ActiveRain, the “social network” for real estate professionals, has announced they are close to rolling out “Outside Blogs”. Outside Blogs takes the ActiveRain blogging platform outside the confines of the ActiveRain network, allowing the 60,000+ members of the network to have a blog outside of…

Google updated its Google Reader feed reader today yesterday. One change I’ve been waiting for is the ability to drag-and-drop feeds into different folders. My feed reader list is pushing the 300 mark, and it’s vital (for me) to organize those feeds in some way….

Aaron Wall has released today The Blogger’s Guide to SEO. Wall is one of the world’s foremost authorities on SEO (Search Engine Optimization). His eBook, The SEO Book is well written, and highly regarded in the SEO community. SEO in real estate weblogging is important….

Sadly the old tired GPS had to be replaced, so yesterday a shiny Garmin Nüvi 760 took its place. This is one slick GPS. The 4.3 inch screen is a beauty. Crisp and clear and bright enough to see in the Phoenix sun. The included…

Trulia has introduced “Trulia Agent Featured Listings“. Here’s the highlights: Features: Photo & contact info. featured on your Trulia listings, as well as a new email tool enabling consumers to email property inquiries directly to your mailbox Totally new, enhanced property detail page embedded with…

Google Analytics If you use Google Analytics to analyze your web/blog traffic (and you do use something, right?), there is a nifty new addition. You can now have Analytics track and report on what how your web/blog visitors are using your site’s internal search function….

Zolve (reviewed here) has changed a lot since it was first released 3 weeks ago. The most visible change has been in its pricing model. At launch, a Zolve membership was $395 (intro price. To escalate to $1,000 after year one!). It was recently reduced…

There were three geeky stories that grabbed most of the blogspace this week: Google Page Rank Updates Much of the blogiverse was in a tizzy this week as several major blogs took a big hit in Google Page Rank (PR). We’re talking about major blogs…

I’ve been on vacation the past few days, so maybe I missed the announcement. But there is no sign of it on the Zolve Blog… It seems upstart Zolve.com, a “referral network” (my term, not theirs) has slashed their membership price from $395 per year to…

I’ve had a lot of people with web sites ask me about how bad it is if someone has to scroll to see all of their web page. Some “experts” will tell you that ANY scrolling is not good. However, most web sites require vertical…