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Cool (And Smart) New Google things

In the last few days Google has announced some really cool things.  The most significant is that Google is leveraging their search engine dominance to give their Google Profiles (see mine here – Brendan’s Google Profile ) So here is what Google is doing,  They have...

Piclens is Super Cool and Super Smart Too

Looks like I am not the only one that likesPiclens (see my Trulia Snapshot review ).  YouTube’s head of monetization Shashi Seth has left YouTube-owner Google to become the chief revenue officer at Cooliris to head up monetization of Piclens.  I think it is super...

HouseValues invests in Active Rain

Interesting news on the House Values 2.75 Million investment in  Active Rain today.  On the face of things it certainly appears to be an ironic relationship. However, upon closer inspection it may make a lot more sense then one might first think.  I think it will be...

Point2 NLS Released at Inman New York

So we did it, the Point2 NLS was released. If you didn’t happen to see the release you can, here’s one of the links: http://news.point2.com/inman_010407.asp . We announced it a couple of days before Inman and it made for some interesting conversations. All in all, the...

NATIONAL MLS PART DEUX

In April 06 I wrote a blog about the idea of a “National MLS” Much has happened since that time. Zillow, for instance, has been held up a potential threat as a “new national MLS”. It seems funny to me that people, real estate professionals in particular, would...

The Most Important Number in Listing Marketing

Consumers expect real estate professionals to market their properties as best they can.  To this end many real estate professionals go to great lengths and great expense to market listing in a variety of media.  Often we are asked questions such as:  What can I do to...