Yahoo took the final wraps off of their improved search today. The engineers have been working hard to catch up to Google in the feature department. I have to say that after my early tests I may just re-join the ranks of the Yahooligans. The…

I receive a lot of emails with questions about domain names, how to renew them, where they should be registered, etc. I thought I would take a moment to review some tips to help you with your domain name. 1. What is a domain name?…

Postlets is certainly one of the companies you can utilize should you wish to syndicate your listings around the web. Asher Matsuda and Raymond Chen started Postlets about 2 years ago as a side project — and are still plugging away with development while continually…

The 61st edition of the Carnival of Real Estate is live over at Mortgage Insider!

Looks like REALTOR.com has caught onto the web 2.o wave by implementing some site updates and new features. You can see video tours that showcase the recent changes at TourtheNewRealtor.com. I must say that I like the updates and think you will enjoy them. They…

Palm announces today the release of a new smart phone priced at $99.99. The Centro is a slick new phone that is surprisingly very feature rich. It comes in a choice of red or black, supports the 3G networks for a fast broadband internet connection,…

There has been an explosion of real estate blogging within the last 2 years, and the writing can range from posts that are thoughtful and well-written to those that are mind-blowingly bad. Great writing is hard to achieve, no doubt. It takes time, commitment, a…

Since many real estate professionals use LinkedIn to network and farm for new clients, I thought it was worth mentioning that TechCrunch is reporting that LinkedIn is planning to allow individuals to upload photos of themselves starting Friday (tomorrow). I do find it odd that…

While browsing Zillow Discussions yesterday, one ad just popped out at me. Upon seeing it, I was immediately compelled to click on it. Why? The ad was interactive; it allowed me to control the ad. Here’s the ad that I am referring to — browse…

What do I mean? Audio and pictures rather than text — check out Sketchcast.com. I agree with the above embedded “sketchcast” that some ideas/concepts of blog posts are definitely better conveyed with graphics/pictures and audio rather than text. I know visual representations help many people…