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A tribe is any group of people, large or small, who are connected to one another, a leader, and an idea. So the key question: Who is going to lead us?

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Free Audible.com Download - Tribes: We Need You To Lead Us - Free Version (Unabridged)

iTunes Audiobook- Tribes: We Need You To Lead Us - Free Version (Unabridged) - 3 hours - click here - $5.95

Seth Godin launched an invite-only social networking site called Triiibes (now closed), open only to readers of his blog who pre-ordered the book. Those members co-authored an e-book on the concept of tribes, which has released as a counterpart to his book.

You can download the e-book in PDF format here, or by clicking on the burning building. Feel free to share it, but don’t change it or sell it.

Dozens of volunteers, working together, put together this ebook: Download TribesQA.pdf

Tribes Q&A is yours to share or print or email, but please don't sell it or change it. Not only is there a juicy insight on every page, but I'm comfortable saying it's the best designed PDF I've ever seen, worth making into a template for your next project. Enjoy it. View Source Article

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HVCC virus? or more deadly? 5 Replies

As Tribe members we need to get the word out. Once again the politicians and big banks have done a great job of selling the public a story for their own benefit. The story of saving the unsuspecti...

Tagged: banks, IVPI, expires, hvcc

Started by Cynthia. Last reply by Janice "Mac" McNally Sep 1.

Video: Appraiser Tribes - Seth Godin on the tribes we lead

Seth Godin argues the Internet has ended mass marketing and revived a human social unit from the distant past: tribes. Founded on shared ideas and values, tribes give ordinary people (like appraise...

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Started by Brian Davis May 18.

SCPAC - South Carolina Professional Appraisers Coalition - Meeting May 16th

On May 16th SCPAC is sponsoring a roundtable discussion of the role and impact of the HVCC and AMCs. Invited to participate are representatives of mortgage bankers, brokers, AMCs, appraisal board,...

Tagged: Coalition, Appraisers, SCPAC

Started by Brian Davis May 13.

Follow Me on Twitter and Join the Appraisal Scoop "Twibe"

Are YOU interested in building a Tribe? Consider Twitter! Twitter is a micro-blogging platform and it's a little different from any other online or social media tool. When people first begin using...

Tagged: AppraisalScoop, Twibe, Twitter

Started by Brian Davis May 7.

Appraisal "Tribe" launches online petition against RELS AMC practices - Local Desktop Appraisal

Ron Stickelman, Jr. (ron@saigroupllc.com )sent the following email to approximately 20,000 appraisers throughout the United States . He's asked that appraisers review and support his effort and en...

Tagged: Petition, Tribe, AMC, RELS

Started by Brian Davis Mar 13.

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Comment by Brian Davis on November 16, 2008 at 3:22pm

A tribe is any group of people, large or small, who are connected to one another, a leader, and an idea. For millions of years, humans have been seeking out tribes, be they religious, ethnic, economic, political, or even musical (think of the Deadheads). It's our nature.

Now the Internet has eliminated the barriers of geography, cost, and time. Blogs like Appraisal Scoop and social networking sites like the Appraiser's Water Coolerare helping existing tribes get bigger. But more important, they're enabling countless new tribes to be born - groups of ten or ten thousand who care about AMC regulation, the HVCC, or creating Uniform Residential Appraisal Reporting Standards (URARS).

You've probably read here and on other forums the suggestion that appraisers need a "Union"! Isn't a union just another form of "Tribe"? And so the key question: Who is going to lead us on all of the important issues facing appraisers?

The Web can do amazing things, but it can't provide leadership. That still has to come from individuals - people just like YOU who have a passion about the appraisal industry. The explosion in tribes means that anyone who wants to make a difference now has the tools at there fingertips.

Want to learn more?!Seth Godin's book - Tribes - We Need You To Lead Us is being offered for FREE from Audible.com Click Here! This book is a MUST READ (or listen) for 2008! If you're one of those that still want to read from a paper book (wink) click here for the Amazon.com link.

If you ignore this opportunity, you risk turning into a "sheepwalker" - someone who fights to protect the status quo at all costs, never asking if obedience is doing you (or your organization) any good. Sheepwalkers don't do very well these days.

Tribes will make you think (really think) about the opportunities in leading your fellow appraisers, clients, forum members, or readers....It's not easy, but it's easier than you think