I looked up from my computer to see HAR president Tracy Stice sifting through an organized mess of papers on his desk. “So what do you think about RPR (Realtors Property Resource)?” Tracy asks. “Well that depends if they get property data from MLS’s,” I…

We’ve added a new feature to Geek Estate Blog. The Real Estate Technology Event Calendar. Our goal is to maintain the “go to” resource for the ever growing list of technology related events for real estate professionals. Use the form on the Calendar page to…

Creating A Conduit Toolbar for Internet Browsers Conduit.com is a site that allows you to create a “custom” toolbar that works with popular Internet browsers like Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari.  The toolbar can be custom created from scratch, then offered as an…

We all know consumers are wondering what’s currently for sale, what their home is worth, and how their local market is doing and that every agent and broker website should have content and functionality to address those consumer desires. But I agree with Eric Stegemann…

Google takes a run at Facebook today by releasing their new platform boringly titled “Buzz” with an equally uncreative logo (the conversation bubble is so 2009). Not that it really matters. Google could announce they changed the brand of TP in the executive wash rooms…

Yep, that’s right. Something right out of the Jetsons. Ok, so maybe not something Cogswell could have dreamed up, but if you’re an web analytics junkie like me, you’re going to love this tool from Clicktale for tracking user behavior on your web site. There…

Nikon USA recently announced a new line up of CoolPix cameras. Advances in technology and ease of use in digital cameras could have you taking better listing photos right out of the box. Some of the new point and shoot cameras now include the one…

What the heck is a RainCamp™? Isn’t it really a TechCamp?  Is RainCamp™ anything like REBarCamp?  Maybe you heard this is an event for ActiveRain only?  What makes RainCamp™ different, and why would you want to attend?  Do I have to pay a fee to…

I saw this on Lifehacker last week, a great Google Map tool for real estate. Google Map buddy allows you to easily print out wall-sized satellite views of  a neighborhood for your listing, or make a full-page street map of the neighborhood for a buyer. …

You might remember just a few short weeks ago I wrote a post, here on GEB, coining the phrase “Human Aggregators”, entitled “Kiss Your RSS Good-Bye”. It was about how, using an application like Tweetdeck (Though Hootsuite and others would work as well), you could essentially…