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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The Team of Geeks is Expanding Again — Welcome Marc Grayson

The Team of Geeks is Expanding Again — Welcome Marc Grayson

Please join me in welcoming Marc Grayson to the team of geeks here at Geek Estate Blog. I met Marc in San Francisco at Bloggers Connect about six months ago, and have kept in touch ever since. Marc is the president and founder of the…

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Google Street View — Too Close for Comfort?

Google Street View — Too Close for Comfort?

Since I’ve written about Google StreetView twice before, I thought this video might be of interest to some people. [via Spatially Adjusted via thevacationeers]

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Neighborhood 2.0 – What does the Future Entail?

Neighborhood 2.0 – What does the Future Entail?

There’s an interesting post at webmapper that’s probably worth reading, especially if you are a techy interested in real estate – Neighbo(u)rhood 2.0 The new services and products launched by Urban Mapping, Zillow, and the Dutch CBS in the first weeks of January may herald…

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Carnival of Real Estate #75

Carnival of Real Estate #75

The 75th edition of the Carnival of Real Estate is posted at Zillow Blog.

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Introducing MyBlogLog "About Me" Widgets to the RE.net

Introducing MyBlogLog "About Me" Widgets to the RE.net

Over the past 2 years, I’ve seen numerous real estate blogs adopt the MyBlogLog Recent Readers widget — and I love the fact that so many use it. However, I have yet to see a real estate blogger adopt the new About Me widget MBL…

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Carnival of Real Estate #74

Carnival of Real Estate #74

The 74th edition of the Carnival of Real Estate is live at Minnesota Property Investment.

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Why Guest Blogging & Leaving Breadcrumbs is a Good Idea — Because Anderson Cooper Does It

Why Guest Blogging & Leaving Breadcrumbs is a Good Idea — Because Anderson Cooper Does It

Last week, I mentioned that guest blogging is one way to market your blog. If you watch 60 Minutes regularly, there’s a good chance that you know Anderson Cooper (an employee of CNN) has contributed stories to 60 minutes every couple weeks for quite awhile…

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Why It Matters When Mortgage Guidelines Change

Why It Matters When Mortgage Guidelines Change

Dan Green, who authors The Mortgage Reports, put together a great video worth watching on the subject of “Why it matters when mortgage guidelines change.” null Link to video I’m certainly no mortgage expert, but Dan “dumbed” down the issue so regular consumers like me…

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50 Tools and Technologies from 1000watt Consulting

50 Tools and Technologies from 1000watt Consulting

Brian Boero, Partner at 1000Watt Consulting presented “50 Tools and Technologies to Help You” last week at Real Estate Connect and has published the slide deck for everyone interested. There’s quite a few interesting resources that I wasn’t aware of — such as Skitch, The…

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Carnival of Real Estate #73

Carnival of Real Estate #73

The 73rd edition of the Carnival of Real Estate is posted over at SanDiegOh.

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