We have a great view from our offices in downtown Seattle. This Saturday I set up my digital camera to take a series of time lapse photographs to record a sunset before the grey clouds return for the winter. This video is the very rough…

There are a number of free tools out there that can help you market yourself and your listings through the use of social media. Whether it’s posting an item on Facebook, blogging on Active Rain, uploading a video to ZIPVO (my employer), or posting a…

Syndicating listings to 3rd party websites should be part of your SEO (search engine optimization) strategy. It’s a simple formula; you allow your listings to be published on other websites (comparison of who sends real estate listings to what portals) in exchange for a link…

Being the blogger that I am, I’m constantly adding links to blog posts. Anything that makes it quicker and easier to link to something is a win in my book, which is why I found this “Copy as HTML Link” add-on useful. [via Agent Genius]

I was just skimming some tech news and saw the State of the Blogosphere post on TechCrunch (data via Technorati) with an interesting chart breaking down the types of bloggers maintaining blogs. 79% personal bloggers 12% corporate bloggers 46% professional bloggers This data was based…

From Mashable: Outside.in has just granted public access to StoryMaps, their GeoToolkit embeddable maps which let bloggers promote their local content in a visual format. [via 1000Watt]

My dad is the arguably the most intelligent person I know, but he has this thing against technology and anything that requires him to do more than press a few buttons. So it was with not a little wonder that I recently saw him use…

It’s been awhile since I’ve done a links for geeks post, so here are a few posts I’ve found interesting over the past few days: 7 MLSs agree to share, exchange data Rightmove Loses Ground In UK Online Property Search Slideshow – Website 2.0 –…

The chances are very good that if there is an interesting data set out there that is unavailable without licensing costs, someone is going to make it available to be syndicated for free. Today, access to one of those compelling data sets very relevant to…

Spencer and I have both switched over to the iPhone in the past month from Verizon. While we both love the iPhone overall, there are certainly cons. Two major negatives mentioned in his video comparing the iPhone to the Blackberry are that the iPhone can…