About Drew Meyers

Founder of GEM Diamond. Zillow Alum. Real estate tech geek. Travel addict & former co-founder of Horizon. Social entrepreneurship advocate. Fan of Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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Great and Memorable Ad for Those Looking for Mobile Homes

Great and Memorable Ad for Those Looking for Mobile Homes

[via Spencer Rascoff and FoREM]

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Local Class Information from Teachstreet Now Included in Local Market Explorer

Local Class Information from Teachstreet Now Included in Local Market Explorer

I thought I’d give everyone a heads up that version 1.1 of the Local Market Explorer for WordPress includes a new module — local class information from TeachStreet. From the TeachStreet blog: To see how it can work, check out this realtor’s local class and…

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Don't Ignore the Long-Tail

Don't Ignore the Long-Tail

Short vs Long-Tail? Whatever you do, don’t ignore the long-tail in your SEO efforts. SEOmoz Whiteboard Friday – Ignore the Tail at Your Peril! from Scott Willoughby on Vimeo. [via September 10th edition of Whiteboard Friday with Rand]

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Want a Custom or Semi-Custom WordPress Based Real Estate Site and Don't Know Where to Start?

Want a Custom or Semi-Custom WordPress Based Real Estate Site and Don't Know Where to Start?

One of the sessions I moderated (along with Garron Selliken) at yesterday’s RE BarCamp was titled “wordpress and real estate”. Both Garron and I are wordpress fanatics – though I’ll admit he’s a bit deeper in the weeds than I am. Garron is the principal…

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Some Updates from Onboard Relating to Their Listings API

Some Updates from Onboard Relating to Their Listings API

If you’re interested in learning more about the Onboard Listings API I mentioned on Geek Estate in January (and again in March), there are two recent posts from the Onboard Blog worth reading: General Update Listings API FAQ They’ve announced two early partners – ListingPress…

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Seattle RE BarCamp Next Tuesday, September 8th

Seattle RE BarCamp Next Tuesday, September 8th

If you are in the Greater Seattle area or willing to travel for some geeky discussion and networking, the 2nd Seattle RE BarCamp is rapidly approaching. And if you missed the first one, please don’t miss this one because it’ll be even bigger and better!…

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List of Mortgage Website Technology Providers

List of Mortgage Website Technology Providers

For the mortgage lenders and brokers reading this, I wanted to inquire as to who you use as your website vendor. Here are some of the companies I found that offer website solutions for mortgage lenders: 220 Marketing LeadPress LenderHomePage LionMTS Loan Site Plus Loans…

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Google LAKE View? Or Microsoft LAKE View?

Google LAKE View? Or Microsoft LAKE View?

Yesterday, there was additional news from the Google Street View team — Street View is now integrated into Google Maps for business listings. I’ve long been a fan of Street View and the latest news prompts a thought I’ve been meaning to blog about for…

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Links for Geeks – August 25th

Links for Geeks – August 25th

Here are a few links worth a look: Arterial traffic available on Google Maps Brokerage Models: A Mathematical Analysis, Part 2 If a small midwestern brokerage can do it, you can too 5 Social Media Lessons Learned From Whole Foods

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Disqus v3 Coming Soon…

Disqus v3 Coming Soon…

DISQUS V3 from Giannii on Vimeo. [via Fred Wilson]

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