack Group ) almost 2 years ago

Alredy loaded it and it looks good so far.  Don't care what the crazy broad with the whip sez---you are the best!

Posted by Bill Dean Broker/Salesperson (Realty 24 St. Louis, Mo) almost 2 years ago

Thanks William - glad you like it so far....

....and the Crazy broad with the whip is probably one of my biggest fans and friends....

so I care very much what she sez...    :-))

Posted by Brad Andersohn (Zillow - Outreach Manager) almost 2 years ago

Being new to AR this is very helpful.

Posted by Durrell Thomas (San Marcos Real Estate Company) over 1 year ago

Just downloaded and installed in my InternetExplorer browser.  Will check it out for a few days and report back if I can remember to!

Posted by Kent Dills, Bellingham, Washington Real Estate 817-495-8028 (Broker, Dills Real Estate) over 1 year ago

Great Tool!  I have been an inActiveRain member for a while now and just switched to an ActiveRain member.. This tool will help a lot.  Thanks!

Posted by Eric Getz (Weichert Realtors Premier) over 1 year ago

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