Comments on: Inman ConnectTech – Aug 5, 2009 in San Francisco

By: Dan Woolley

Dan Woolley — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:42:19 +0000

Thanks Morgan – nice meeting you guys too. I posted some wrap-ups on the blog this morning.

By: Morgan Carey

Morgan Carey — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 04:37:03 +0000

Dan, great meeting you guys at connect thanks for the hospitality and a super cool (very fun) challenge.

By: advertising agency sydney

advertising agency sydney — Sun, 24 May 2009 22:25:22 +0000

Interesting. thanks for the insights. I will add this to my favourites and come back to check out your updates. very cool

By: Dan Woolley

Dan Woolley — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:30:03 +0000

Connect Create Idea 2. Again – just an example to get the ideas flowing. How about a virtual buyer tour, where you pick active listings then create some kind of animated fly-by using Google Earth API or similar. Maybe mix in neighborhood highlights like the local elementary school (from another API), the nearest Starbucks (from another API), etc.

Want more ideas?

By: Dan Woolley

Dan Woolley — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:24:46 +0000

Connect Create Idea 1. Use this as an example to get your ideas rolling – don’t take it literally and just copy it. How about an IDX search where you input the address of your mother-in-law, highlight a radius for “close enough to babysit”, and another for “close enough for a drop by visit”. Then show active listings that are in the sweet spot – inside the babysit zone, but outside the drop by zone. Add a radius for “half hour commute time to work” for extra usefulness. That’s quick/cool/entertaining/potentially useful.

Want more ideas?

By: Dan Woolley

Dan Woolley — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:17:52 +0000

People have been asking me about the Connect Create contest. I’m not really in charge of it, but the vibe is a small team of one, two, or three on-site creating a cool/quick/fun mashup over the two days. You then get to demo that in front of the crowd. This is great exposure for a company or people who could not get on the main agenda and want the entire real estate community to know they’ve got the mad skillz. You’re not going to create a production ready app in 48 hours – your goal should be to create something that works and demos, makes people say “that is cool!” or “that has potential!”. Wouldn’t hurt if it was entertaining too.

I’ve given out two sample ideas this morning. In the interest of fairness, I’ll make them public below. Remember – you have to send an e-mail indicating interest by this Friday. You can work out the details later – just get on board now. This should be fun, and a great opportunity for those willing to step up and take advantage.