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Talkin’ about Lead Generation: mobile phones and the web
I spent the month of January trying to find a roommate for an apartment I moved into in December. I put ads on Craiglist pointing people to my blog, which had a description of the apartment, pictures and a chat client that I planned to use to turn interested readers into a roommate. The ad [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Talkin’ about Lead Generation: mobile phones and the web", url: "http://www.truliablog.com/2007/02/23/talkin-about-lead-generation-mobile-phones-and-the-web/" });
Continue reading...Trulia API now open to the world!
20. February 2007
As you know, Trulia started as one of the early real estate mash-ups on the Web 2.0 scene. We thought it was only right (and about time) that we gave a little back to the developer community by providing access to otherwise private data from Trulia.com through the Trulia API. What’s in the Trulia API? The [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Trulia API now open to the world!", url: "http://www.truliablog.com/2007/02/20/trulia-api-now-open-to-the-world/" });
Continue reading...Tech Tips: Surf the Web Faster
25. January 2007
As a Trulia employee who uses the site heavily, I have these expert recommendations to make your experience on Trulia–and every other web site–easier and better: Step 1: Download Firefox. This web browser is faster than Internet Explorer or Safari, and is compatible for both Mac or PC. [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Tech Tips: Surf the Web Faster", url: "http://www.truliablog.com/2007/01/25/tech-tips-how-to-make-your-experience-easier-better/" });
Continue reading...Interview with Craig Newmark, Founder Craigslist
13. January 2007
Craig Newmark talks to us live at the Inman Real Estate Connect conference in NYC about what’s up with Craigslist these days. Craig discusses why they started charging for rental ads in New York, how he fights spam listings and what his day-to-day is like as “Chief Customer Service Rep”. Sorry for the interview’s sudden [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Interview with Craig Newmark, Founder Craigslist", url: "http://www.truliablog.com/2007/01/13/interview-with-craig-newmark-founder-craigslist/" });
Continue reading...Real Estate Tech Timeline: HotPads plugs into Simile Widget
11. January 2007
Yesterday HotPads launched a Real Estate Technology Timeline tracking major product releases going on in the industry by the various players in the space – Trulia, Redfin, ZipRealty, Rent, Oodle, Zillow, Google Base, HotPads, Craigslist and many more. With so much innovation going on, it’s hard to keep track of this industry. Big thanks [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Real Estate Tech Timeline: HotPads plugs into Simile Widget", url: "http://www.truliablog.com/2007/01/11/real-estate-tech-timeline-hotpads-plugs-into-simile-widget/" });
Continue reading...Trulia…meet Google Earth
4. December 2006
Fly baby fly - we’ve launched a new Google Earth tool for the uber-techie, hyper-visual among you. Check out your future neighbors’ homes and discover which neighbors have been lying when they tell you that no, for the last time, they do not have a helipad on their roof. Oh yeah, and there’s a [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Trulia…meet Google Earth", url: "http://www.truliablog.com/2006/12/04/truliameet-google-earth/" });
Continue reading...What do people search for?
17. November 2006
It’s Friday afternoon and I am getting ready to go out and start celebrating my birthday which this year conveniently falls on Saturday. People around the office have been making fun of my metrosexual party shirt so I had to put a sports jacket back on. Now I feel the need to express [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "What do people search for?", url: "http://www.truliablog.com/2006/11/17/what-do-people-search-for/" });
Continue reading...Blogging pioneer Robert Scoble at Trulia
15. November 2006
We were honored a few weeks ago when Robert Scoble, the very cool tech evangelist, blogger and VP of media at Podtech.net, came by to interview Pete on the ScobleShow. Robert also filmed a demo of Trulia and our tools - check it out here. Scoble made waves over at Microsoft from 2003-2006 as part of the [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Blogging pioneer Robert Scoble at Trulia", url: "http://www.truliablog.com/2006/11/15/blogging-pioneer-robert-scoble-at-trulia/" });
Continue reading...Web 3.0: the return of desktop apps?
1. November 2006
Web 3.0 Predictions by a 1.0 Developer in a 2.0 World Developers have migrated to the Web en masse. The browser is now the development platform, and the most interesting product and UI innovations are happening on the Web, often under the marketing name “Web 2.0“. Desktop office programs have browser versions, like Google’s Docs and [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Web 3.0: the return of desktop apps?", url: "http://www.truliablog.com/2006/11/01/web-30-the-return-of-desktop-apps/" });
Continue reading...Google the gorilla: The good, the bad and the ugly. What’s your take?
24. October 2006
Venturebeat.com had an interesting post recently about Google taking over the online ad space, and how this was impacting small advertisers because they can no longer afford the high price to acquire face time (more formally known as impressions) with prospective clickers. Is the company that made advertising egalitarian now inaccessible to the mom and [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Google the gorilla: The good, the bad and the ugly. What’s your take?", url: "http://www.truliablog.com/2006/10/24/google-the-gorilla-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-whats-your-take/" });
Continue reading...Truli-a Partnership with Brokers (Part II)
19. October 2006
We talk a lot about the value that we bring to consumers, but did you know that Trulia is delivering close to a million clicks to agent/broker web sites across the US every month? Some broker partners receive more than 10% of their traffic from Trulia and climbing! Trulia is all about creating value for [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Truli-a Partnership with Brokers (Part II)", url: "http://www.truliablog.com/2006/10/19/truli-a-partnership-with-brokers-part-ii/" });
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- Trulia Sponsors and Speaks at the 2008 Carolina One Marketing and Technology Trade Show
- Social Media Karma - You Only Get What You Give
- Announcing Two New Widgets For Your Web Site
- Trulia Introduces our New Partner Program for Trulia Pro
- Harlem Real Estate Market - Trulia Talks to Halstead about Social Media Strategies
- Home Seller Needs Serious Help to Avoid Foreclosure - Short Sale or Deed in Lieu?
- Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Wall Street and NYC Real Estate
- Weathering the Current Economic Storm
- New and improved search tools
- Just Like the Weather, Real Estate is Local
- Inman SF Connect - The RE Barcamp Day After House Party Hosted By Trulia (86)
- Rudy Joins Trulia (70)
- Trulia integrates Google Street View nationwide! (44)
- Trulia API now open to the world! (36)
- Social Media Marketing - The Power of Snail Mail (34)
- Super Fat Tuesday Poll (27)
- Trulia...meet Google Earth (25)
- Trulia’s Inside Story @ Pru (25)
- Add a Video Comment On the Trulia Blog (25)
- What is a Blog Meme? Tag, You're It (24)
- Trulia Is Finalist In The 2nd Annual Open Web Awards
- Trulia NAR 2008 Testimonial Video
- Independent Study Shows Trulia as #1 Lead Generator
- REO’s, Buyer’s Agents and Designated Agency
- Trulia Blogger Hits Home Run at ‘U.S. News and World Report’ With First Blog Post
- Should you buy or sell in this market?
- Help! My Home has Been on the Market for Almost a Year - What do I Do?
- LIVE from NAR 2008
- 55,000 NORMLS listings coming to Trulia
- Meet Trulia at NAR 2008 Realtors® Conference and Expo In Orlando, Florida - Booth 4067
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23. February 2007
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