“Evolution from Talk to Text” read the headline today in the New York Times today. Yesterday there was an announcement on TechCrunch about Verizon raising their SMS fees 15% According to Nielsen Mobile, the typical subscriber sent or received 357 text messages compared to 204 phone calls. Here are some more Nielson Stats from Q2, 2008: 43 Million US mobile subscribers use mobile internet 33 Million receive text alerts 32 Million use instant messaging 4 Million subscriber to mobile video   CALL TO ACTION Mobile Search in real estate is lagging behind consumer demand…..again. MLS and Brokers should strongly consider [...]

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 10, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) - Trulia.com, the best place to start a real estate search, has created a new business development group to form partnerships with Multiple Listing Service (MLS) providers. The move is in response to growing interest from MLSs and the Association of REALTORS® who want to ensure their members’ listings are available and accurately represented to consumers searching for real estate online. Trulia offers MLSs and associations several unique marketing and educational benefits, including: - Syndication of listings to Trulia.com, with 5 million unique monthly users and 250% annual traffic growth, at no cost [...]