If you just can't get enough of Curbed in the burgeoning universe of social media, a reminder that Curbed is now on Pinterest and Google+. On both these accounts, expect to find a carefully curated selection of gorgeous images and top stories. Don't be shy. This will be fun. [The Management]
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Today's Google Doodle—that thing you see in place of the standard logo on Google.com right now—pays homage to Crown Hall, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's modernist masterpiece at the Illinois Institute of Technology. The Washington Post has more. [WaPo via Curbed Detroit]
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If you just can't get enough of Curbed in the burgeoning universe of social media, a reminder that Curbed is now on Pinterest and Google+. On both these accounts, expect to find a carefully curated selection of gorgeous images and top stories. Don't be shy. This will be fun. [The Management]
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If you just can't get enough of Curbed in the burgeoning universe of social media, a reminder that Curbed is now on Pinterest and Google+. On both these accounts, expect to find a carefully curated selection of gorgeous images and top stories. Don't be shy. This will be fun. [The Management]
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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]
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]
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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This is why Barry Ritholtz’s The Big Picture is a must read – always a trove of cool insight – this time its (via ChartPorn) foreclosure mapping that’s been around for a while but buried within Google’s feature set. It’s a compelling visual although it doesn’t show context (ie trends and what it would look in in a “normal” market).
Here’s how to show foreclosure sales and listings.
Manhattan, Queens
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Las Vegas
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Detroit
Sobering…
Check out The Housing Helix podcast for my conversation with Rick Sharga of RealtyTrac who explains why the Google foreclosure info isn’t as good as it looks.
