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    More Gifts from Above

    Our aerial Bird’s Eye coverage has nearly doubled in the past week with additional images throughout the country. At the moment we have bird’s eye coverage for approximately 37 million homes. We have brand new coverage in 80 counties and ...

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    Over 10,000 Agents on Zillow!

    Less than 3 months ago, we launched the ability for agents and owners to post homes for sale on Zillow. Already, over 10,000 agents (11,325 to be exact) have added nearly 25,000 postings – thank you all for being part of our community! As a fun way ...

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    Zillow’s First Outdoor Advertisement

    We are lucky to have a fantastic group of individuals on our Board of Directors — including Gordon Stephenson — the co-founder and Managing Broker of Real Property Associates. This image sure makes us all smile this weekend! (Thanks Gordon!) ...

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    Hey 20,000 – What’s Your Story?

    At some late, late hour into the night, someone burning the midnight oil at their computer became the 20-thousandth homeowner to post a Make Me Move price.  Whether they’re testing the waters pre-market or simply dreaming, these folks have named ...

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    Valentine’s Day Reminder…

    Just a reminder that tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, so don’t forget to say it with flowers or chocolate or, if you are feeling really adventurous, maybe even mow a message into your lawn (like the home above in Purcellville, VA). In case you ...

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    Zlango – another “Z” company with a neat product

    I read this morning in Techcrunch that another interesting company starting with a “Z” got funded — an Israeli company called Zlango. The “Z” in their name is not their only similarity to Zillow — one of our venture ...

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    Happy Birthday Zillow!

    We have our birthday hats on today here at Zillow HQ in downtown Seattle: our little company is now one year old. It seems like just yesterday that we launched the site, but we’ve come a long way in this past year. Check our our recently added Zillow ...

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    Zillow in FORTUNE

    Just in time for our first birthday, we’re very excited to be on the cover of the February 19th issue of FORTUNE Magazine. The writer, Jeffrey O’Brien, tells a pretty interesting story about posting a Make Me Move price on his San Francisco ...

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    Saving the world one lightbulb at a time

    It’s a predicament we all have faced in the aisles of our local store — we know that fluorescent lights are better in the long run, yet it is still hard to fork over triple or even quadruple the cost of the incandescent one. If you broke down ...

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    Blogging SEO and Syndication

    Ed: This is the fourth part of a five-part mini-series on the topic of things to think about when starting a business blog. There are some basics things you can start doing today to increase the visibility of your real estate blog in the search engines.