About Joe Trusty

Joe Trusty is a Marketing Consultant for iHOUSEweb, one of the leading Real Estate Technology firms in the country. Joe has been working in Interactive Marketing for almost 15 years and has a degree in Business from Baruch College in New York. He and his wife have 3 daughters and live in sunny Sacramento, California.

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Top 5 Apps For Adding MLS Search To Facebook

Top 5 Apps For Adding MLS Search To Facebook

I’ve noticed an interesting trend developing; agents are adding MLS Widgets to their Facebook page. Some of the Apps being developed for Facebook are complete websites onto themselves that using clever scripting to shoehorn themselves into the Facebook Platform. Others offer sophisticated lead capture capabilities….

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Trulias new Crime Map

Trulias new Crime Map

Trulia, Inc. has released an innovative new tool that went live June 02, 2011. Crime Map gives users a birds eye view of what crime is like in the area that they’re thinking about moving to. Trulia made a genius acquisition in purchasing this new…

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5 Common Real Estate Website Myths – Debunked

5 Common Real Estate Website Myths – Debunked

1. My Brokers website is good enough Wrong! More often than not, a Brokers website does more to advertise the brokerage than any one particular agent. Many Agents have their own website, quite often more than just one. It’s entirely appropriate to create your own…

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Change in Google Map API Terms of Service Could Mean Big Headaches for Brokers and Vendors

Change in Google Map API Terms of Service Could Mean Big Headaches for Brokers and Vendors

In an announcement made on the Google Developers’ blog, they recently announced changes to their terms of use for the free map API that many IDX Vendors and Brokers are using. Google announced that they will begin delivering advertising inside map imagery. They will also…

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