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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Google Maps Adds Real Estate Search

Google Maps Adds Real Estate Search

As of today, Google Maps now has an integrated real estate search. You can head on over to Future of Real Estate Marketing for commentary from Joel. More coverage: PC World – Google Now Does Real Estate Searches in Maps: We’re Not Impressed lifehacker –…

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Tips to Using Video to Help Sell Properties

Tips to Using Video to Help Sell Properties

Doug Heddings, who covers the Manhattan market at True Gotham, has built a great brand for himself with the help of video. However, he gets more than branding from his video efforts — he actually uses video to help move properties. Doug was a guest…

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How to Create Embeddable Spreadsheets for Your Blog

How to Create Embeddable Spreadsheets for Your Blog

If you ask me, one of the hardest pieces of blogging is consistently finding content ideas. One possible source of interesting content is pure data — essentially, anything in a spreadsheet is potential blog content. Though Google Docs can also be used to embed a…

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Some Links for Geeks

Some Links for Geeks

Here are a couple links worth checking out: The Trick To Adding Local Search To Your Website or Blog The Simple Way To Get Personal Emails From Your Blog’s Readers

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Brad Andersohn from Active Rain Joins the Geeks

Brad Andersohn from Active Rain Joins the Geeks

Please join me in welcoming our newest Geek to the Geek Estate Blog — Brad Andersohn, who is one of three community builders at Active Rain (you can find his blog here). With over 22 years experience in the real estate industry, Brad specializes in…

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Redfin Adds Bank-Owned Foreclosures and For Sale By Owner Properties

Redfin Adds Bank-Owned Foreclosures and For Sale By Owner Properties

I wanted to extend a congratulations to the Redfin team for adding foreclosures and for sale by owner properties to their already impressive website. I think it’s safe to say home buyers searching on Redfin will definitely benefit from the increased inventory of properties. More…

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MyBlogLog Adds Support for Adding Your Contacts to Your Existing Address Book

MyBlogLog Adds Support for Adding Your Contacts to Your Existing Address Book

From the MyBlogLog Blog (try saying that one 3 times fast) — MyBlogLog hCard & vCard: More Microformats, More Portable Data. They are supporting the hCard format as well as the vCard format to enable you to download contact details directly to your address book….

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RealEstate.com Adds Google Street View

RealEstate.com Adds Google Street View

RealBird was 1st out of the gate integrating Google Street View imagery back in March. Trulia announced their Google Street view integration a week later. Today, RealEstate.com announces their integration. I’m sensing a growing trend…

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Google is Making Its Impact Felt in the Mapping Industry

Google is Making Its Impact Felt in the Mapping Industry

First, on Monday, it was announced that the KML format is now an international standard supported by the Open Geospatial Consortium. Google Earth Blog coverage – Google Earth’s KML Now International Standard. Then, Google Earth 4.3 was released on Tuesday (more commentary on Mashable). If…

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FatDoor Becomes center'd

FatDoor Becomes center'd

According to TechCrunch , Fatdoor has closed its doors and will reopen as Center’d. From the about page (via TechCrunch) — At Center’d, we’ve been thinking about how to solve the challenges that exist in making plans. From the smallest get together, where you just…

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