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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Dustin Luther of Rain City Guide and 4REALZ.net fame, along with Jim Marks at Virtual Results are launching “Valuable Internet Marketing Education for Realtors”. (“affiliate” link)
A one-day seminar that promises to be jam-packed with useful info is offered. Cost is $149 and includes a light breakfast and full lunch (note to potential organizers of such […]
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Point2 Agent Changing Pricing Model
Thursday, February 21st, 2008Point2 Agent has changed their pricing model.
Up until today, a “Standard” Point2 NLS membership has been free. Point2 provides a 15 page web site, and membership in their “NLS” (National Listing Service) for no charge.
An email I received this evening states that NLS memberships requested after February 20 will be free for six months, then […]
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Roost.com: A New Player in Real Estate Search
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008Roost.com launched this morning at midnight Pacific time. (Full press release is below)
Not unexpectedly, those champions of getting the news out to the RE.net — Joel, Dustin and Greg — have already summarized well the features of Roost. Go forth and read their favorable reviews.
I had the opportunity to preview Roost last week. I can tell that […]
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New Zillow Logo
Thursday, January 10th, 2008Don’t worry that GeekEstate is turning into some sort of logo reporting blog (see previous post — New Inman Logo — if that makes no sense).
Last night Zillow.com pre-released some news to a few bloggers attended Inman Connect NYC that they were rolling out significant changes to the Zestimate algorithm, increased numebr of homes in […]
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Links for Geeks - Google Blogoscoped
Friday, December 21st, 2007Google Blogoscoped is a nifty little blog that is chocked full of all sorts of Google goodness.
From posts about Google history, to what makes Google tick, to new Googelish features, it is a great add to any geek’s feed reader.
It is not an “Official Google Blog” ala this or this, but don’t let that stop […]
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ActiveRain Takes Off the Training Wheels
Friday, December 7th, 2007ActiveRain, the “social network” for real estate professionals, has announced they are close to rolling out “Outside Blogs”.
Outside Blogs takes the ActiveRain blogging platform outside the confines of the ActiveRain network, allowing the 60,000+ members of the network to have a blog outside of the ActiveRain network.
Many in the RE.net see AR as a “training […]
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Google Updated Google Reader
Friday, November 30th, 2007Google updated its Google Reader feed reader today yesterday.
One change I’ve been waiting for is the ability to drag-and-drop feeds into different folders. My feed reader list is pushing the 300 mark, and it’s vital (for me) to organize those feeds in some way. Now I can easily move feeds between folders, and even more […]
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The Blogger’s Guide to SEO
Monday, November 26th, 2007Aaron Wall has released today The Blogger’s Guide to SEO.
Wall is one of the world’s foremost authorities on SEO (Search Engine Optimization). His eBook, The SEO Book is well written, and highly regarded in the SEO community.
SEO in real estate weblogging is important. But it’s not the cure for everything. Real estate blogging in particular […]
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Garmin Nüvi 760 GPS
Sunday, November 11th, 2007Sadly the old tired GPS had to be replaced, so yesterday a shiny Garmin Nüvi 760 took its place.
This is one slick GPS.
The 4.3 inch screen is a beauty. Crisp and clear and bright enough to see in the Phoenix sun. The included windshield mount is easy to use and works well (and apparently is […]
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Trulia Adds Featured Listings
Thursday, November 8th, 2007Trulia has introduced “Trulia Agent Featured Listings“.
Here’s the highlights:
Features:
Photo & contact info. featured on your Trulia listings, as well as a new email tool enabling consumers to email property inquiries directly to your mailbox
Totally new, enhanced property detail page embedded with useful neighborhood stats (see attached mock)
Listings featured in top three search results (based on […]
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Google News - Analytics Improves; and is the “gPhone” Near?
Monday, November 5th, 2007Google Analytics
If you use Google Analytics to analyze your web/blog traffic (and you do use something, right?), there is a nifty new addition. You can now have Analytics track and report on what how your web/blog visitors are using your site’s internal search function.
Knowing what your visitors are searching your site for could provide some great […]
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Zolve is Now a Free Website and Network
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007Zolve (reviewed here) has changed a lot since it was first released 3 weeks ago. The most visible change has been in its pricing model. At launch, a Zolve membership was $395 (intro price. To escalate to $1,000 after year one!). It was recently reduced to $35/year, plus $95 per completed referral.
Today, Zolve announces […]
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