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In reference to a recent post after the Political Debates called, Kerry and Bush Seek to Capture Voters Thru Internet Blogs. I mentioned a few instances whereby Internet Blogs have influenced news cycles such as the Trent Lott resignation. Once again, we are reminded of the importance of the true power of blogs. No matter your political affiliation, it is factual that the larger media...

I recently posited that as the engines move to be more profitable, they are becoming more like the yellow pages than a legitimate search vehicle. Interestingly Google just purchased Real Pages.com. More of the story here. Why would Google purchase a yellow page type business directory? There is big dollars in local search. According to a recent mediapost email: The Yellow Pages are a...

Real Estate search engine optimization. The word has taken on a new life beyond its orignal meaning. Back in the day (pre-Google), SEO or search engine optimization meant that you optimized your page(s) to reflect and represent your keyword. Software packages such as WebPosition Gold promised that you could pump out perfectly optimized pages based on a reverse engineering of the top...

As Realtors it is imperative that you believe that real estate is the strongest commodity that an individual can own. If not, then how else can you sell real estate? The good news is that real estate is still a strong buy, compared to other assets. These posts provide plenty of fodder to help you make your case that real estate will continue to rise. That real estate is indeed a...

Thanks to http://google.weblogsinc.com for this one. Google never gives its forcasts out to the public. Howver, the San Francisco Gate claims to have obtained “internal Google Documents” that purport to predict a startling growth-of-advertising curve, in the teeth of bad press over click fraud, out-of-control clickthrough rates in search advertising, and a general plateau effect....

CBS MarketWatch recently pointed out the dreaded downside to rapid real estate appreciation. Homeowners in many parts of the country have watched as housing values soared, enjoying the newfound equity and often tapping it for a variety of needs. But tax assessors read real estate news too. They know which way prices have been heading and they haven't been shy about following along

As an industry, Realtor's have been pretty slow to attract niche markets such as the Hispanic community. In Los Angeles we are nearing a 50% population of Hispanic heritage. Many own real estate. eMarketer projects the number of Hispanic internet users in the United States will rise from 13.3 million in 2004 (7.6 percent of all internet users) to 16 million in 2007 (8.4 percent)....

Press Release: Oct. 13, 2004 Torrance, CA What is the hottest new word in the 2004 Presidential Campaign?Blog. The George Bush and John Kerry Presidential campaigns are using the power of a relatively unknown Internet publishing tool to capture the hearts and minds of American Voters. Blogs, meaning Web Logs, is a seemingly unimposing form of publishing the written word on the world...

Distraction and Click Fatigue. This is the very simple reason that your web site may not work. Distraction is when you have so many links on your site that it lacks focus. Click fatigue is when your visitor is so tired from trying to find the information they desire on your site, that they go back to Google, Yahoo, or their original search engine or directory. While tough to totally...