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Google Maps Wins!

In my post New Firefox Brings Location to the Browser , I asked the following question around the new browser’s location awareness capability. So the race is on - which will be the first site to implement this feature

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Google Maps Wins!

Realogy brand Better Homes and Gardens launched its revamped web site . Lots of new content, including a revamped video section and brand new video platform (provided by Brightcove). All very cool and it looks great

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BHG Gives Great Search but Broken Results?

It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything coming out of the Googleplex around its moves in the real estate space. And now, we wait no longer. On the Google LatLong blog today, Google has announced that they have rolled out vast improvements in the way that they handled real estate searches in their index

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Google Gets Serious About Real Estate Search

Looking for Hyperlocal Content?

Outside.in has you covered. They have just launched a new product called  Outside.in for Publishers - what they’re calling “an out-of-the-box hyperlocal news section for your website”.

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Looking for Hyperlocal Content?

WellcomeMat Brings Local Video to Your TV

6 months ago I gave up my cable TV subscription. How

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WellcomeMat Brings Local Video to Your TV

Friday Fun: Augmented Reality Nearly Here

A nice demonstration of a visual navigation app being developed by Occipital. The app searches for what you’re looking for, plots it inside geo-space and then provides you with directions and a preview of how to get there.

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Friday Fun: Augmented Reality Nearly Here

Have you got your ticket for Real Estate Connect San Francisco 2009 yet? Only one more day till the price goes up! This will be the fifth Connect conference that I’ve been been part of and I’m proud of having been able to contribute to the program over the years. But more importantly, Connect is something that I personally look forward to attending every summer

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Real Estate Connect registration deadline tomorrow

Realestate.com Goes Social, Launches Town Square

Realestate.com, the online real estate destination owned by the online mortgage giant LendingTree, rolled out a new sitewide redesign last week. The new design is clean, fast and eminently usable. And while not as tricked out as some of its competitors, the site is a very capable competitor.

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Realestate.com Goes Social, Launches Town Square