Comments on: Real Estate Geeks Unite at YourStreet.com http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/real-estate-geeks-unite-at-yourstreetcom Internet, Web 2.0 and Real Estate Marketing Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:03:43 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Loren Nason http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/real-estate-geeks-unite-at-yourstreetcom/comment-page-1/#comment-18737 Loren Nason Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:42:24 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/real-estate-geeks-unite-at-yourstreetcom#comment-18737 Well it's almost been a year and this site is still around but I wonder if it's making money. Well it’s almost been a year and this site is still around but I wonder if it’s making money.

]]> By: Real Estate Geeks Unite at YourStreet.com - HouseReview http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/real-estate-geeks-unite-at-yourstreetcom/comment-page-1/#comment-11946 Real Estate Geeks Unite at YourStreet.com - HouseReview Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:38:25 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/real-estate-geeks-unite-at-yourstreetcom#comment-11946 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Owning the conversation around real estate seems to be a big trend these days. Zillow’s trying to do it with their new release (see Zillow Asks What’s For Sale in your Hood?) and now there’s another competitor on the block, so to speak.www.YourStreet.com went live this morning. It’s a site for real estate geeks (of whom I proudly count myself one) to get together and talk about what’s happening in their city. The site covers Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix, San Francisco and Seattle right now and soon will be adding Boston, Chicago, Dallas, and San Diego into the mix. They hope to be covering the top 50 metro areas in the country by the end of the year. (Hopefully Portland gets in there).The site was started by a group of CNET veterans and was demo’d at the SFBeta mixer last month; Rafe Needleman mentioned it briefly in his recent post Start-ups in the city. YourStreet uses a bunch of ’social’ features to try and aggregate the local neighborhood knowledge of local residents. Local news articles, forums, blog posts and neighborhood wikis all add to the conversation. Flickr photo feeds from each city liven up the page as well.Much like mycurrency.com (see My-Currency Wants to Use the Wisest of the Crowds) is trying to do, YourStreet.com is also hoping to tap into the ‘wisdom of the crowds’ to track neighborhood real estate markets. The idea is the people on the ground have an intuitive sense of what’s happening in their neighborhood, so users vote on a scale of 1 to 10 on whether it’s a hot or cool market. The votes are tallied and presented in a color coded graph. Votes are tied to a user’s profile and people can choose to agree or disagree with that opinion, which effectively polices the ratings - I suspect that the more people disagree with a particular ranking, that vote would drop out of the calculation.I think this is probably the most compelling aspect of YourStreet. It allows anyone to quickly add their voice to the mix in a really fast and easy way. I bet this becomes one of the most popular features on the site. How accurate the Market Monitors actually become is another question altogether.Real estate professionals are invited to become part of the site and even promote themselves (adding a link to your user profile) as long as you follow the guidelines established in their Good Neighbor Policy.No sense of how they plan on monetizing the site - not even the ubiquitous Google Ads right now. I think with a few more smart content partnerships (Turnhere’s neighborhood videos for example, or Trulia’s neighborhood data) this site could take on the big Z and turn into a great consumer neighborhood resource.http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing. ... rstreetcom [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] Owning the conversation around real estate seems to be a big trend these days. Zillow’s trying to do it with their new release (see Zillow Asks What’s For Sale in your Hood?) and now there’s another competitor on the block, so to speak.www.YourStreet.com went live this morning. It’s a site for real estate geeks (of whom I proudly count myself one) to get together and talk about what’s happening in their city. The site covers Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix, San Francisco and Seattle right now and soon will be adding Boston, Chicago, Dallas, and San Diego into the mix. They hope to be covering the top 50 metro areas in the country by the end of the year. (Hopefully Portland gets in there).The site was started by a group of CNET veterans and was demo’d at the SFBeta mixer last month; Rafe Needleman mentioned it briefly in his recent post Start-ups in the city. YourStreet uses a bunch of ’social’ features to try and aggregate the local neighborhood knowledge of local residents. Local news articles, forums, blog posts and neighborhood wikis all add to the conversation. Flickr photo feeds from each city liven up the page as well.Much like mycurrency.com (see My-Currency Wants to Use the Wisest of the Crowds) is trying to do, YourStreet.com is also hoping to tap into the ‘wisdom of the crowds’ to track neighborhood real estate markets. The idea is the people on the ground have an intuitive sense of what’s happening in their neighborhood, so users vote on a scale of 1 to 10 on whether it’s a hot or cool market. The votes are tallied and presented in a color coded graph. Votes are tied to a user’s profile and people can choose to agree or disagree with that opinion, which effectively polices the ratings – I suspect that the more people disagree with a particular ranking, that vote would drop out of the calculation.I think this is probably the most compelling aspect of YourStreet. It allows anyone to quickly add their voice to the mix in a really fast and easy way. I bet this becomes one of the most popular features on the site. How accurate the Market Monitors actually become is another question altogether.Real estate professionals are invited to become part of the site and even promote themselves (adding a link to your user profile) as long as you follow the guidelines established in their Good Neighbor Policy.No sense of how they plan on monetizing the site – not even the ubiquitous Google Ads right now. I think with a few more smart content partnerships (Turnhere’s neighborhood videos for example, or Trulia’s neighborhood data) this site could take on the big Z and turn into a great consumer neighborhood resource.http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing. … rstreetcom [...]

