Posted on Thursday, December 10, 2009 6:28:15 PM
REAL QUICK, in case you are coming late to the party (which I never recommend, because all the best hors doeuvres are gone and you are left with finger sandwiches) here is where it all started….
“Web 3.0 – A Post Intended to “Define” & “Design”, - Original Post Nov 2nd
Web 3.0 – Discussion #1 – “OMG, [...]
Posted on Thursday, December 10, 2009 2:48:56 PM
I wanted to share a couple books that are perfect gifts. They are also worth picking up and reading yourself.
The first book I would recommend is “Getting Real” by 37signals. It is written by the guys that developed: Basecamp, Campfire, Backpack, Whiteboard and Ta-da list. They develop all their products in Ruby on rails because [...]
Posted on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 5:57:59 PM
Does Google ever stop pumping out awesome imagery (see cities in 3d)? If their new Perspective Imagery is any indication — the answer is no. Even though this imagery is very similar to Microsoft’s Birds Eye View, it’s another possible source of imagery for real estate sites to utilize. Redfin is an early partner and [...]
Posted on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 2:48:27 PM
I just got a DM from fellow Geek Estate contributor Josh Ferris and thought it best to just answer the question publicly rather than privately given that it’s a question I myself had awhile back.
Question: “what plug-in did you use for the author sidebar [module] on GEB? I’d like to have something similar for a [...]
Posted on Monday, December 7, 2009 3:00:55 PM
For those of you in countries/markets without a MLS, you know your real estate market does not operate in the same way as it does in the US where a Multiple Listing Service is the norm. At first glance things may appear the same – there are ‘real estate agencies’, ‘listings’, ‘property registrations’ and so [...]
Posted on Thursday, December 3, 2009 7:53:50 PM
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 [...]
Posted on Thursday, December 3, 2009 12:58:23 PM
If you’re reading Geek Estate then I’ll assume you’re familiar with the idea of conversion rate optimization. It’s the process of turning more visitors into leads and eventually money in your pocket. Upping your conversion rate is absolutely, guaranteed the quickest business boost you can imagine. Building out a great PPC campaign or earning high [...]
Posted on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 7:01:21 PM
The new REW IDX map search is due out in January — here are the new map features:
Polygonal parameter searches (with drawing tool)
Spherical (dragable / resizable) radius searches
IDX custom search builder (customize your OWN search)
Schools / ammenities overlay
Streetview enabled
New map search results pagination
Screen shot:
To date, Real Estate Webmasters has focused on the high end custom [...]
Posted on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 12:52:51 PM
After reading Drew’s post Building a Wordpress Blog From Scratch, I started to write a loooong comment, then decided to write a post, and finally decided to write a series.
I’m a huge proponent of Wordpress. I use Drupal for ecommerce sites & am familiar with Joomla. They both have steep learning curves, and are both [...]
Posted on Monday, November 30, 2009 3:09:53 AM
With the plethora of gift options out there it can be tough to choose what to buy for your lovable geek. So, whether you’re seeking ideas for others or a few treats for yourself this year, the following list of top 20 gifts for real estate geeks will help point you in the right direction. [...]