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Lindsay Campbell, the host of Wallstrip, has left for another show at CBS. Howard Lindzon, founder of Wallstrip, confirmed the move of Campbell and the successor, that of being Julie Alexandria.
Originally posted on January 13, 2008 @ 10:56 pm
Zillow.com announced a major expansion and upgrade to its database of nearly all homes in the country, increasing data coverage from 70 million to 80 million U.S. homes in 48 states, or 88 percent of all homes in the country. Zestimate values are now available on three out of four U.S. homes, or 67 million, up 68 percent from when Zillow launched in 2006. New areas with Zestimates include the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, West Virginia and New Hampshire.
Zillow also announced it has dramatically expanded and improved its Zestimate algorithm, incorporating 20 times the number of statistical models than before that factor in more local and home-type variables and now integrate homeowner-edited home facts – such as the number of bedrooms, bathrooms or square footage. More than one million homes have been claimed and updated by their owners to date, contributing to improved Zestimate accuracy on many of these homes.
Originally posted on January 10, 2008 @ 11:00 am
Gaia Online announced that Time Warner Inc. has made a strategic investment in the company in a Series B funding round. Gaia Online is a social environment where teens come to hangout, have fun and express their individuality through customizable avatars, homes and cars; casual games; arenas for creative writing and artwork; discussion forums on thousands of topics; and virtual spaces such as movie theaters, drag races and towns.
The Gaia Online community boasts nearly three million unique users per month, with members spending an average of more than two hours on the site per day. The Gaia economy sees 100,000 transactions each day and Gaia’s forums have already exceeded a billion postings.
Last month, Gaia Online announced a partnership with Warner Bros. to make both free and pay-per-view versions of the legendary studio’s films available in Gaia’s virtual cinemas. A recent partnership with Toyota’s Scion division similarly revealed the level of teens’ engagement with the Gaia – within 24 hours of making virtual Scion xB cars available, more than 90,000 had been acquired, customized and drag-raced.
Originally posted on January 10, 2008 @ 7:41 am
For us who can’t make it to CES, we highly reommend Engadget and Mahalo Daily.
Originally posted on January 8, 2008 @ 12:58 pm
FireRescue1.com, one of the leading online news and information resources for firefighters, has launched FlashoverTV.com, a video community dedicated for firefighters and fire departments nationwide.
With FlashoverTV.com, members of the firefighting community will have a full-featured, interactive environment in which to view, upload and discuss an unlimited number of industry-focused videos. Similar to FireRescue1.com, FlashoverTV includes sections focused on key firefighting topics, news and training, as well as a growing product demo/virtual trade show video section.
FlashoverTV also includes a variety of community features, including the ability to create video playlists, subscribe to other
members’ content, add groups for other members to join and rate or comment on videos. FlashoverTV’s featured topics cover a wide range of firefighting subjects, from training clips and product demonstrations to humorous firehouse and fire scene videos.
Originally posted on January 8, 2008 @ 10:20 am