]]> By: Trulia Finds Its Voice | Future of Real Estate Marketing Blog http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/real-estate-geeks-unite-at-yourstreetcom/comment-page-1/#comment-11042 Trulia Finds Its Voice | Future of Real Estate Marketing Blog Fri, 11 May 2007 13:01:44 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/real-estate-geeks-unite-at-yourstreetcom#comment-11042 [...] of the Crowds) and YourStreet.com is trying to own the conversation around your local market (see Real Estate Geeks Unite at YourStreet.com) - just to name a few of the [...] [...] of the Crowds) and YourStreet.com is trying to own the conversation around your local market (see Real Estate Geeks Unite at YourStreet.com) – just to name a few of the [...]

]]> By: shaun mclane http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/real-estate-geeks-unite-at-yourstreetcom/comment-page-1/#comment-9132 shaun mclane Tue, 17 Apr 2007 01:42:22 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/real-estate-geeks-unite-at-yourstreetcom#comment-9132 I have a feeling they might borrow Zillow's EZAds to generate income. Definitely going to bookmark, and keep an eye on this site. Wonder if Orlando is in the top 50? I have a feeling they might borrow Zillow’s EZAds to generate income. Definitely going to bookmark, and keep an eye on this site. Wonder if Orlando is in the top 50?

]]> By: matt http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/real-estate-geeks-unite-at-yourstreetcom/comment-page-1/#comment-9129 matt Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:30:05 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/real-estate-geeks-unite-at-yourstreetcom#comment-9129 Loren calm down....It's just a website :) Loren calm down….It’s just a website :)

]]> By: Inman News Blog: The Battle to Own Real Estate Conversations http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/real-estate-geeks-unite-at-yourstreetcom/comment-page-1/#comment-8786 Inman News Blog: The Battle to Own Real Estate Conversations Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:01:04 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/real-estate-geeks-unite-at-yourstreetcom#comment-8786 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] More on YourStreet at the Future of Real Estate Marketing. [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] More on YourStreet at the Future of Real Estate Marketing. [...]

]]> By: Loren Nason http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/real-estate-geeks-unite-at-yourstreetcom/comment-page-1/#comment-8782 Loren Nason Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:07:47 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/real-estate-geeks-unite-at-yourstreetcom#comment-8782 So whats the point with "ANOTHER" real estate web site. Ya its kewl that we can rate our neighborhood. How much traffic do they have now. How much traffic can we expect them to generate. Is this site going to do anything to generate business for agents. Will this site be gone or un-important in the next 1-2 years because nobody comes to it or because they can't figure out a way to make money. Chock this up to another maybe good idea that can't monetize. I'm making a calendar entry for 6 months and 1 year from today to visit the site and see if its still around. Loren So whats the point with “ANOTHER” real estate web site.

