This is still one of my all time favorite TED talks. I just re-watched it last night for the 3rd or 4th time. It’s Dan Pallotta talking about how we think about charity is wrong, and why. I wholeheartedly agree with Dan that marketing is…

There has been a lot written about the possibility of a national Broker Public Portal for real estate–probably too much, for a project that’s nowhere near being off the ground yet.  Still, the idea rallies the spirits of many brokers, so it has legs. The…

I love this ad. It’s genius. FYI I grew up on a lake (Lake Sammamish).

For the geeks, is this how you envision the next set of iOS push notifications looking & functioning? [via Technobill.com]

A new detail about the Broker Public Portal, from Rob’s conversation with Victor Lund: …the thinking behind the BPP corporate structure is that it will be structured more-or-less as a non-profit. Shares in the company cannot be sold, and no dividends will ever be paid. Should…

I don’t think I’m along when I say WordPress is too complicated / bloated. There are way too many options available. I saw Layers on Product Hunt which seems to address the issue, and thought it’d be worth sharing here. Check it Out Note: I have…

Urban Compass (which I’ve written about before) recently re-branded to Compass, as they are expand outside of their urban NYC environment to the suburbs (Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia). They have money, are extremely well connected, and are investing heavily in tech tools. I like the newer, shorter…

Those that have been reading this blog a long time may remember the post I wrote about the history of the home (all the way back in 2012). That’s more or less the opportunity HomeZada sees as well. They recently launched for consumers. I’ve spent some time…

Pretty much every industry knows about Zillow’s acquisition of Trulia. The transaction finally closed yesterday, resulting in the newly formed Zillow Group. If you want some more robust thoughts on what this all means, Rob has a few here – but I wanted to touch on something completely different….

Obama’s recent interview with Kara Swisher: [via AVC]