Month: March 2009

31 Mar The Launch of RealSearchUSA.com

Posted at 15:15h in Company News & Analysis by Drew Meyers

John Rowles at MainRhode LLC (they build enterprise search solutions using Google technology) just announced the launch of RealEstateUSA over at BloodHoundBlog. You can take a look at the new site at RealEstateUSA.com. What is it you may be wondering? RealSearchUSA.com will be a network of...

31 Mar Coldwell Banker's New Home Search Application for Microsoft Surface

Posted at 09:07h in Company News & Analysis by Drew Meyers

H/T to Marlow on this one -- Coldwell Banker has developed a new HomeSearch application for theMS Surface. Since you can't buy the MS Surface yet, this is a bit limited. But cool nonetheless...

31 Mar Are You a Mac or a PC?

Posted at 07:16h in Office Technology by James Shiner

Hi, I'm a Mac, and I'm sure this isn't the first Mac vs. PC debate you've read, and I'm sure it wont be the last. However, unlike other debates, I'm not going to sit here and tell you how awesome Mac's are. Well, maybe I...

30 Mar What Does the Future of Broker Websites Entail?

Posted at 18:09h in Search, Websites by Drew Meyers

Once again, Rob has started an interesting discussion over at Notorious R.O.B. The question being discussed: In 2015, with companies like Trulia, Zillow, Roost and others really advancing the technology of real estate search, should brokers have their own search site? What do you think -- should...

30 Mar Social Media and Business Networking for Website Traffic

Posted at 09:46h in Marketing, SMM by Peyman Aleagha

It’s interesting how many real estate professionals haven’t made the leap to social and business networking on the Web, especially considering how ingrained the old styles of networking are in their business plans. They join local civic groups, go to meetings, sponsor events and...

26 Mar Diverse Solutions Adds Walk Score Functionality

Posted at 17:22h in Company News & Analysis, IDX by Drew Meyers

+ No surprise here -- Diverse Solutions is the 1st national IDX provider to add yet another new technology into their search experience (the last being their integration of Dwellicious). This time, they're the 1st IDX provider to enable Walk Score integration into the search experience...

25 Mar Lifestyle Listings Engine API – Version 0.9

Posted at 17:47h in API's by Drew Meyers

The folks at Onboard have been busy -- they just released version 0.9 of their Lifestyle Listings Engine API that I wrote about back in January. Looks like lots of cool features were added, including the ability to search based on school performance, distance to...

25 Mar Links for Geeks – March 25th

Posted at 10:46h in Links for Geeks by Drew Meyers

It's been awhile since I've done a links for geeks post, so here are a few posts that have caught my interest over the past few days: Stop Paying Useless SEO Companies to Promote Your Website! Guest Blogging to Gain Traffic And Links The Difference Between 1.0 and 2.0 Form...

24 Mar New Twitter Title Tags Increase Google Juice

Posted at 10:39h in Marketing, SMM by James Shiner

If you're been on Twitter.com lately checking out a users profile you may have noticed the new title tags. They used to be "Twitter / ZipvoJames" but in a change that went live yesterday they are now "James Shiner (ZipvoJames) on Twitter" Anyone who knows about...

23 Mar The New Mobile World – How Does Your Web Marketing Stack Up?

Posted at 09:02h in Mobile by Peyman Aleagha

The American consumer is going mobile at a break-neck pace. Sometime late last year, according to researchers, the number of people living in households with one or more cell phones exceeded that of people living in a household with a landline. And, it’s...