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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Carnival of Real Estate #71

Carnival of Real Estate #71

The 71st edition of the Carnival of Real Estate is live at the Laguna Niguel Real Estate Blog.

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What Kind of Geek Are You?

What Kind of Geek Are You?

According to Scott Johnson, there are 56 types of geeks — what kind of geek are you? You can view the Flickr slideshow here or buy prints here. [via White African]

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Michael Price on Inman TV – Some Insights into Online Video Syndication

Michael Price on Inman TV – Some Insights into Online Video Syndication

Fellow GeekEstate contributor Michael Price , the CEO of ML Broadcast, was the latest guest on Inman TV. Among other things, he discusses the importance of reaching consumers in the places they are already consuming content online. Real Estate Video by – Real Estate Blogger

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Cool Technology on an Agent Website

Cool Technology on an Agent Website

I agree with Marc Davison — THIS intro on Darren James’ website is catchy! Additionally, once you get past the intro and into the actual site, there is some cool AJAX (I think) technology behind the scenes that gives the site a web 2.0 feel….

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Welcome Kurtis Holsapple to GeekEstate

Welcome Kurtis Holsapple to GeekEstate

I’m pleased to add another geeky author to the GeekEstate mix of regular contributors — Kurtis Holsapple. If you’re a regular reader, you’ve likely seen some of Kurtis’ writing already. Kurtis specializes in real estate & small business websites and Open Source Software like GNU/Linux,…

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New Cities Added to Google StreetView

New Cities Added to Google StreetView

Early this morning, Google announced they’ve added Street View imagery for 8 cities (23 totaly cities currently covered). The 8 new cities are Boston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Detroit, and Providence. The pace at which cities are being added is pretty impressive…

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One Fewer Place to Upload Your Listings – Edgeio Going Under

One Fewer Place to Upload Your Listings – Edgeio Going Under

Last week, Techcrunch reported that Edgeio is shutting down. Edgeio was an online classifieds site that spanned housing, autos, jobs, merchandise, and jobs. The fact that they will be ceasing operations soon means there is now one less online destination where you can upload your…

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Carnival of Real Estate #70

Carnival of Real Estate #70

The 70th edition of the Carnival of Real Estate is live over at the Arizona Real Estate Notebook.

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SEO Advice from Matt Cutts at Google

SEO Advice from Matt Cutts at Google

There is a great video interview on Reachd with Matt Cutts, who is the head of Google’s webspam team. There are lots of other great videos on Reachd TV.

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Want to Turn Raw Data on a Website or Blog into Something Visually Appealing? Use the Google Chart API

Want to Turn Raw Data on a Website or Blog into Something Visually Appealing? Use the Google Chart API

There is a new Google API that might be of interest to some of you who are looking for a means to easily turn numeric data (such as real estate market statistics) on your site into something more visually appealing — the Google Chart API….

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