Category Archives: Links for Geeks

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 others (see here, here, and here), so I have to highlight Benn’s two most recent posts — Using Real Estate Social Media to Broaden Community Non-Profit … Read More »

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 To Your WordPress Blog — get a calendar up and running on WordPress Six Twitter Tools to Network Locally — a few apps to help network with … Read More »

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 allow Google to index the listing details content on their IDX sites. 180 comments and counting (Benn/Lani — is this the most comments on a single AG post?)…join the … Read More »

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?

Michael Wurtzer has a great post relating to the question of whether the costs of an MLS coverting to a standard format is worth the long-term benefits over at the FBS Blog that I thought many of you would probably find interesting — check it out.

Marlow Harris has the scoop on a broker, Chuck Marunde, who has built an online newspaper for his market — Sequim Port Angeles Newspaper Online. This seems like a great move for a broker looking to gain mind share with consumers given the ongoing struggles of traditional newspapers.

It’s been awhile since I’ve done a links for geeks post, so here are a few posts that have caught my interest over the past few days: Stop Paying Useless SEO Companies to Promote Your Website! Guest Blogging to Gain Traffic And Links The Difference Between 1.0 and 2.0 Form & Function: Continuing the Debate of UI vs. Functionality