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I just heard about this and thought it might be useful for agents out there using QR codes on their sign riders/ flyers etc: Google’s URL shortener, http://goo.gl/, now automatically generates QR codes.  Matt Cutts wrote about it and provides an example here: Matt Cutts Google QR Codes Google doesn’t seem to have fully rolled out their [...]

Google takes a run at Facebook today by releasing their new platform boringly titled “Buzz” with an equally uncreative logo (the conversation bubble is so 2009). Not that it really matters. Google could announce they changed the brand of TP in the executive wash rooms and people would take notice. Google is hedging a bet [...]

At Pubcon Matt Cutts anounced that your site speed may become a search engine ranking factor in 2010. Makes sense since good websites load quickly…and Google makes it’s money by placing good websites at the top of their search results. Resources: Video from Google on site speed Google’s site speed tool and best practices

I first heard this rumor from an agent at NAR last week.  Check out the video below of Matt Cutts of Google talking about how they are seriously considering using site speed as one of the many factors in ranking a site. After listening to the video it does make sense. There’s nothing worse than [...]

The Google team has done it again with their Cities in 3d program. You can now take a “virtual tour” through the streets of Los Angeles, San Diego, or Washington, DC. Here’s a preview video showcasing Los Angeles: WOW is all I have to say. Think this will change the future of how consumers search [...]

Google and Twitter has been big news across the blogosphere today… unfortunately it provokes a “meh” response from me. Why? Because a simple plugin for IE or Firefox called WebMynd (that has been around for quite a while) already did this and much much more.

Finally, Google’s Street View product comes to the streets of Canada. The other day Google added the streets of Canada to their street level photography project. You can see all of the cities/towns that have been included in their initial launch here. Interesting that Victoria BC has been left off the list. But all in [...]

I was lucky enough to be one of the people with a Grand Central account when Google took over with its new Google Voice service (sometimes being a geek who signs up for every new service pays off, even if you had no idea what you’d use it for). This gave me access to test [...]

There is some big news coming from the Google team in Australia today — real estate listings are now integrated in Google Maps. Previously, you had to navigate to the Housing section of Google Base to find real estate listings on Google. Now, you can browse real estate listings from inside the Google Maps interface. [...]

This is my open letter to Zillow respectfully requesting that you add a way for me to use google analytics in my Zillow profile.  While I have countless reasons for wanting this feature, let me give you a few bullet points: Track effectiveness of activity in discussion forums.  This is the BIG one.  I want [...]

The more Google relies on authority and trust to rank websites, the more we’re going to see large, well financed sites dominating the SERPs (search engine results pages). Even a brokerage site with solid SEO isn’t going to be able to compete across the entire spectrum of keywords for its market with a site like [...]

As real estate professionals who want to make a success of our Internet presence, we should know some of the terminology. But, we should also know how to concentrate our time and efforts on what’s important when it comes to tracking visits to, and activity on, our websites. These two goals go hand-in-hand when it [...]