Everything the original poster said are 100% true. The fact is... technology is changing the real estate industry and almost every other industry. Adapt or die.

Blogs, podcasts, social networks, internet capable cell phones, navigation systems in cars. These technologies are the future and real estate professionals need to tap into them. Kids in their late teens and early twenties don't even use email anymore, they use social networking sites like myspace.

If you want to build a rock solid real estate career with a strong future, embracing these technologies and new technologies is the only way to do it. Yes you will probably be able to do OK with tradition methods, but there is no way you will be at the top of the pile.