Google has added some new real estate search features to Google Maps. Earlier this year, Google expanded this functionality by letting you select "real estate" from the "more" menu. Now you can just search for "real estate" or other real estate-related geographical queries and get listings.
"The idea is to make it really easy for you guys - you tell us what you want, and we get it back to you! Of course, we'll continue to work to return the best results for all your Google Maps queries, whether you're looking for local businesses, geographic features, or your perfect home," Google says in an announcement on its Australian blog.
Are you familiar with Google's Place Pages? These are pages for businesses that Google creates for listings in Google Maps. They launched this feature earlier this year also. Now real estate listings have their own place pages as well.
"Now clicking the 'more info' link next to a listing takes you to a faster, easier-to-read page that gives you all of the information we have about a listing: photos, inspection times, videos, details, a Street View preview and nearby public transit information if available, allowing you to quickly find the listing you want and click through to the sources of the listing," explains Google.
This week ReadWriteWeb is running a series of posts analyzing the 5 biggest Web trends of 2009. So far we've explored these trends: Structured Data, The Real-Time Web, Personalization, Mobile Web / Augmented Reality. The fifth and final part of our series is about the Internet of Things, when real world objects (such as fridges, lights and toasters) get connected to the Internet. In 2009, this trend has ramped up and is adding a significant amount of new data to the Web.
In this post we'll see how companies as big as IBM and as small as Pachube are building up this new world of Internet data and services.
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Editor's note: This story is part of a series we call Redux, where we'll re-publish some of our best posts of 2009. As we look back at the year - and ahead to what next year holds - we think these are the stories that deserve a second glance. It's not just a best-of list, it's also a collection of posts that examine the fundamental issues that continue to shape the Web. We hope you enjoy reading them again and we look forward to bringing you more W/> [...]
Online learning website Udemy announces its official launch today. The site has been in testing for several months and has amassed over 1000 active users spread over some 400 courses.
Udemy's goal is "to democratize online education" by providing tools so that educators can easily create their own online courses.
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Courses on Udemy allow students to interact with their instructors both synchronously and asynchronously, which is more than offered by educational videos or presentations posted to YouTube or SlideShare. Students subscribe to courses on Udemy so their instructors can communicate with them through blog posts, discussion boards, and virtual conferencing. The site's Live Virtual Classroom allows instructors to host virtual conferences with students, utilizing live video, a whiteboard, and a chatroom.
Courses currently on Udemy range from a Columbia University class on "The Masterpieces of Western Art" to an "Introduction to Poker."
At present, classes on the site are free, but Udemy has plans to allow teachers the option to charge for the courses they offer on the site. While online learners are certain to benefit from the added interaction and community Udemy provides, it may be this ability to earn some extra money that brings teachers and tutors to the service.
"We believe there are many smart people out there that could leverage Udemy to educate over the Internet," says Udemy founder Gagan Biyani. As [...]
In our latest in the Overnight Success series, I bring up a point that Julien talks about in his recent speeches: that platform and community have to come first before success. People rarely find success while they’re still obscure. Their platform grows after their success, but most successful people have a platform from which to share ideas, and a community around which those ideas hold weight. Watch the video.
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This week ReadWriteWeb is running a series of posts analyzing the 5 biggest Web trends of 2009. So far we've explored these trends: Structured Data, The Real-Time Web, Personalization, Mobile Web / Augmented Reality. The fifth and final part of our series is about the Internet of Things, when real world objects (such as fridges, lights and toasters) get connected to the Internet. In 2009, this trend has ramped up and is adding a significant amount of new data to the Web.
Online learning website Udemy announces its official launch today. The site has been in testing for several months and has amassed over 1000 active users spread over some 400 courses.
