Zillow category archives

If I were Craig Newmark — the “Craig” in that little site known as CraigsList — I’d be looking over my shoulder with my eye on Seattle.
There lies the corporate home of Zillow, where they just rolled out the latest addition to the second most visited real estate web site on the planet (after PhoenixRealEstateGuy.com [...]

Your favorite real estate sites and blogs today are slick and shiny, modern and contemporary, functional and 2.0. But that wasn’t always the case. Check out some of your favorite sites way back when:
Zillow.com circa January 2005

The Phoenix Real Estate Guy circa January 2006

Trulia.com circa October 2005

AgentGenius circa October 2007

RealCentralVA (Jim Duncan) circa October 2005

Wanna [...]

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 to [...]

Effectively immediately, iPhone users can now download a free Zillow application for the Apple iPhone. I’ve been working with a pre-release version of the app over the past couple of days. I put it through its paces doing a search with my oldest daughter and her husband who will be relocating to Houston in the [...]

Many MLS systems across the United States have been critical of listing aggregator sites like Zillow and Trulia and they now have entered into the arena to try and take back a piece of the pie. MRIS, an east coast MLS (Multiple Listing Service) has rehashed their old public search system to be competitive with [...]

Real World Impact on the Digital World
The internet doesn’t always reflect the reality of day to day life, especially when it comes to online businesses. For example, Google has posted increased earnings despite the economic woes that we hear about on a daily basis. However, online real estate is being hit a little bit harder [...]

TechVibes Global announced yesterday that the Seattle Startup Index “ratings” were in for September 2008.  It’s great to be on top in more ways than one might imagine.  Alexa is the WEB Information Company, a site that provides information regarding : Traffic, Movers and Shakers etc.
CONGRATS TO THESE TOP 20 SITES:
http://techvibes.com/blog/seattle-startup-index-september-2008

Alexa the Web Information [...]

After my last post about utilizing video because of the potential audience across Youtube, I stumbled over this brilliant marketing video that actually originated from Zillow.

Great Job Guys! My favorite part if the guy at the end crashing into the table.

As the event gets closer, many are rushing to get flights, accommodations and tickets to Brad Inmans RE Connect in San Francisco next week. The event is scheduled for 3 days July 23rd – 25th. The REBlogCamp will be on Tuesday, July 22nd. Here are the Top 10 Reasons you’ll want to consider [...]

Some weeks are just better than others when it comes to reaping the benefits of Blogging and Blog-Surfing. Over the past 5 days I have found MakeUseof.com, a fantastic post by Matt Rathbun, and a web 2.0 tool that every stinkin Realtor/Real Estate Agent/Anybody in Real Estate should be using, without fail…because once again, the [...]

Yesterday on my personal blog I wrote of the concept of going “Viral” as it pertained to a recent segment I was featured in on a local news program regarding how the Internet is effecting Real Estate in the California Central Valley. Well that clip made it to BlipTV, then to websites throughout the company [...]

What a week for Prudential Real Estate, I guess scheduling a National Convention in New Orleans has spurred some sort of Revolutionary thought process or perhaps Bourbon St has “relaxed” the decision makers to the point where they have a new found understanding of Web 2.0. No matter what the reason, anyone working under “The [...]