Canadian real estate startup allows Realtors to blast their way ...

There is no shortage of services that try to meld classified advertising listings with social media. Canada?s CityBlast is just one of the many, but the company?s value proposition caught our interest.

The starting point is nothing new. The product is aimed at real estate agents specifically: if you have a property to sell, you list it as you would on other sites, with a description and picture. The trick is that CityBlast then syndicates your listing through its network of 1,300 Canadian real estate agents who have Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts. The listing appears as a status update on these social media services with a link back to the listing?s CityBlast page. Friends of friends (Facebook) or those following an agent (Twitter) will also see the listing. CityBlast says that it reaches over 730,000 social media users a day this way.

CityBlast also offers a ClientFinder tool, which helps an agent add real estate content to their social media sites (this one is Facebook specific). CityBlast creates the content itself (status updates and links on real estate trends, local updates and the like) and posts it to the Realtor?s Facebook page. Once a Realtor has signed up, the posts appear automatically, so the agent has a regular stream of new articles and links without having to do anything proactive. (As with all social media, to maximize the service?s value, agents should monitor their streams and add their own comments.) There?s a 30 day free trial, after that it?s $25/month for agents.

CityBlast has a model that?s easily emulated and it could (and should) be easily rolled out to other classified verticals. The company was launched earlier this year and it?s still a two-man operation, so let?s give them a bit more time to prove the model before classified ad sites consider jumping in themselves.

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Brian Blum covers Canada and Israel for Classified Intelligence Report, and contributes to our special reports and research projects. With the AIM Group since 2004, he previously held the real estate and automotive beats. He is the president of Blum Interactive Media, specializing in writing and multimedia content development for online, print, video and audio. His clients include newspapers, universities and non-profits. He moved to Israel from the San Francisco Bay Area in 1994 and lives in Jerusalem, where he writes a popular blog about ?normal? life in the Holy Land, appropriately titled ?This Normal Life.?

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FBI secretly creates Internet police ? RT

The FBI was rather public with its recent demands for backdoor access to websites and Internet services across the board, but as the agency awaits those secret surveillance powers, they're working on their own end to have those e-spy capabilities.

Not much has been revealed about one of the Federal Bureau of Investigation?s newest projects, the Domestic Communications Assistance Center, and the FBI will probably try to keep it that way. Despite attempting to keep the DCAC largely under wraps, an investigation spearheaded by Cnet?s Declan McCullagh is quickly collecting details about the agency?s latest endeavor.

Governmental agencies have been searching seemingly without end for ways to pry into the personal communications of computer users in America. Congressional approval and cooperation from Internet companies could be an eternity away, of course, but the FBI might be able to bypass that entirely by taking the matter into their own hands. At the Quantico, Virginia headquarters of the DCAC, federal workers are believed to be already hard at work on projects that will put FBI spies into the Internet, snooping on unsuspecting American?s Skype calls, instant messages and everything else carried out with a mouse and keyboard.

As McCullagh reports, the DCAC doesn?t have a website, let alone press releases detailing their plans. The sparse information that is available, however, paints a scary picture of what the FBI has in mind ? and what they aim to accomplish with an $8 million handout from Congress.

In the US Drug Enforcement Agency?s budget request with the Department of Justice for the next fiscal year, the report?s authors write that ?the recently established Department-wide Domestic Communications Assistance Center (DCAC)? is being ?led by the FBI to address the growing technological gap between law enforcement?s electronic surveillance capabilities and the number and variety of communications devices available to the public.?

In other words, the FBI is pissed that wiretapping isn?t as easy as it used to be.

?The foremost challenge confronting US law enforcement is the diminishing ability to conduct lawful electronic intercepts on current and emerging communications technologies as communications providers continue to offer new and improved services and features to customers,? continues the report. ?Addressing this issue is critical to maintain law enforcement?s ability to conduct lawful criminal intercepts.?

One year earlier, the Department of Justice revealed that they were looking to establish the DCAC to ?facilitate the sharing of technology between law enforcement agencies? and ?build more effective relations with the communications industry.?

In a testimony before Congress last year, then general counsel of the FBI, Valerie Caproni, told lawmakers, ?In order to enforce the law and protect our citizens from threats to public safety, it is critically important that we have the ability to intercept electronic communications with court approval.?

?We confront, with increasing frequency, service providers who do not fully comply with court orders in a timely and efficient manner. Some providers cannot comply with court orders right away but are able to do so after considerable effort and expense by the provider and the government,? added Caproni.

