Google Search Tests New Hotel Snippet Carousel Design
Google seems to be testing a new hotel search result snippet. The search result snippet shows a carousel of hotel cards under the main snippet. These cards can be swiped through to see various hotel options listed on the website.
Obituary Spam On Google Too Fast & Out Of Control
For years and years now, spammers have been creating fake obituaries using automated methods. In fact, Danny Goodwin covered the issue Google Search has with obituary spam a couple of years ago when Bill Slawski passed. But it is still an issue and it is getting worse.
Google: We Do Not Delete Queries & Replace Them With Better Monetized Ones
Wired had a piece named How Google Alters Search Queries to Get at Your Wallet. That piece wrote, “Google just flat out deletes queries and replaces them with ones that monetize better.” Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, responded to that on X, saying, “we don’t.”
Google Assistant With Bard (As Expected)
Google Assistant will live on with a little help from its friend – Bard. Assistant With Bard is coming in the next few months after Google tests it with a limited number of trusted testers over those months.
New Google October 2023 Spam Update Targets Spam In More Languages
Google has released a new spam update, the October 2023 spam update. This update goes after cloaking, hacked, auto-generated, and scraped spam. But those sites written in Turkish, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Hindi, Chinese, and other languages should see this more than maybe those in English languages.
From $16/Hour Factory Wages to SIX-FIGURE Real Estate Paychecks
Want a PRACTICAL guide to making six figures in real estate? What about a way to do it in a year or less? That’s precisely what Keith Everett did, trading […]
Andy Florance: Bombshell lawsuits will upend Zillow’s business model
CoStar CEO Andy Florance dished with Intel about the commission lawsuits, nemesis Zillow and NAR as Homes.com nabbed 100 million unique visitors for the first time ever in September.
Better executives stand to collect up to $17M in ‘DeSPAC’ bonuses
The mortgage lender said $100 million in retention bonuses were distributed to employees in April, as promised, including $50 million from Better co-founder and CEO Vishal Garg’s personal equity.
Intel unpacks the startling price of entry into the US housing market
Economists, homeowners and agents broke down the alarming but true cost of buying property in 2023, telling Intel that rising rates and home prices are only the start for wallet-stretched buyers.
What Moves Her brings ‘Balance Blueprint’ campaign to industry
Amidst an industry in turmoil, the real estate female empowerment and advocacy organization has launched a new campaign to “spur action on behalf of women in real estate.”
Redfin leaving NAR says everything about why we need more choices
“It’s been far too long since the established practices were set in place, and with the changing times, it’s not just real estate agents who need to pivot to remain successful,” writes broker Mayleene DeFreece. Redfin’s departure from NAR reminds us of the importance of choice and transparency.
Beastie Boy Mike D’s childhood home sells for $13.5M
The spacious duplex on Manhattan’s Upper West Side sold for $4.5 million under asking after listing over a year ago.
Lack of family, friend support keeps LGBTQ+ buyers behind: Redfin
Redfin’s latest survey of 5,000 buyers and renters reveals LGBTQ+ consumers disproportionately struggle with a lack of family support, saving a down payment and finding communities that protect gender, sexual and racial diversity.
America’s wealthiest real estate billionaires in 2023
From multifamily unit holdings to industrial properties, some of real estate’s wealthiest billionaires made out better than others this year. Collectively, Forbes’ list of the 25 wealthiest real estate tycoons are worth about $139 billion.