Ya its kewl that we can rate our neighborhood.

How much traffic do they have now. How much traffic can we expect them to generate. Is this site going to do anything to generate business for agents.

Will this site be gone or un-important in the next 1-2 years because nobody comes to it or because they can’t figure out a way to make money.

Chock this up to another maybe good idea that can’t monetize.

I’m making a calendar entry for 6 months and 1 year from today to visit the site and see if its still around.

Loren

]]> By: MannyMo's Blog http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/real-estate-geeks-unite-at-yourstreetcom/comment-page-1/#comment-9096 MannyMo's Blog Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/real-estate-geeks-unite-at-yourstreetcom#comment-9096 <!--%kramer-pre%-->they can leverage website traffic and brand awareness in the US to start selling Mexico's beach front property as well: and you will be posting your listings, and paying zillow a referral fee. BONUS: Zillow is not alone anymore, Joel Burslem (from Future of Real Estate Marketing) points us to the new kid on the block: YourStreet. By using 'social features' on their site, they are trying to aggregate the local neighborhood knowledge of local residents from LA, NY, Phoenix, San Francisco and Seattle (and soon Boston, Chicago,<!--%kramer-post%--> they can leverage website traffic and brand awareness in the US to start selling Mexico’s beach front property as well: and you will be posting your listings, and paying zillow a referral fee. BONUS: Zillow is not alone anymore, Joel Burslem (from Future of Real Estate Marketing) points us to the new kid on the block: YourStreet. By using ’social features’ on their site, they are trying to aggregate the local neighborhood knowledge of local residents from LA, NY, Phoenix, San Francisco and Seattle (and soon Boston, Chicago,

]]> By: The MannyMo Report http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/real-estate-geeks-unite-at-yourstreetcom/comment-page-1/#comment-10218 The MannyMo Report Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/real-estate-geeks-unite-at-yourstreetcom#comment-10218 <!--%kramer-pre%-->they can leverage website traffic and brand awareness in the US to start selling Mexico's beach front property as well: and you will be posting your listings, and paying zillow a referral fee. BONUS: Zillow is not alone anymore, Joel Burslem (from Future of Real Estate Marketing) points us to the new kid on the block: YourStreet. By using 'social features' on their site, they are trying to aggregate the local neighborhood knowledge of local residents from LA, NY, Phoenix, San Francisco and Seattle (and soon Boston, Chicago,<!--%kramer-post%--> they can leverage website traffic and brand awareness in the US to start selling Mexico’s beach front property as well: and you will be posting your listings, and paying zillow a referral fee. BONUS: Zillow is not alone anymore, Joel Burslem (from Future of Real Estate Marketing) points us to the new kid on the block: YourStreet. By using ’social features’ on their site, they are trying to aggregate the local neighborhood knowledge of local residents from LA, NY, Phoenix, San Francisco and Seattle (and soon Boston, Chicago,

]]> By: theresoldgumbootprincess | theresoldgumbootprincess http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/real-estate-geeks-unite-at-yourstreetcom/comment-page-1/#comment-13426 theresoldgumbootprincess | theresoldgumbootprincess Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/real-estate-geeks-unite-at-yourstreetcom#comment-13426 <!--%kramer-pre%-->Zillow makes one mention of getting into the neighborhood conversation game (see Teething Problems as Zillow Bears its Fangs) and the other players start fleeing… [IMG] Yourstreet, the neighborhood community site (see Real Estate Geeks Unite at YourStreet.com) just announced it has bailed out of the real estate space. Are they running from Zillow or is it a sign that a sour market has dampened enthusiasm for real estate conversations? An email from the founders this morning stated:<!--%kramer-post%--> Zillow makes one mention of getting into the neighborhood conversation game (see Teething Problems as Zillow Bears its Fangs) and the other players start fleeing… [IMG] Yourstreet, the neighborhood community site (see Real Estate Geeks Unite at YourStreet.com) just announced it has bailed out of the real estate space. Are they running from Zillow or is it a sign that a sour market has dampened enthusiasm for real estate conversations? An email from the founders this morning stated:

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