Archive | July, 2006

Tech Post — Full Dictionary & Thesaurus on USB

24. Jul, 2006 • Categories: Real Estate Related • by Justin Smith

Here is a neat little tool that could come in handy… Merriam Webster USB Dictionary & Thesaurus
A thesaurus when used properly can be a great tool to have. If you write a lot of real estate ads for newspaper for example, it can prove indispensable.
Of course, when you have an internet connection, [...]

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Zillow’s Heat Maps

21. Jul, 2006 • Categories: Real Estate Related • by Justin Smith

Zillow is trying out a cool new technology, where they visually map their data on property values and turn it in to what they call a “Heat Map“. They started out by using 17 major markets around the country as a sample.
“Compare neighborhood values with our new heat maps. We divided Zestimatesâ„¢ of homes [...]

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No one cares about Screech’s House

21. Jul, 2006 • Categories: Real Estate Related • by Justin Smith

Remember that old show: “Saved by the Bell‘?
I found this site about a month ago… I thought that it might take off in viral popularity, similar to the milliondollarhomepage, or something like it. But, because of it’s shameless & unabashed begging technique, I think people were just disgusted, and nothing has really become [...]

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Quick Post — New Site: Google Will Eat Itself

21. Jul, 2006 • Categories: Search Engine News • by Justin Smith

G.W.E.I. “Google Will Eat Itself”

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A Mind Blowing Statistic from the NAR

19. Jul, 2006 • Categories: Real Estate Related • by Justin Smith

“74 percent of homeowners use the first agent they talk to”
Source: National Association of Realtors
Christian Real Estate Network

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More Functionality from Del.icio.us

07. Jul, 2006 • Categories: Social Media Marketing • by Justin Smith

here are some things I learned from del.icio.us URL history search:
Redfin narrowly beats out ZipRealty in popularity.
Some people find Zillow creepy.
Trulia seems to be strangely popular in Asia.
Move.com has done a poor job marketing its new URL.
del.icio.us deep search function is an incredibly powerful research tool that provides fascinating insight into the collective consciousness and [...]

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