Rudolph 'Rudy' D. Bachraty III

Social Media Guru
Trulia

As a co-founder of the Sellsius blog, which launched five years ago, Rudy Bachraty made a name for himself in the world of online real estate, along with fellow co-founder Joseph "Joe" G. Ferrara. In 2008 Bachraty joined real estate site Trulia as social media guru, overseeing social media activities and authoring a Trulia blog. He has worked as a real estate broker, launching Manhattan-based Kiosk Realty in 2007.

Twitter: @rudybachraty
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Jason Berman

Lead Organizer
REBlogWorld

Jason Berman founded Sierra Funding in 1995 in Colorado and in 2006 served as president of the Colorado Association of Mortgage Brokers. During his tenure as president, a new regulation was passed mandating minimum standards for mortgage brokers working in the state. Berman has also served on National Association of Mortgage Brokers committees, and he serves as lead organizer for REBlogWorld, a real estate blogging and social networking conference that... launched in 2008. The latest event was held in October 2010.

Twitter: @jbinfrisco
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Todd Carpenter

Manager of Social Media
National Association of Realtors

Todd Carpenter is in charge of social media engagement for the National Association of Realtors. A veteran of the mortgage industry, he founded industry blog Lenderama in 2005 and authored it until March 2009. Carpenter is a frequent conference speaker and co-founder of REBlogWorld, a Web 2.0 marketing conference for the real estate industry.

Twitter: @tcar
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Dale Chumbley

Realtor
Clark County Real Estate Guide

A second-generation Realtor in Vancouver, Wash., Dale Chumbley hosts the "365 Things To Do in Vancouver, WA" site on Facebook, which each day features local items of interest. He also posts the items to his blog site, the Clark County Real Estate Guide. Prior to launching his real estate career in 1994, Chumbley worked with land records for the Clark County Department of Assessment and Geographic Information Systems. Chumbley has organized and participated... in real estate training and education events to share his social media experience with others.

Twitter: @DaleChumbley
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Frank Garay

Co-creator
TBWS Daily Show

Frank Garay and Brian Stevens are leaders in video marketing for real estate agents and mortgage brokers. They host the TBWS Daily Show, a video blog that mixes humor and real estate news. They claim to get more than 20,000 views for each daily show and more than 100,000 unique viewers monthly. They also offer video training and online lead-generation services at ThinkBigWorkSmall.com. Before founding TBWS, both had worked in the mortgage business for... more than 20 years.

Twitter: @tbwsd
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Andy Kaufman

Organizer
Real Estate BarCamp

In 2008, Andy Kaufman organized the first Real Estate BarCamp in San Francisco, an informal, user-generated, real estate-themed grassroots event that has since spread to numerous locations across the country and internationally. The RE BarCamp movement borrowed from the formula introduced by predecessor technology BarCamps. Kaufman, founding partner of the MyEastBayAgent team with Better Homes and Gardens Mason-McDuffie Real Estate in Berkeley, Calif.,... continues to consult with other local RE BarCamp organizers. He also is an advisory board member for the Social Media Marketing Institute.

Twitter: @andykaufman
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Bill McBride

Author
Calculated Risk blog

A full-time blogger who retired as a senior executive of a small public company in the 1990s, Bill McBride has built a large following of readers with his astute commentary on statistics and trends he gathers from a diverse range of sources. Founded in 2005, Calculated Risk is rated by EconDirectory.com as the most popular blog of its kind. McBride holds an MBA from the University of California, Irvine.

Twitter: @calculatedrisk

Nicole Nicolay

Co-founder, Chief Creative Officer
Agent Evolution

Nicole Nicolay is a social media butterfly who has commanded an online following. As creator and chief creative officer for Agent Evolution, Nicolay offers social media and WordPress design training for real estate professionals. Nicolay is also a frequent speaker at real estate industry events, and has contributed to MyTechOpinion, a real estate technology blog, since 2005. She is co-founder and owner of Effektive Solutions, a real estate technology and... marketing services company. She has previously worked as an elementary school teacher and is wife to Reggie Nicolay, director of social media for the National Association of Realtors' Realtors Property Resource.

Twitter: @nik_nik
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Reggie Nicolay

Director of Social Media
Realtors Property Resource

Reggie Nicolay, founder of real estate technology blog MyTechOpinion, landed a job as social media director for the National Association of Realtors' Realtors Property Resource, a property database for Realtors, last year. He moved to RPR from real estate search and valuation site Cyberhomes.com, where he also served as social media director. RPR launched in September 2010, and more than 100 MLSs, representing about 265,000 Realtors, have signed up for... access to the property database system, which has data on about 147 million parcels of property. As social media director for RPR, Nicolay is responsible for brand monitoring and social media strategies, among other functions. He previously has served as a Web producer at Internet start-up Markettools.com and regional tech director for Fidelity National Financial. He is husband to Nicole Nicolay, a real estate tech blogger and co-founder of Agent Evolution.

Twitter: @ReggieRPR
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Daniel Rothamel

Realtor, Blogger
Strong Team Realtors

Daniel Rothamel is an avid blogger and a Realtor for Strong Team Realtors in Palmyra, Va. An avid social media proponent, Rothamel is a former community manager for Inman News and is a frequent speaker about real estate marketing, technology and social media. He also completed training to teach e-PRO tech classes to real estate professionals.

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Chris Smith *People's Choice

Co-Founder
Tech Savvy Agent

Chris Smith co-founded Tech Savvy Agent, a blog that offers hardware and software reviews, videos, tech advice and tips, and social media strategies. Tech Savvy Agent won this year's Inman News Innovator Award for most innovative blog and more than 11,000 people have "Liked" the blog on Facebook. Smith was also the driving force behind the launch of a real estate blog focused on Apple products, Mac Savvy Agent. Smith has been an Internet marketing... and social media consultant for Move Inc. for the past two years.

*Chris Smith is the "People's Choice" in this year's Most Influential list. He received the most votes among hundreds of reader nominees in an online survey conducted from Oct. 27 to Nov. 15.

Twitter: @techsavvyagent
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Brian Stevens

Co-Creator
TBWS Daily Show

Brian Stevens and Frank Garay are leaders in video marketing for real estate agents and mortgage brokers. They host the TBWS Daily Show, a video blog that mixes humor and real estate news. They claim to get more than 20,000 views for each daily show and more than 100,000 unique viewers monthly. They also offer video training and online lead-generation services at ThinkBigWorkSmall.com. Before founding TBWS, both had worked in the mortgage business for... more than 20 years.

Twitter: @tbwsd
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Jay Thompson

Founder
PhoenixRealEstateGuy.com

Jay Thompson is designated broker and a co-owner of Thompson's Realty, an independent brokerage based in Phoenix, Ariz. A self-professed "man with a blogging problem" and "social media fanboy," Thompson founded the real estate blog Phoenix Real Estate Guy in May 2005. Inman News recognized the blog as the most innovative real estate blog of 2009. Thompson is a frequent speaker at real estate conferences and is licensed to teach continuing... education classes on social media marketing and prospecting in the state of Arizona.

Twitter: @PhxREguy
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Jeff Turner

President
Zeek Interactive

Jeff Turner is the president and chief operating officer of Zeek Interactive and RealEstateShows.com, and a popular tech and online strategist. Zeek Interactive develops websites and games as marketing vehicles for clients. Real Estate Shows, which helps agents and brokers create virtual tours from still photos, is one of the company's proprietary products. Turner has more than 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur.

Twitter: @respres
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