by bkingbobsmith@vendasta.com | May 31, 2006 | Lead Capture, news, SMS, Uncategorized
Okay so it has been a while since my last blog. I have been busy, life is like that sometime. At point we have released our sms/text messaging notification system. We are calling it “Real Alerts”. Cute. Our members can now have certain events trigger text messages...
by bkingbobsmith@vendasta.com | May 6, 2006 | news, Real Estate Industry, real estate Marketing, Real Estate Marketplace, search, Uncategorized
Steve Murray closed out the first morning with research and observations from talking to many brokers. He had some very insightful comments and some obvious comments. In the obvious column is the observation that the Internet has taken away the ability for Realtors to...
by bkingbobsmith@vendasta.com | Apr 20, 2006 | news, Real Estate Industry, Real Estate Marketplace, search, Syndication, Uncategorized
The idea of a “National MLS” has been floated around for years. Lately, with the arrival of Google Base and consolidation of some large MLS’s the talk of a National MLS is heating up again. Hmmn, it makes one wonder what would/should a National MLS look like? ...
by bkingbobsmith@vendasta.com | Apr 17, 2006 | news, Real Estate Industry, real estate mapping, real estate Marketing, Real Estate Marketplace, Syndication, Uncategorized
Many people are impressed by the map searches at sites like www.redfin.com , www.trulia.com , www.homepages.com, www.zillow.com, www.realestateabc.com, . I do agree that these sites are fascinating and are generally a great tool for consumers. That said I have always...
by bkingbobsmith@vendasta.com | Apr 1, 2006 | news, Real Estate Industry, real estate Marketing, Uncategorized
I heard second hand a comment attributed to Carey, one of the big brains in our creative department, that “Transparency is the new black”. As usual I think he is right on the money. So what is transparency? According to Dictionary.com, one definition of transparency...
by bkingbobsmith@vendasta.com | Mar 7, 2006 | news, Syndication, Uncategorized
Looks like we had a post on Iman News today: Man I need to get a new picture for them! See it here: http://www.inman.com/inmannews.aspx?ID=50313
Recent Comments