Merry Christmas!
The “Squirrel Cop” story from Jack OnFlickr on Vimeo.
Merry Christmas!
The “Squirrel Cop” story from Jack OnFlickr on Vimeo.
Is Trulia being acquired by Google?
Did Zillow get more traffic than Realtor.com in November? Or is Realtor.com still number one?
Now it looks like Redfin and Zillow have entered in to a revenue share deal.
Were still in 2009 and we are already seeing big moves being played out. 2010 is gonna be interesting!!
Top 10 Vendor Moments of 2009
Number 10…
Connect Create at Inman SF 2009. Diverse Solutions and Real Estate Web Masters went head to head on a challenge to develop an new real estate web app in less than 3 days. The spirit and enthusiasm of this event was truly something special. Can’t wait to see what happens in New York next month!
9. Connection 20?? Looks like the bad rep Connection developed for not allowing Vendors (even after Beth and Kurt nixed the idea for Connection 2009) has killed the event. na na na na, hey hey-ey, goodbye!
8. CMLS 2009! One of the best if not the best CMLS conference ever! Shelley and her crew hosted the event in Lake Tahoe and lots of fun and great content ensued!
7. The smile on Mike and Dave‘s face when they beat all comers in a grueling selection process for the right to be Tuscon Area’s MLS Vendor.
6. The smile on Seain and Brian‘s face when they realized they added over 50k new users in 2009 to Tarasoft’s Matrix platform.
5. The smile on Rapattoni‘s face when Fresno Association of REALTORs kicked out calREDD MLS and switched back to their Rapattoni MLS system.
4. The rise of CARETS. One MLS database to rule them all! Great for members, great for Vendors who only have to develop to one system and have access to over 100,000 members!
3. RPR. Call me an optimist but I think that Marty and his crew are smart enough to know that making robust APIs to RPR data will allow software developers to create fantastic new applications for N.A.R. members.
2. Social Media. Vendors have to realize that the advent of these new marketing channels are the best way to reach their clients. Vendors that embrace this will find themselves having a great 2010 and beyond.
and the number 1 top vendor moment of 2009 is….
1. The smile on Jay‘s face when they completed the deal with N.A.R. to be their exclusive vendor for the the RPR. LPS Real Estate Group has redefined what a big deal is in this industry.
I’m kind of anxious for 2009 to be over with and getting started on 2010. Which is why I’m super pumped for Inman Connect in New York City, which is January 13th to 15th. The list of speakers looks fantastic, as usual. I guess I most interested in see Jason Fried of 37signals.
They are bringing back ConnectTech which was super fun in San Francisco, can’t wait to see what the next set of developers come up with this time!
My company, W&R Studios, will be exhibiting in Start Up Alley on Wednesday. We will be showcasing Cloud CMA. I’m told that spots for Start Up Alley are sold out but Inman has 1 8X10 booth, and 3 demo stations are left. Contact Alice Myerhoff if you are interested.
I’m going to be speaking at a “Connect Lab” on Thursday, the 14th. It’s called Vendors Only: Selling Technology Solutions in Real Estate. So please join me for that session, ought to be fun.
Plus to top it off they have super deal right now. For only $939 ($839 if you are an Inman premium member) you not only get a registration for Inman NYC but Inman SF 2010 as well! Detail are here: Inman Connect NYC Registration
Have you read the story about calREDD on Inman News?
Here’s the link:
CalREDD rollout behind schedule
‘California MLS’ to push forward in 2010
It appears one of Vendor Alley’s readers has, they sent me this image, anonymously (of course)
In case you can’t read the text it says “calREDD – Bringing a Redundant MLS to California…at a Stately Pace.”
I still think “But we’ll always have Winforms” is funnier!
Cheers!
I wrote a blog post about a friend of Dan and mine, Mike Banhagel. Mike’s persistence is beginning to pay off. The post received a lot of great comments.
Here’s another story, this time it’s about someone you may already know.
I keep a quote on my wall. The quote is about persistence. It goes like this:
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.”
–Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
Many of you know Damon Alton. He’s a long time real estate tech industry vet that has worked for all the major players. Damon recently completed writing a book; it’s called “The 90 Day Contract” – A Dating Solution. The book’s premise is that dating sucks and he has a innovative solution for singles to meet and get to know each other. I’ve read the book and it’s truly an awesome idea! Quick hit of the concept here.
Damon successfully used this method while he was single. He was so successful he eventually got married and dedicated the book to his wife (everyone can now say ahhhhhhhhhhhhh).
Damon sent me a photo of his first shipment of books. What a feeling he must of had seeing them for the first time!
Everyone likes to think they can write a book, invent something, start a company, etc. Very rarely does anyone back up those words with actually doing it. Damon did it. Now he’s on his way.
Too bad Oprah is retiring. I can just picture Damon sitting in that chair telling her why people need to stop dating and “get under contract”.
Make it happen Damon! Good luck!!
Support Damon by ordering his new book on Amazon and giving it a good review! Great Christmas gift to give to any single people you may know!! Here’s the link:
“The 90 Day Contract” – A dating solution
To check out Damon’s website, here’s the link:
Just an update. At W&R Studios‘ blog Lightning | Twice we have been blogging about the creation of our new web app, Cloud CMA. If you’re interested in finding out what Dan and I have been up to, saunter over and check out these links:
Part I: Does the world really need a new CMA program?
Part II: The DNA of Today’s CMA
Part III: Cloud CMA Logorama!
Part IV: If you can use email, you can generate a report on Cloud CMA!
Part V: Full Spectrum Real Estate
Part VI: Putting it all together-The look and feel of Cloud CMA
Just in case you missed it yesterday….
My only question is how much did Gregg Larson pay this guy? ; )
I kid…I kid!