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[Note from the editor: This article is re-posted from Spencerrascoff.com & Spencer's Active Rain blog. Given the recent listing syndication discussion, I thought it would be relevant to the Geek Estate Community] It’s a new year, so what better time to take on a controversial topic: listings syndication. There is a lot of discussion about this in our industry, and I thought it was time to give Zillow’s thoughts on this important topic. My comments below will also be the basis of my speech at this week’s … Read More »

For those of you who are constantly turning e-mail signatures into Outlook Contacts, I found a cool piece of software you can utilize — Anagram 2.1. Today, I recorded a quick video post (here’s my 1st video post comparing the iPhone to the BlackBerry) explaining the concept with a short demo. For those interested, you can download the application here (cost is $35). And yes, I am a time management junkie.

I’ve been a BlackBerry addict for the last 5 years, but converted to the iPhone last week. Here is a video post with my thoughts on how the two devices compare after 5 days using the iPhone (talking to the camera was easier and quicker than writing a blog post). Sorry for the low video quality.

It’s true — I am a time management junkie. I have to be, since I literally have two jobs at Zillow — CFO and Vice-president of Marketing. Drew asked me to blog about how I keep my head screwed on straight, so here goes. First let me say that the following description is very atypical. I’ve never met anyone else who stays organized this way. And it might not work for you, but it works well for me… Like many people, I manage everything through … Read More »

I love this futuristic stuff, though it seems to take so long for it to go mainstream. I know that in my office, we don’t even use webcams – it’s still all about conference calls, same as 20 years ago. Still, someday, this will be pretty cool. Looks like airlines will face another challenge behind fuel costs… [via Guy Kawasaki]