Technology has changed dramatically over the last 10 years and had a strong impact on the REALTOR® business. New forms of technology have enhanced mobility and improved efficiency, but they have also eliminated a level of control from the average real estate agent. An overview of how tech impacted the real estate market and industry. […]
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26X Jump in Mobile Web Use Coming
Cisco Systems Inc. on Tuesday predicted that smartphones and tablet computers will bring a 26-fold increase in traffic over the mobile web by 2015. Mobile traffic originating from tablet devices alone will grow 205-fold from 2010 to 2015, the highest growth rate of any device category tracked, the company projects. More Information For more information […]
Microsoft Bing Beat Google in Social in 2010
Bing may be well behind Google in the search market, but it has trumped Google in social software tools, thanks to its Liked Results deal with Facebook. Microsoft recently began indexing Facebook user profiles to surface contacts that are relevant to the searcher. The company also added Liked Results, displaying the Websites and links “liked” […]
EU Chews on Web Cookies
Seeking to be a leader in protecting online privacy, the European Union last year passed a law requiring companies to obtain consent from Web users when tracking files such as cookies are placed on users’ computers. Europe’s effort to regulate online “cookies” is crumbling, exposing how tough it is to curb the practice of tracking […]
Google Updates SEO Techniques with Home Page Screenshot Previews
The game’s over for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) specialists. The game’s begun for SEO experts! Google has tweaked the rules of the game with home page screen shots in its search results. Next time you search for something in Google, expect more – not just a list of ranking websites, but a screen shot of […]
Websites Rein In Tracking Tools
Major websites are moving to limit the number of tracking technologies like “cookies” spreading on their sites, hoping to keep lucrative data about visitors for themselves—and avoid privacy risks. More sites are counting the number of tracking tools—software that can clandestinely monitor people’s activities online—that are being installed on the computers of people who visit […]