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 […]
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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 […]
Hot Hotel Video Guide Website: TV Trip
Published by November 20th, 2007 in Cool Websites and Real Estate Marketing.Visit TVTrip.com before booking your hotel room. They feature videos of the hotel exterior, interior, lobbies, bars, restaurants, room styles and other amenities of hotels throughout the world in fast moving, clear videos. They also display room rates and reviews. Check Hotel Top Deals here. This website uses video in […]
Local News Mapped and Yapped on Yourstreet
Published by October 30th, 2007 in Cool Websites, Real Estate Map, Real Estate News and Real Estate Technology. 4 CommentsIf you want more than hyper local news, Yourstreet may be a website worth visiting. Simply type in a city and state, zip code or neighborhood and you get:
a snippet of news (about 1 sentence) , with a link to the original news source (and full story)
a map, with those little stick pins, identifying […]
Ripoff Report: Consumers Better Business Bureau
Published by October 26th, 2007 in Complaints, Cool Websites and Real Estate 2.0. 3 CommentsDo not screw your client or they are likely to report you to the entire world. Ripoff Report’s tagline is “Don’t let them get away with it…let the truth be known!” You can post your complaints about companies or businesses and others can rebut. You can also post photos. Check out RipoffReport here.
The site also […]
Got Questions in NYC? Dial 311 for Answers
Published by October 21st, 2007 in Cool Websites and Unzillowable. 3 Comments
New York City’s 311 service is designed to help answer its citizens’ questions and complaints.
The 311 Customer Service Center provides non-emergency government information and services. In order to improve the transparency of services being provided to the public, the Office of Operations and the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications will regularly report 311-generated information […]
Online Marketing Community: Gooruze
Published by October 20th, 2007 in Cool Websites, Gooruze, Marketing tips and Social Network. 5 CommentsGooruze is a new online community aimed at the marketing crowd. It was launched on October 15th.
Join and post your advice, tips, news and blog posts for the community to tag, rate, comment and share. You can also form your own groups. Sound familiar?
While the number of online social networks and communities is ever […]
Free Conference Calls & Podcasts: TalkShoe
Published by October 13th, 2007 in Cool Tools, Cool Websites, Podcasts and Talkshoe.Talkshoe is an easy to use conference calling and podcasting tool. It’s FREE! Simply sign up, download the software and you’re ready to host a private or public talkcast. Here’s how:
Choose the topic, create the Talkcast, schedule an episode(s), and invite guests to participate. Talkcasts can be public, so that anyone on […]
How to Network Offline: Meetup.com
Published by September 20th, 2007 in Blogging, Cool Websites, Meetup, Networking, Real Estate Marketing and Sellsius Real Estate Blog.We love Meetup.com. It is a great networking tool. Whatever your interest, social or business, there are many others out there who are interested in the same thing and willing to share. It is nationwide. Check it out.
Social networking online is fine but meetups are far better. Here’s why—online relationships require […]
