Links for Geeks category archives

I’ve decided to carry on with Drew’s “Links for Geeks” feature. I’ve identified a few gems from my feed reader that perhaps you haven’t seen in the past week.
How To Set Up a Self Hosted WP Blog
Steve at Zeek Interactive (The Company Behind Real Estate Shows) has a concise and simple outline for hosting your [...]

We all know the benefits of a killer domain name, but the online real estate market is so crowded and competitive it seems that all the great names are taken.  Instead of just placing a backorder for a domain and hoping, take a look at Mike Davidson’s post: How To Snatch An Expiring Domain.
He thoroughly [...]

Creating A Conduit Toolbar for Internet Browsers

Conduit.com is a site that allows you to create a “custom” toolbar that works with popular Internet browsers like Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari.  The toolbar can be custom created from scratch, then offered as an additional tool allowing users a direct interface or “Conduit” to the [...]

Here is an excerpt from my last post…
Web 3.0 – Discussion #1 – “OMG, I Never Thought of That!” (Nov. 20th 09)
I wrote the 1st post (Nov. 2nd 09) “Web 3.0 – A Post Intended to “Define” & “Design”, here on Geek Estate Blog, because I felt it was the best venue to begin an [...]

Here are a few links worth a look:

Arterial traffic available on Google Maps
Brokerage Models: A Mathematical Analysis, Part 2
If a small midwestern brokerage can do it, you can too
5 Social Media Lessons Learned From Whole Foods

Here are a couple links worth taking a look at:

Add millions of listings to your website and blog
To Script or Not to Script (a continuation on the discussion on Jeff’s Geek Estate post)
Social Media And The New Agent
26 Ways for Real Estate Pros to Use Zillow, From A-Z

Here are some gems worth reading (and watching):
Start by watching David’s “Blogging is so 2008” video:

Here is conversation on David’s Active Rain blog.
Then head over and read Rob Hahn’s response — Blogging is Forever: Branding vs. Lead Generation. 
Anyone that knows me personally knows that I’m a huge advocate for anything that improves the lives of [...]

Here are a few links worth checking out:

Redfin adds free-text search and better neighborhood statistics
Marc Davison has a two part series I’d recommend – Part 1: New brokerage model & Part 2: Repositioning for the future
AgentWorx iPhone App- Your Real Estate Business at Your Fingertips

Here are a few links I thought worthy of sharing:

Looking for Hyperlocal Content? — Outside.in has a new product for publishers to add hyperlocal news to your website
Posting to the Stream in Real Time with the Live Stream Box — Facebook pages can now have live chat and video
4 Ways To Add An Event Calendar [...]

Here are a few links I think many of you will find interesting:

Tweetlister Promotes Properties Over Twitter
John L. Scott’s (Mis-)Adventures in Social Networking
AutoStitch – My New Favorite iPhone Panorama App
An Example Of Cleveland Area Realtor Using PAP
It bears repeating: MLS is more than technology

For those who like to keep up to speed with everything related to real estate technology, here are a few links worth noting:

Paula Henry’s post on Agent Genius regarding the fact that MIBOR (the MLS board in Indianapolis) has classified Google as a “scraper.” What this effectively means is that IDX vendors and agents cannot [...]

Here are a few links from the RE.net you may find interesting:

Trulia vs Zillow (A spirited Real Estate “SEO” discussion).  Jim posted a follow on post on Active Rain that has attracted more of a discussion in the comments.
Dawn of a New Era
The Price of Artifice
The end of the real estate story?