Archive for April, 2006

Scent Marketing: Leading Consumers By The Nose

Freshly baked bread, chocolate chip cookies just out of the oven, newly laundered clothes drying on a line in cold weather, freshly cut grass, lavendar, vanilla, roasted chestnuts, a pine forest, a rose garden, cool fresh air on a dewy morning, a spring garden, Chanel No. 5. Do any of these create a pleasant feeling […]

Vintage Tech: Microsoft 1978

Fan Mail:
“Don’t Judge a book by its cover. Check the guy in the lower left……… that’s Bill Gates. Paul Allen, the owner of the Seattle Seahawks with a net worth around $20 billion is on the far right, lower corner!”

-John D.
Thanks John D. for this cool pic
Update:
I think John D. might […]

Vlog Superstar: Rocketboom

The video blog or vlog is a relatively new and engaging way to communicate information through two senses, sight and sound. It is the natural evolution of the blog. If you want to experience a great vlog, visit Rocketboom . It is hosted by a perky blond named Amanda Congdon.
The brainchild […]

Home Improvement Blog Finder: Home Improvement Ideas

Mission: Find Cool Real Estate Related Blogs
Where: Nationwide
Why: Because it’s Informative & Fun
Blog Find: Home Improvement Ideas - New Trends, Technologies, and Products for the Home
About: This annonymous Home Improvement blog showcases creative products and ideas that can help make your home more fun to live in. The great part about owning your […]

Real Estate Blog Finder: Offbeat Homes

Mission: Find Cool Real Estate Related Blogs
Where: Worldwide
Why: Because it’s Informative & Fun
Blog Find: Offbeat Homes - Unique, Odd and Weird Homes Of Yesterday & Tomorrow
About: Kevin Humphrey, from Ontario, Canada, has created a delightful collection of unique homes and buildings from around the world. The blog highlights the unique characteristics of each […]

Experts Needed By The Real Estate Buyer: Part B

Brokers and Bankers:
Especially for a first time buyer, relocating buyer or inexperienced buyer in a niche market (NYC co-ops), the choice not to use a broker makes little sense. First of all, they don’t cost anything. But more importantly, brokers who have been in the business for many years tend to gravitate to a […]

Home Improvement Blog Finder: Charles and Hudson

Mission: Find Cool Real Estate Related Blogs
Where: Nationwide
Why: Because it’s Informative & Fun
Blog Find: Charles and Hudson - Make it Your Home
About: This Home Improvement blog was founded by Timothy Dahl, a web producer for ThisOldHouse.com. If you are into do-it yourself (DIY) Home Improvement, renovating or just plain old fixing stuff, […]

How Relevant is Blog Search? Sphere Here

You may have read about Sphere last year in John Battelle’s Searchblog.
An update was posted yesterday on Siliconbeat, one of our favorite technology blogs.
Read their posts for the insiders’ views–they were allowed to play with the beta version. To hear it from creator Tony Conrad’s lips listen to the podcast here. The best 28 […]

Experts Needed By The Real Estate Buyer: The ABTs

Professionals are essential if you want to be a wise buyer of real estate. Here’s a list of the pros you will need to know.
Let’s begin with A : Attorney, Accountant & Appraiser
These professionals endure years of training, grueling entrance exams, required continuing education courses to remain licensed and a Code of Ethics which puts […]

Monopoly: Choose Your Favorite Piece of Real Estate

Monopoly, the best selling board game in the world, has a new version of their board game coming out this fall called Monopoly- Here and Now. The concept of the game is to present a more up to date version of the game with today’s most popular cities & landmarks. Even better news is that […]