On USAjobs.gov, the government-run website that advertises federal job openings, it is revealed that the FBI has recently been looking to staff two DCAC positions that pay upwards of $136,000 annually and calls for, among other requirements, ?Experience in conducting and/or managing electronic surveillance operations.? The list of duties for the agency?s new hires includes interacting ?effectively with LE personnel, management, co-workers and the communications industry to ensure that work performed correlates to defined objectives.? In a separate statement from the FBI, the agency says they are bringing a dozen staffers on board.

Following McCullagh?s expose, the FBI reached out to the reporter and, in not as few words, all but confirmed his fears.

?[T]he NDCAC will have the functionality to leverage the research and development efforts of federal, state, and local law enforcement with respect to electronic surveillance capabilities and facilitate the sharing of technology among law enforcement agencies. Technical personnel from other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies will be able to obtain advice and guidance if they have difficulty in attempting to implement lawful electronic surveillance court orders,? reads the FBI?s statement.

In an attempt to sugarcoat the DCAC, the spokesperson pleads with McCullogh, "It is important to point out that the NDCAC will not be responsible for the actual execution of any electronic surveillance court orders and will not have any direct operational or investigative role in investigations. It will provide the technical knowledge and referrals in response to law enforcement's requests for technical assistance.?

The FBI, they say, won?t pull the trigger themselves. They claim they?ll just build the gun and the bullets and set their sights on the World Wide Web.

A similar legislation north of the border, the C-30 surveillance bill, will allow Canadian authorities similar powers, if passed.

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On Education Policy, Romney Gets a D+, Obama Gets a C

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Immigration Dogs King | Cafe Con Leche Republicans

by Dave Leach

Iowa Congressman Steve King said ?you put out a beacon like the Statue of Liberty to come here ? the most vigorous, from every country, that has donated legal immigrants to the United States of America. We?ve got the cream of the crop?. We?ve got the pick of every darn civilization on the planet because it?s hard to get here, they had to be inspired to come, we got the vigor of the planet to come to America.? (Monday, in Pocahontas, recorded by American Brige. Video and story at: http://www.salon.com/2012/05/22/rep_steve_king_immigrants_like_dogs/singleton//)

During the four dots, he compared the process of getting top quality immigrants with the process of picking a top quality bird dog. His opponent, Christy Vilsak, thought this was what was worthy of a remark.

I think three things are more remarkable.

1. King had something good to say about an immigrant! Granted, an immigrant has to be ?legal? to get that from King, but still, given the love some have for their dogs, a love King obviously shares, to rank a human being right up there with a fine bird dog should be recognized as quite a compliment.

2. King identified what he admires about immigration law that brings us only top quality legal immigrants: ?it?s hard to get here.? King has certainly done everything in his power to leave us only the best immigrants through this filter. In fact, I wouldn?t be surprised if he would like it to be even harder, so our legal immigrants will be even better.

By King?s logic, those he calls ?illegals? are even higher quality than ?legals?, since life in the shadows is hard.

3. Seeing human beings as ranging in desirability is appropriate in the context of hiring a job applicant for a particular task. But not in the context of seeing how hard you can make it for millions of innocent U.S. residents, who have violated no law, to have liberty, by making liberty depend on the roll of the quota dice.

2.7 million human beings whom King calls ?illegals? are deprived of liberty by our laws, not because they broke any law, but because their parents did, in bringing them here as children. Our Rule of Law isn?t supposed to punish people for the crimes of their parents. Plyler v. Doe, 1982, comments: ?..imposing disabilities on the . . . child is contrary to the basic concept of our system that legal burdens should bear some relationship to individual responsibility or wrongdoing?

I agree with King that America has top quality immigrants. I disagree that it is our unreasonable conditions that make them so desirable.

It?s hard to imagine, but it?s a fact that not everyone in the world appreciates freedom, its opportunities, and its responsibilities. America?s immigrants, legal and otherwise, do.

But the very concept of ?freedom? requires, not limiting Liberty to ?the cream of the crop? by some politician?s reckoning, but ?equal protection of the laws? for all. Equal Rights, not based on mere tolerance of all, but on reverence for human life. America?s reluctance to share liberty with ?them? has made liberty more difficult to preserve for ?us?.

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The best way to ensure that you are growing to the very best of what you can do is usually to become knowledgeable with reference to self improvement. There are several tips to utilize for establishing psychologically and emotionally, so browse the suggestions beneath and implement them.

