Q: Who is the co-founder and CEO for Yelp.com, one of the most popular business rating and review sites on the Internet?
A: Jeremy Stoppelman (see Inman News article).

He is a keynote speaker at the Real Estate Connect conference, which runs from Aug. 5-7, 2009, in San Francisco.

Q: What online company, with a specialty in sales of shoes and other clothing and accessories, racked up $1 billion in gross sales last year and is in the the process of being acquired by Amazon.com?
A: Zappos.com.

Alfred Lin, the company’s (see Inman News article) chief financial officer and chief operating officer, is also a keynote speaker at the Real Estate Connect conference next week.

Q: Who authored a book about the revelations of online search behavior and serves as global research manager for a Web metrics company?
A: Bill Tancer (see Inman News article).

He will deliver a keynote address during the Real Estate Connect conference next week.

Click the links below to view other notable participants in the Real Estate Connect conference next week:

Justin Britt               Eric Bryn

Alex Chang              Aman Daro

Craig Donato           John Erickson

Chris Freeman         Jonathan Kauffman

Margaret M. Kelly     Dustin Luther

Amanda McMillan     Nicole Nicolay

Sean O’Toole           Eric Stegemann

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If you haven’t already noticed, RE/MAX has added click to call as a feature that can be activated under your contact information on all listings. Check out THIS LISTING to see an example.

This feature allows consumers and potential clients to contact you immediately via your website, and give you the ability to change their computer screen and direct them to pages you want them to see.

That sounds crazy! -I know.

The way it works is a consumer goes to our website www.victoryatthegreene.com and clicks on one of your listings, they click to connect now button and speak with you, but unfortunately that particular listing just went under contract an hour before, so you hit 90# on your phone, and VOILA they’re looking at another listing of yours on THEIR computer screen! You can program up to ten separate websites or listings for them to go to…crazy right.

It gets better!

Once you have set up the click to call feature, you can place the button on any of your websites! I still prefer the Google Talk features, see the article on that heRE, but it might be beneficial to set up the connect button on your website forwarding to your Google Voice Number.

Here’s an example of the button:

Try it out!

JD Power and Associates survey reveals importance of extra services increases as buyers and sellers seek value from real estate companies

RISMEDIA, July 31, 2009-Extra services provided by real estate companies-such as inspections, appraisals and legal and moving company recommendations-have become increasingly important to home buyers and sellers, according to the …

RISMEDIA, July 31, 2009-This week’s headlines from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS include: Articles and information offered as part of the Right Tools, Right Now campaign, marketing tools from NAR’s REALTOR Benefits Program Partners, and existing-home sale are up again.

Right Tools, Right Now – FREE July Articles & Information

Through NAR’s …

RISMEDIA, July 31, 2009-(MCT)-When David and Penny Mann decided it was time to move to a retirement community, their real estate agent told them that in this rough market, it could take months to sell their downtown San Jose Victorian. So they were thrilled to receive back-to-back offers in the …

RISMEDIA, July 31, 2009-(MCT)-After lowering the $4.2 million asking price of their Lake Bluff estate three times and by more than $1 million, Mike and Marti Palmer flirted with the idea of trading the still-unsold custom home for something smaller.

They own 70% equity in the 9,700-square-foot home perched on a …

RISMEDIA, July 31, 2009-Located in Charleston, South Carolina, this home boasts over 8,500 square feet of luxury residence and presents a rare opportunity to own a fabulous residence with incredible views, parking and a guest floor, all within a newly-built package.

Just steps from the harbor and within walking distance to …

RISMEDIA, July 31, 2009-(MCT)-During the summer, when every Seattleite and their visiting mother-in-law seems to embrace the great Northwest outdoors, you can often hear the day-trippers in the parking lots and on the trails before you even spot them.

The stampede of feet rattling along the gravel paths. The echoes of …

RISMEDIA, July 31, 2009-Halstead Property hosted a Week of Opportunities during the week of July 13-19. The special promotional week focused on the values and opportunities that currently exist in today’s real estate market. More than 110 buyers filled the seats at the Scandinavia House to hear Halstead’s Executive Team …

RISMEDIA, July 31, 2009-The U.S. economic recession is reported as becoming less severe as the summer progresses, according to the Federal Reserve’s latest Beige Book report.

Reports from the 12 Federal Reserve Districts suggest that economic activity continued to be weak going into the summer, but most Districts indicated that the …