The Best Podcast Episodes of 2023
I already wrote about the best new podcasts of 2023, and often within those shows were particularly great episodes that stood out from the rest. (The first episode of You Didn’t Say Nothin was one of the best episodes of anything I’ve heard in a while.) But on other shows, there have been standout episodes […]
Rents Show Biggest Decline in 3 Years—Should Landlords Panic?
What’s going on here, and should landlords sound the alarm?
How to Use Any Laptop With the Lid Shut
Most of the time, you’re going to want to use your laptop when it’s opened up: You’ve got full access to the keyboard and the trackpad as your input devices, as well as the attached display, which may or may not come with touchscreen capabilities. When you’re at home or at the office, however, you […]
5 tips to customize your goal setting for success in 2024
What do you do if you didn’t meet your 2023 goals? How do you regroup? YogaBug broker Pam Blair offers tips to help you start again and meet 2024 with confidence.
How tech visionary Steve Pacinelli fosters agent achievement
In his latest Snapshot profile, Brandon Doyle looks at how tech innovator Steve Pacinelli has made a career of moving agents forward while always staying focused on the human touch.
From Sitzer to Moehrl, 2023 was the year of commission confusion
Sitzer | Burnett and its verdict cast a long shadow that will extend into 2024 and potentially shake up the real estate industry. But it wasn’t the only lawsuit with commissions in the crosshairs.
Google Assistant Now Tells You Shabbat Times
In 2022, Google brought back the Shabbat times to the one box or answer boxes in search. Recently, in the past month or so, Google also enabled Google Assistant to tell you when Shabbat starts and ends in a location.
Google: Sometimes Bot Protection Services Serve Noindex Directive
Did you know that sometimes those bot protection services will serve Google and other search engines noindex directives? Google’s John Mueller said this on X, saying, “Sometimes there’s bot-protection (or a login, interstitial, etc) triggering that has a noindex on it.”
Google Tests Longer Search Result Snippets Again
Google seems to be testing longer search result snippets again. We saw this recently with Google Ads, some really long Google Ads descriptions and now we are seeing it with the organic/free listings.
Google Tests Sitelinks In Bubble/Pill Format
Google is testing another format for its sitelinks within the Google search results. Here Google is testing showing the sitelinks in bubble or pill designs and layouts. We have seen Google test and try out countless formats and designs for sitelinks, so let’s just add this to the list.
Bing Search Page Insights Expandable Sections
Bing has updated its page insights light bulb feature to now let you collapse and expand the sections within the overlay page previews. For me, it defaults to being opened, so if you want to collapse the information within the page preview you can with the click of a button.
Got a new device? 7 things to do before disposing of your old tech
Before getting rid of your no-longer-needed device, make sure it doesn’t contain any of your personal documents or information
Bitzlato freezes Bitcoin withdrawals as Memeinator’s MMTR presale raises $2.57M
Bitzlato halts Bitcoin withdrawals amid co-founder’s guilty plea & legal turmoil. Bitzlato has experienced seizures to partial restoration amid DOJ allegations. Memeinator’s MMTR Presale has raised over $2.57 million as stage 10 nears its end. In a surprising turn of events, cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato has temporarily suspended all Bitcoin withdrawals following its co-founder’s guilty plea […]
Rookie Reply: Seller Financing & How to Buy MORE Real Estate on YOUR Terms
We got to talk a WHOLE lot of real estate in 2023. With topics ranging from partnerships to home renovation hacks, we covered a ton of ground this year and […]
