How indie brokers can compete with the giants using technology
At Inman Connect Las Vegas, a pair of successful brokers advised indies to focus on tech integration and to not let their solutions get too complicated.
Pending home sales take a hit in September: NAR
Slowed contract signings in September are a likely sign that home price growth will soon come back down to earth, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said.
Facebook’s community manager shares 4 brand-building lessons for agents
At Inman Connect Las Vegas, Facebook’s community manager Kara Cronin shared how to invest in authentic relationships and market yourself to a community.
Google: We Don’t Care About The Image For Web Search
Google’s John Mueller said that when it comes to web search, Google does not “look at the specific images on the page” for web search or ranking purposes. For image search, Google does but for web search, John said no.
Google Merchant Center Unique Product Identifier Limited Enforcement
In September we said Google Merchant Center would enforce that all products would have unique product identifiers (UPI) within the product feed. If there was not UPI, Google would immediately disapproved and no longer showed in free listings. That is now changing to limited performance enforcements.
Brave Search Uses Click Data In Search Ranking Algorithm
Brave made some big news the other week when it announced it is replacing Google Search as the default in its Brave browser with its own search engine. The thing is, Brave documented how it does ranking and it actually said it uses click data for ranking purposes.
Poll: SEOs Split On Doing Black Hat SEO
Marie Haynes ran a poll that asked SEOs “do you do any SEO you’d consider Blackhat?” The results were pretty 50/50, about half said they do not do any black hat SEO and 28% said they do, and 23% said they do “maybe a little” black hat SEO.
Google Lets You Remove Images Of Minors From Search With New Tool & Policy
Google announced a new policy and tool to allow you to remove images of minors, kids and teens under the age of 18, from Google Search results, both images and web search. This is likely a welcomed feature for many parents, many teens and reputation management companies.
How to Keep Your Layover From Being a Complete Waste
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Anyone who has tried to book a flight in recent months has probably noticed that the choices still aren’t great. Prices are high, flight time options are limited, and layovers are long. But what if you could use that long layover to your advantage—by briefly exploring a city you might otherwise never visit. If you’ve… […]
19 Exceedingly Simple Solutions to Your Dad’s Latest Tech ‘Emergency’
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As my family’s in-house tech support center, I know that it’s easy for certain family members to get overwhelmed when their electronics aren’t doing what they want them to do. Now sometimes, their iCloud is a total mess and won’t sync and no one can figure out why, or the computer is serving up weird […]
How to Quickly Translate Text Using macOS Monterey
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One of the best new features in macOS 12 Monterey allows you to translate any selectable text on your Mac—no need ask Google to do it for you. While translation was previously accessible via Safari, it was of limited use because it translated entire web pages only; text inside other apps couldn’t be translated nearly… […]
Always Save Your Old Protein Scoop
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This one goes out to all the jocks with a giant jug of protein powder in their shopping cart. Supplements that come in jugs tend to be measured by the scoop, and they conveniently include a scoop in each package. But where? At the bottom, usually. Read more…
When to Downgrade Your Credit Card Instead of Canceling
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When you have a credit card with an annual fee, you have a couple options to consider if you barely use it: cancel the card outright, or downgrade to a lower-tiered card. Since credit cards can be debt traps, you might think that canceling the card is the best option, and that’s certainly a good […]
13 Recent Halloween Horror Games Every Gamer Should Play
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If you’re spending this Halloween at home, the following 13 relatively new video games will creep you out after the last trick-or-treaters have rung your bell. There’s something for everyone, whether you like jump scares, eerie atmosphere, or multiplayer murder. Read more…




