Why You Shouldn’t Over-Apologize, and What to Say Instead
For some people, it’s easy to over-apologize—or borderline grovel—over any perceived inconvenience. If you’re late to meet a friend at a movie, you might offer a breathless, “I’m so sorry,” as if saving you the perfect seat was desperately important to begin with. Read more…
How to Keep Your PS5 Controller Muted and Avoid Embarrassing Yourself
Did you know your PS5 controller has a microphone that’s enabled by default every time you turn on your console? The mic is very useful if you play online multiplayer games, allowing you to talk to your friends even if you don’t have a headset with a microphone. However, if you’re conscious about your privacy […]
The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide To Kid Culture: What Happened With Simone Biles at the Olympics?
The Delta Variant is spreading, Congress is investigating a coup attempt, and the west coast is on fire. But screw it, it’s summer! So let’s talk about gymnasts’ mental health, baby ducks, and what happens if you eat ten pounds of bananas. Read more…
Agent tech tools: How to set your brokerage up for success
In the above session from Connect Now, representatives from a number of Corcoran franchises discuss how agents and brokers have no shortage of options when it comes to technology, and the conundrum that can present.
End of foreclosure moratorium could help ease strain on inventory
Owners exiting forbearance later this year and into the next, may avoid foreclosure by listing their homes, if they have enough home equity.
The REAL Agent Plan
In the above session from Connect Now, Kendall Bonner of RE/MAX Capital Realty and Jen Ward of Cummings & Co. Realtors discuss daily fluctuations in the real estate market and the importance that brokerages support agents through it all.
Google: You May Get Some Ranking Benefit If Someone Steals Your Original Images
Gary Illyes of Google was asked if someone steals your original image, makes no changes to it, and they embed it on their own site, can the original image holder benefit from that. Gary’s short answer was no, but he said it is possible you do get some benefit he said.
Google Adds New Guidelines To Math Solver Markup Help Documentation
Google has added technical, content, and quality guidelines to the Math solver guidelines help documentation. The company also removed solution page markup instructions.
Google Merchant Center Will Enforce Accurate Manufacturer Part Numbers (MPN)
Google announced that it will begin enforcing that Google Merchant Center merchants use Manufacturer Part Number (MPN) and accurate ones. Google said starting in August of 2021, item-level warnings for “Incorrect product identifier [mpn]” will be issued on the Diagnostics page of your Merchant Center account. Then in September of 2021 Google will disapprove merchants […]
Vlog #131: Udit Mhatre On AI & Dark Patterns SEO
In part one of my interview with Udit Mhatre, the Senior SEO Manager at DuMont Project…
Google Removes The Rich Result Type From The Performance Reports
Google has removed the generic rich result type from the Google Search Console performance reports and API. Google told us this was going away back in May and today it is now officially gone.
Microsoft Bing Search Let’s Chat Feature
Microsoft Bing seems to be testing a new chat feature in its search results. Sunny Ujjawal posted a screen shot of this on Twitter, that I cannot replicate. Bing pops open a chat box on the right side of the search results that says “Hello! What would you like to talk about today?”
When it comes to proptech data, timing and quality are everything
Conduct smart and thorough due diligence that probes the critical aspects of one data intelligence source vs. another.
Top agents and brokers are first to know in this frenetic market. Learn how they stay ahead.
Terradatum, the creators of Aergo, aimed to create a product that pairs reliable, accurate data delivered directly from the MLS with visual reports that help agents quickly get up to speed with their market,
