Over the weekend I listened to a few podcast; some funny, some news oriented and a few with business and marketing topics. Marketing is often misunderstood, or overlooked altogether, by many professional land surveyors, engineers and designers. So, when I find something to help you understand a subject, like marketing in this case, I’ll share [...]
RealtorsTV: National Association of Realtors-Existing Home Sales Down But Prices Rise
According to Newsy, the online video news service, which cites WWLTV, CNN, FOX News, The Times-Picayune, and WDSU as sources, the Army Corps of Engineers Blamed for Katrina Flooding.
For the first time since the 2005 disaster the government has been held liable for the 2005 disaster by a lower court judge, who has ruled that the Army [...]
Washington, July 01, 2009
Pending home sales show a sustained uptrend, rising for four consecutive months with very favorable housing affordability and a first-time buyer tax credit boosting activity, according to the National Association of Realtors®.
The Pending Home Sales Index,1 a forward-looking indicator based on contracts signed in May, increased 0.1 percent to 90.7 from [...]
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According to Forbes.com, the decline in April home prices where better than expected. Watch this Forbes.com Consumer Reading In Focus Video to learn more about the April home prices and other financial news.
ESRI president Jack Dangermond video at the 2009 Where 2.0 Conference in San Jose, California, talking about Realizing Spatial Intelligence on the GeoWeb. Covered in his talk is:
GeoWeb.
WebGIS
Cartographic Knowledge
Geographic Knowledge Created in GIS Environments.
Data and Web Services.
Sharing of Geographic Knowledge.
Spatially Integrated Thinking to a Broader Society
Leveraging Investments Developing Basemaps.
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Google Apps is for small businesses, or individuals for that matter, that want to implement a browser based email and document solution. Using Google Apps allows you to check your email and documents from anywhere, as long as you have Internet access and a browser.
If you use Google Apps, let us know how it is [...]
National Association of Realtors Reports Pending Home Sales Up for Three Months in a Row
WASHINGTON, June 02, 2009
Record low mortgage interest rates boosted pending home sales for the third consecutive month, with some benefit now from the first-time buyer tax credit, according to the National Association of Realtors®.
The Pending Home Sales Index,1 a forward-looking indicator [...]
Here is a video I found on NECN.com about how Autodesk and Autodesk 3-D design software, like AutoCAD Civil 3D, is benefiting from the Federal Stimulus plan to put Americans back to work improving our nation’s highways.
In this video, Autodesk manager Richard Humphrey talks about accountability and transparency as a requirement of the stimulus plan [...]
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If you’re a professional land surveyor, regardless of whether you own your own company or work for someone else, you must see this informative video of the presentation that Brent Jones of ESRI gave at the recent Carlson Users Conference 2009. It is a little long (all good), so grab a cup of coffee, sit [...]
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