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Digital Age: Zillow Launches Rent "Zestimates," Landlords Everywhere Freak Out

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If they like it, then they'd better put a "Z" on it! Which is exactly what listings-site Zillow has just done with their rental listings. Called Zestimates, the site's new feature is exactly that—Zillow's estimate of what a property should be renting for, taking into consideration public records and comparable homes for rent on Zillow. Use this handy tool to ensure that the landlord who insists you pay in cash and doesn't cosign the lease doesn't screw you out of $8 a month.

· Zillow Launches Rent Zestimates [Zillow]

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Digital Age: Google Harnesses Street View Technology to Get Artsy Fartsy

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Got a hankering for, say, 17th-century baroque architecture and interiors but can't pry thy bottom off thy couch? What Google lacks in real estate it makes up for in Art Project, an initiative that allows users to tour some of the globe's finest museums via computer. To arrive at the famed Hall of Mirrors—we were jonesin' for some gilded sculptures today—we navigated a floorplan of the Palace of Versailles. It's also possible to search by painting or artwork; the list of museums includes the MoMA in NYC, the Uffizi in Florence, and the Met. File under: genius.

· Exhibit G: Now Google Street View lets you tour the world's finest museums from the comfort of your armchair [Daily Mail]
· Try Google Maps Real Estate Now Before It's Gone Forever [Curbed National]
· Palace of Versailles [Art Project]

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Digital Age: Try Google Maps Real Estate Now Before It's Gone Forever!

× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Thursday, January 27, 2011, by Sarah

When Curbed NY alerted us to the termination of real estate listings on Google Maps, we stared for a while at maps.google.com until we found, to the right of the search box, a teeny, tiny, drop-down box in which the words "real estate" appear. In a move similar to bringing out a plate of cookies and then whisking them away before anyone has a chance to try any, Google has announced that this real estate feature will be dropped by Feb. 10, citing "low usage" and the existence of better listings sites. With it will disappear many, many hours of potential procrastination.
· Google Drops Search Tool That No One Used [Curbed NY]
· Google closing door on real estate in Google Maps [CNET]

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Digital Age: We Found the Coolest, Most Fun Design-Firm Website of All Time

× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Friday, January 7, 2011, by Sarah

NYC-based designer David Stark has made recent news for the holiday rooms he helped decorate in the State Department building, and we've just been tipped off to Stark's website. It's really something. Have a look at the screen shots above and then head over here to try out the site, which seems like a breath of fresh air compared to other sites in the wild blue yonder.
· Capital City Flies in NYC-Based Designer to Deck the Halls [Curbed National]
· David Stark Design [official site]
· How Members of the Esteemed AD 100 Do Web Design [Curbed National]

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