Mashable reported today that HopStop, a site that tells users how to get from Point A to Point B using mass transit, has released an API. This adds to a slowly growing list of free real estate or real estate-relevant…
Archive for January, 2009
Don’t be the “Slow Store”
“Honey, I have to run up to the Slow Store.” I utter these dreaded words about once a month when I am forced to go to my neighborhood “mail and fax” place. I had to do this last Friday to…
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Barber poles and real estate
What comes to mind when you see a barber pole? An old geezer running a blade across a leather strap. A hot towel, thick foam and a close shave. Clubman. Checkerboard floors. A great place to whack a Mafia Don….
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Mobile cheese? How about a mobile VOW?
Greg Sterling over at Local Mobile Search notes Kraft’s launch of an iPhone app that helps users find local grocery stores, build shopping lists and more. It also includes ads and coupons for Kraft products. Smart people at Kraft apparently…
Google bails on newpapers
Yesterday, Google announced it is killing off its print ad program with newspapers. To quote: While we hoped that Print Ads would create a new revenue stream for newspapers and produce more relevant advertising for consumers, the product has not…
The truth serves. It will prevail. And it will inspire
One can follow Twitter to size up the positive sentiment blanketing the United States right now. Obama told it like it is: Times are tough. They are going to get tougher. We are surrounded by hardship. And have been lead…
Crumbs from real estate’s table
Humanitarian and U2 front man Bono can now add “columnist” to his list of accomplishments. He published his first op-ed piece in the New York Times this past weekend. Considering his access to the world from places unattainable to most…
The MLS moment
We’re bullish on MLS. Or rather, the potential that lies within most MLS organizations. In fact, Marc and I think MLSs hold some of the most exciting possibilities in real estate and technology in 2009. I know that may sound…
Real estate’s year of competence and leadership
The ascent from JFK was bumpy. My back hurt. I had not slept well for days and spent inordinate amounts of time paying attention. A week at Real Estate Connect. Exhausting but great. I stared at the small screen on…
Forget transparency: Let’s find a new clarion call in 2009
That’s my mortgage broker, letting is all hang out. My Realtor? When my wife and I sold, I knew exactly what she netted. I knew her split. I asked. The closing costs on my recent refi were of course conveniently…
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