Use the basic concepts which you have figured out. Everyone has morals that assist their core feeling of self. When you have this rooted within an excellent groundwork, yourself-esteem may benefit considerably as a result. Additionally, it displays to other people an exceptional persistence. This is an attribute that others will see attractive.

Will not fret! If you stress, you are visualizing an unpleasant condition yourself which includes not yet arrived at complete, and probably by no means will. Rather than being concerned, take into account the worst issue that can come about and make a plan that one could put into movement if this happens. As a result you sense prepared for the most severe while still being in a position to focus on the most effective issues in your lifetime.

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A good way to boost yourself is usually to learn and emphasize your strong points, when minimizing your flaws. Determine the most important thing for you. You need to understand what you are finest at and incorporate that activity into your life plan.

You need to encompass yourself with folks who share a similar principles while you. This will develop a reinforcing environment for conference your targets as well as assist you to avoid people that will bring you downward with constant criticism.

Know that a person you are now could be not anyone you want to be. You need to understand and adapt to this in order to move ahead. Without having a clear idea of specifically where you should go, the whole process of accomplishing your own personal advancement desired goals will be extended and irritating.

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Three Uses for a Personal Injury Lawyer

A personal injury lawyer can help clients with a variety of legal needs. If you have been injured in any type of incident, consider securing this important kind of legal assistance. An attorney can help you seek compensation for your injuries, missed wages, and pain and suffering. In addition, they can hold the responsible party accountable for their actions.

With the help of a personal injury lawyer, a case can be made if you or a loved one have experienced the following:

- Car accident

- Medical malpractice

- Wrongful death

While you are likely experiencing a highly stressful time in your life, it is important to consider the benefits of having a personal injury lawyer to represent your case. An attorney may be able to secure evidence that you are unable to do on your own. Additionally, they can negotiate with other legal representation to ensure that you are provided with a fair settlement.

If you have been involved in a car accident, a personal injury lawyer can deal with your insurance company and the responsible party?s insurance company for you. They can take some of the anxiety of the situation away from you.

In addition, if you or a loved one have been subjected to medical malpractice, a personal injury lawyer can obtain your medical records, even if the hospital or doctor has made it difficult for you to get your hands on. They have the legal expertise needed to compel them to release the records.

From there, they can determine if malpractice has, indeed, taken place and what kind of compensation you are owed for the medical mistake. If you have been seriously injured, the compensation that you are entitled to could be quite high, but it is more easily obtainable of you have the assistance of a legal professional on your side.

If you believe that a loved one was involved in a wrongful death case, it is best to leave the legal details up to a professional attorney. When dealing with the death of a loved one, emotions can understandably run high. It may be difficult to think clearly, and as a result, you may not make the best legal decisions.

But, if you leave the legal details to an attorney, they can take care of everything for you. From investigating the incident and negotiating a settlement to representing you and your family in a court of law, an experienced legal professional can do it all for you.

A Philadelphia personal injury lawyer will help you to fight for your legal rights in court. Get assistance with the pros at http://www.thepearcelawfirm.com/

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JoAnna Garcia Cast In NBC's 'Animal Practice' And Other Casting News

JoAnna Garcia is about to get her "Animal" on. According to TVLine, the actress has landed a leading role in NBC's new workplace sitcom "Animal Practice," airing on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET.

Garcia will play Dorothy, George?s (Justin Kirk) ex-girlfriend and big boss at the animal hospital. The role was previously Amy Huberman's, but she was let go for creative reasons.

Most recently seen in USA's "Royal Pains," Garcia has also appeared on "Better With You," "Gossip Girl," "Privileged" and "Reba."

In other casting news...

"True Blood" actor Grant Bowler will co-star in "Liz & Dick." Bowler is set to play Richard Burton opposite Lindsay Lohan in Lifetime's upcoming Elizabeth Taylor Biopic. [THR]

Mason Cook will star as the Eddie Munster figure in the "Munsters" reboot. Cook is set to play the Boy Scout and young werewolf in the one-hour NBC drama. [TVLine]

Anthony Anderson, Tamar Braxton, Trina Braxton, Kim Coles, Robert Forster and Sherri Shepherd are headed to "The Soul Man." The actors will guest star on TV Land's spinoff of "Hot in Cleveland," which is centered on R&B superstar-turned-minister Reverend Boyce ?The Voice? Ballentine. [TV Land]

Richard Steinmetz will appear on "General Hospital." The "Passions" vet is headed to the ABC soap as the "son of a former character who will have a big story with Sonny." [SoapOperaWeekly]

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