In the latest version of talent war within the real estate industry, Trulia nabbed Todd Carpenter to be their Senior Manager of Industry Engagement. This follows Zillow’s recent big name hires of Bob Bemis and Jay Thompson. Who’s the next big name that’ll be in…

There was an article in the San Diego Union Tribune that was one of the many attempts to explain the listing data integrity and syndication debate to the general consumer. As most of us and some of the big players in the industry have already…

I wrote a previous piece on the five things that Realtor.com could learn from Zillow including the newer, fast-paced marketing techniques that they have been using to catch up to Realtor.com in terms of consumer traffic online. While “shiny and new” always generates attention, it’s…

Zillow and Realtor.com are at the top of the list for the most popular real estate destinations online.   While Realtor.com has been the leader for years, Zillow’s skyrocketing success has recently had it matching or beating Realtor.com’s traffic numbers, and its current trajectory certainly points…

Photo rights: John Nowak, CNN If you haven’t already began a major SEO overhaul for your real estate website based on Google’s Panda Update—now could be a good time to start. Google doesn’t generally announce algorithm changes before they happen, but, as reported by Barry Schwartz at Search…

Straight from the wire: Jay Thompson Joins Zillow as Director of Industry Outreach and Social Media Well-known real estate industry blogger to help real estate professionals grow and market their business SEATTLE, March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Zillow, Inc. (NASDAQ: Z), the leading real estate…

+ Hot off the press: Zillow, Inc. (NASDAQ: Z), the leading real estate information marketplace, today announced a partnership with top real estate coach and speaker, and The New York Times bestselling author Tom Ferry to work with the company as it continues to develop products for…

3 days after the anniversary of the Google Panda Update—G’s first algorithm targeting poor content—the search giant announces its latest algo update: Panda 3.3. Important Google Updates There are over 40 improvements in the latest Panda update, most noteable are: Link Evaluation Google says, “We…

Realtor.com just announced an upgrade to their mobile app — with the primary new featured being ability to find listings with a price reduction, foreclosures, and recently sold properties. I’ll admit I’m not much of an apps guy myself, and certainly not in the market…

A little over a week ago, Education.com launched their school boundaries project (submit your own press release for $49.95). The boundaries cover all 13,000 school districts in the United States. According to Education.com, “Currently, Education.com’s School Boundary Tool offers 100% coverage of school district information,…