ProQuo is a free service that claims it can reduce your paper junk mail by 50-90% by removing your name and personal information from thousands of mailing lists, telemarketing and data broker lists, catalog distributors and others in the unsolicited mail game. They claim you will start seeing results in 4 weeks, with the full […]
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How to Stop Junk Mail: ProQuo
Published by March 22nd, 2008 in Consumer Tips and Cool Websites. 2 CommentsEasily Install a Chat to Any Website or Blog: Yaplet
Published by March 20th, 2008 in Cool Tools, Cool Websites, Technology and Tips. 1 CommentIf you want to try a chat feature on your website or blog, try yaplet. It’s easy. Just go to yaplet, enter your website or blog URL and choose the code for any of the yaplet badges. Add the code to your sidebar. Done. Try putting it on your […]
How to Check a Real Estate Brokers License
Published by March 17th, 2008 in Consumer Tips, Cool Tools and Cool Websites. 1 CommentHome Gain has a nice state by state real estate license directory, with links and telephone numbers, so you can check a real estate broker or agent’s license. That’s helpful.
Learn What’s Going on in Your Neighborhood: Everyblock
Published by February 26th, 2008 in Cool Websites, Marketing tips and Real Estate Marketing. 3 CommentsReal estate marketing is as much about marketing a neighborhood and lifestyle as it is about marketing a particular home. Buyers buy a neighborhood when they buy a house. Therefore, it is necessary to learn everything you can about the neighborhoods where you help buyers find homes.
Everyblock aggregates the news, building permits, business […]
Use Overstream to Add Comments to YouTube Video
Published by February 18th, 2008 in Cool Tools, Cool Websites, Marketing tips and Technology. 8 CommentsOverstream is a neat tool which lets you add subtitles or comments to video and embed the result in your website or blog (see sample below). It’s free and easy to use.
Use it to translate videos into different languages, add comments or contact information and links. Overstream supports YouTube, Google Video, My Space […]
Create a Private Drop Box: Dropio
Published by February 15th, 2008 in Cool Tools and Cool Websites. 1 CommentCreate a personal drop box repository with Drop.io and add notes, photos, video, voice messages, links, documents, music, you name it. You can let others see it or allow them to add their own files by giving them your drop.io URL (here’s a drop I created at this URL: http://drop.io/Sellsius).
It’s easy. Here’s […]
HopStop Sends Directions to Your Cell Phone …. and More
Published by February 15th, 2008 in Cool Tools and Cool Websites. 2 CommentsFind the nearest subway or bus stop and get step by step directions sent to your cell phone with HopStop. Just sign up and register your cell phone number. HopStop helps you find our way in New York City, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Washington DC, and Long Island.
There are 3 ways to get […]
If you miss your local radio stations when you are traveling, try Virtenna, an online radio portal which streams radio content from AM/FM stations in major US cities. You can even access radio stations in London, Hong Kong, Beijing and Tokyo. Public radio is available for many US cities.
There are also links to […]
EPA Maps Show Environmental Hazards in Your Area
Published by December 28th, 2007 in Consumer Tips, Cool Websites, Eco Friendly Living and Unzillowable. 6 CommentsConducting an environmental investigation for hazardous and toxic waste is normally beyond the scope of a real estate agent or broker. But not to worry. The US Environmental Protection Agency has a website which lets you search by zip code to determine if any environmental hazards, toxic waste facilities, polluted waterways and Superfund sites are […]
New York is a very walkable city. There are so many nooks and crannies to explore– so many hidden jewels. I stumbled upon New York City Walk and found it fascinating. It is the website of Caleb Smith.
Over a two year period (May 2002-December 19, 2004), Caleb walked EVERY street […]
