A few days ago I added a new entry into my Seattle condo blog about a new condo project. Normally, nothing much happens but Google quickly indexed the new post. Today, the local newpaper published, what became a controversial article about the condo project, and people thoughout the country Goo
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08/31/2006
It's not my intent to write about specific condo projects in AR, but a new project is getting some people riled up. All of the new condos in downtown start around $500,000, out of reach of the average person. One developer has decided to build affordable condos in the Belltown district of downt
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08/31/2006
Lots of people talk about the "addiction", maybe it's a curse. I thought I was above the fray but I'm learning I'm not. The sucking sound is getting louder. I have a new buyer appointment this afternoon and I'm leaving on vacation tomorrow morning, but I'm just getting sucked in further. Ther
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08/31/2006
My head is dizzy. I still trying for comprehend what Web 2.0 is, and now some braniac is pushing Web 3.0. Not much info, but apparently enough for the Seattle PI's business venture bloggist to write an article about it regarding a company called Yapta!. From the Yapta! website: YapTA is a web
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08/31/2006
Marlow Harris posted a serious, but humorous article about website hijinks in her 360digest.com blog. She commented about people so who steal other people's images (see Kristal's post), and the actions those individuals have taken to call out the theives on it. And, there's a lot of that going o
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08/29/2006
I noticed that my SERP for certain keywords fluctuate regularly in Google. A while back I learned that part of it may depend on which datacenter is being accessed at the time of the inquiry. One tool that I was introduced to is McDar. It's fantastic because users can do keyword analysis on the
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08/29/2006
The one month long concrete strike has ended as workers accepted a deal providing a $3.95/hr raise over three years. Stalled city & county, as well as private projects (e.g. Domaine Condominium, Mosler Lofts. et al) can now get going again. But, was it all for nought? The longevity of the strike
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08/26/2006
Google has had a presence in the Northwest for a few years now with a sales offices in Seattle & Kirkland. It has been rumored for some time that Google had been planning on increasing their presence, possible moving in to the soon to be vacated headquarters of Safeco Insurance (my old employer).
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08/26/2006
Or so our Mayor would like us to. The Honorable Mayor Nickels is proposing (suggesting?) that Seattle expands it population base by more than 60% by 2040...up to 1 million people. Though, in order to accomplish that goal, Seattle would need to double its annual influx to 8,000 new residents and
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08/19/2006
Seattle has long being the Northwest's bastion of liberalism, it's mixed salad bowl (not quite melting pot) and a true-blue city. Bellevue, across the lake, is Seattle's antithesis - sterile, conservative, suburban, soccer moms. So, it came as a surprise, to me at least, when the Seattle Times
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08/19/2006
