Aug. 21, 2008 - Microsoft Photosynth

Microsoft Photosynth (http://livelabs.com/photosynth/) and the technologies and products sure to follow it could turn out to be quite the boon for the real estate industry. This free tool allows users to upload pictures and it automatically stitches them together into an environment. This is more than just a 360 degree virtual tour - if done right it can take you from room to room and give you the feel of how a house flows. Also, unlike most virtual tours, it doesn't make me dizzy!

Aug. 13, 2008 - Yahoo's Fire Eagle

Yahoo's new Fire Eagle (http://fireeagle.yahoo.net/) is an interesting tool for creating geo-aware applications. It's a framework for sending an application updates about where you are based on GPS, from your phone or from a web site, doing so automatically or manually, and for applications to retrieve and use that information. Generally, people are thinking about geo-targeted content, ads, and social networking. I can imagine a Realtor giving a consumer or client access to their user generated mapping content via a geo-aware application on the client's cell phone.

Aug. 1, 2008 - Coming to CMLS in Minneapolis this fall?

I'll be moderating and speaking at the event - more details as we get closer to the event date.

The converence is located in Minneapolis, near where I live, so I've prepared a little something to help folks navigate the area. Here is a map of the CMLS conference area, including my reviews of restaurants and cultural sites.