Top 10 Cool New Online Applications

I am here at the Inman Connect conference in San Francisco.  1,500 people from around the world have descended on San Francisco to learn the latest in online technology and how it applies to real estate.

One of the first presentations was from Brian Boreo who told the 1,500 strong crowd about his top 10 cool new online tools to help any business.

Here they are …

issuu.com … quick online magazine development … and its free.

viralheat.com … monitor your brand 24/7 and join into the conversation about what people are saying about you

drop.io … create a space online (a webpage) in a couple of clicks for every listings or a presentation and its free for most purposes

jimdo.com … create a full featured website with lots of social media tools … in a few clicks

feedmingle.com … allows you to take RSS feeds from blogs and websites to create one simple feed

mailchimp.com … a simple to use and powerful online emailing tool

screentoaster.com … a simple application to record what is happening on your screen and then you can share it with others

geochirp.com … allows you to find out who is talking about a certain topic on twitter around where you are located

tumblr.com … allows you to create a blog and to post articles to it through a range of media including online, mobile phone and so on

usertesting.com … allows you to test webpages on line in real time

99designs.com … allows you to post a design project online and to have a group of designers submit proposals and you select the winner

joby.com/gorillamobile … a tripod for your iphone

1. domain.com.au Online Rental Applications

   Australia's number two property portal, Fairfax owned domain.com.au, has introduced a new function which allows users to put in rental applications online, via the domain.com.au website....

2. Calling all iPhone Applications

   iPhone applications are becoming an important distribution channel for property portals around the world. Some major sites are telling us that as much as 20% of their weekend visits are coming from their iPhone application while others are reporting large volumes of downloads from the iTunes store. Any which way you cut it, mobile access to portal sites is coming of age. The team here at Property Portal Watch plans to review the property portal applications on the market and to help us we need to know what applications there are out there. Therefore, tell us about the property portal iPhone applications that you know by either commenting on this post or by sending an email to editor@propertyportalwatch.com....

3. Google Real Estate – Hot Topic at Property Portal Watch Workshop

   The recent launch of Google Real Estate in Australia, the US and New Zealand has led to hot discussion amongst commentators, property portals and the industry. Questions are being raised on what the real impact will be for property portals around the world. As it looks like Google Real Estate will soon launch in UK and Germany, the discussion will just get hotter. The question on whether Google is a threat or perhaps an opportunity to leverage will be a hot topic of discussion at the Property Portal Workshop on August 4, in San Francisco It is a rare opportunity to be able to discuss this and other vital issues facing property portals with more than 50 portal operators from all over the world already registered – don’t miss out on being part of it!...

4. Join the Leaders at the Property Portal Watch Workshop

   The free Property Portal Watch Workshop in New York is only 1 month away. This workshop brings together property portal leaders from around the world to discuss the key issues facing their businesses and the industry in general. Of course, Google is bound to be a hot topic of discussion. Already we have had over 70 registrations for this event, making it the biggest Property Portal Watch Workshop yet held. It is easy to register, just send an email to editor@propertyportalwatch.com. ...

5. Trading Post Goes Online Only

   Telstra, which is the owner of Australia's iconic classifieds newspaper The Trading Post, has announced that the paper will soon cease to have a print version, and become online only....