Blogger's Connect kicked-off Inman Real Estate Connect NYC '09 one week ago.  I think it is only fitting that we share with you the blog posts from around the net from bloggers who attended Connect NYC '09.  This list probably isn't every post out there, but it should give you a great taste of what went on at Connect.  

Wendy Forsythe from Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate shares her Connect takeaways.

Poppy Disney, of Globrix, gives us an international perspective on AgentGenius.

Steve Jagger, of Reachd and Ubertor, caught Keynote speaker Gary Vaynerchuk for a 60-second interview.

Phoenix-area REALTOR Richard Rector started a discussion about Brad Inman's top-10 list for the Road to Recovery.

From north of the border, Susan Harrison gives a run-down of Day 2 of Connect NYC '09

Maryland REALTOR, Meyer Leibovitch, shares his Connect experience.

REALTOR Magazine covered Gary Vaynerchuk's keynote.

C Tann-Starr takes us for a walk in the Rain (the ActiveRain).

Jay Thompson, the Phoenix Real Estate Guy, offers his take on the Gary Vaynerchuk keynote.

Morgan Brown and Derek Overbey caught up with Gary Vaynerchuk after his keynote for an interview of their own.  

Pennsylvania REALOTR Kim Wood plays Connect NYC '09 word association. 

What happens when you return home after all the fun and learning at Connect NYC '09?  Inman News columnist Kris Berg helps us process all that information.  

If you have written a blog post about your experience at Connect, please share it with everyone by leaving it in the comments.  If you are looking for pics of Connect, check out the over 400 photos submitted by attendees in the Real Estate Connect Flickr group.

It seems that everyone who attended had a great time, learned a lot, and made some new connections.  If all of this talk of Connect NYC '09 has you excited about Connect San Francisco '09, you're not alone.  Registration for San Francisco will begin soon, so be on the lookout for announcements.  New York was awesome, and San Francisco promises to be even better.  

See you in San Francisco!

(photo credit: bhgrealestate via flickr) 

This year is probably the last one you'll see national TV ads like this 2008 spot promoting April as open house month from Century 21 Real Estate. The company says it's pulling the plug on national TV ads and putting the money into online advertising and marketing instead (see story).

Century 21 says it was the first franchisor to start running national TV spots in the 1970s. But the main benefit of ads like this one -- building brand awareness with consumers -- is perhaps less important when you've already got the name recognition Century 21 has achieved over the years.

There are more innovative ways to use television than conducting national brand building ad campaigns. ERA Franchise Systems has built an integrated national and local campaign around its sponsorship of "Ask This Old House," an online Q&A for consumers tied to the popular home remodeling show.