3D: A golden future on the silver screen
With the recent trickle of big 3D feature film releases looking set to become the proverbial torrent, Tim Butler, Associate Director at legendary UK screen advertising company Pearl & Dean, examines the exciting implications for the world of entertainment – in UK cinemas and beyond ‘The buzzword in cinema for 2009 has to be 3D. [...]
Technology: the smartest move
Leading real estate writer, commentator and coach Professor Bernice Ross reveals how the latest hi-tech tools are changing the way properties are marketed and sold, and explains why 3D will be one of the major developments of the future ‘At the moment there are 2m Realtor licensees in the US and 1.2m members of the [...]
The changing interface of 3D
Humans experience the real world in 3D – so it’s no surprise to learn from the experts that people prefer their virtual experiences in 3D, too. Here, Gus Desbarats, Chairman of trailblazing product and interaction design company TheAlloy, ponders the latest developments in virtual 3D interfaces, and looks ahead to the challenges of the future [...]
Tomorrow’s listings on today’s Lane
Blog: Mark Foreman The constantly evolving technologies that help us market and sell real estate all started with Gutenberg’s printing press in or around 1450. Fast forward to 2009. Fax machines, cell phones, digital cameras and the internet have created marketing tools unimagined 30 years ago – so what will the future of real estate [...]
Small-screen success
The mobile phone is already considered indispensable in the modern world. As the device becomes increasingly powerful and complex, techno-evangelists are hailing it as the next frontier in digital communications The humble mobile has become the focus of huge amounts of attention over the last four years, as companies ponder ways to turn it into [...]
Cool tools for your real estate website
Blog: Bernice Ross Agents today face numerous challenges when it comes to technology. Which solutions really work? How can I convert more leads from the web? What do I need to do to motivate visitors to return to my site repeatedly? For the last two years, blogging has been at the forefront as a solution [...]
Fast times at Realtor High
Much of what used to be done from an office window or in the local paper has moved onto the web, and from there onto mobile phones – a trend presenting the real estate industry with enormous challenges In a world of remorseless change, it’s not only new technologies, but also new techniques, working practices [...]
Making it real
3D technology is being hailed by experts as one of the possible answers to the credit crunch, as web designers look for that extra wow factor to give their sites the edge in the economic downturn Having already been the victim of one false dawn eight years ago, 3D technology is beginning to emerge from [...]
Peppering the targets
While most technology aimed at real estate is focusing on moving to the internet, one California-based direct marketing company is insisting that there is still a need for the human touch SendPepper, a company that combines web marketing with direct mail, is finding success by offering the direct mail campaigns used by large companies like [...]
Brokering a reputation
The glut of properties on the market due to the property slump has put power squarely in the hands of the customer, a change that has been seized on by the commercial real estate broker Choyce Peterson The firm has launched a radical new website that offers free advice to companies on how to renegotiate [...]

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