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Definition of “disconcerting”: my toilet where my bed should be

A few weeks ago, I blogged about the bathroom remodel I’m doing to my house, using Dueling Digs as my inspiration for what I like in a bathroom. Well, actually it’s a master bedroom/bathroom remodel. I’m a rookie at remodeling, so this ...

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Zillow Integrates Microsoft Virtual Earth Maps and Aerial Images

If you’re an observant person or a fanatic of maps and aerial imagery, you probably already noticed that we updated our map images late last week by integrating the Microsoft Virtual Earth maps/aerial imagery with our underlying maps platform. As a ...

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A Peek into Life at Zillow

HP shows his dexterity and flexibility doing the limbo Ask a Zillowite why they love working here, and I think you’d find a consistent theme: The people, the product, and the potential. All of these energize us to do better, be better, take risks ...

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Zillow Wins Top Webby in Real Estate

Aw shucks! The Webby Awards, which began acknowledging excellence on the Internet since 1996, just bestowed Zillow with the top Webby in the real estate category. Thank you Webbys! We are deeply appreciative and humbled by this recognition. Come to find ...

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Not Exactly Buried Treasure

This past year, my family and I moved into a new home and now that spring has finally broken through, I spent the weekend battling the encroaching weeds in our yard. Despite my heroics, the weeds are winning. Maybe I have the upcoming Indiana Jones movie ...

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Some Examples of Zillow’s Neighborhood Boundaries Integrated — Zilpy and TeachStreet

Since we released our 7,000 neighborhood boundary polygons under Creative Commons license, we’ve seen several integrations that we’d like to highlight. The 1st is Zilpy, a real estate site focused on providing rental statistics and helping you ...

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Spencer, I told you so!

One of the great things about community is that our users constantly keep us on our toes with suggestions, discussions and the occasional off-topic rant. And in one case today, a member of the Zillow community called out our CFO/VP of Marketing (and my ...

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Dueling Digs in Action

Dueling Digs is one of my favorite Zillow features because it is entertaining and useful at the same time. Very few webapps manage to do both. You can get remodeling ideas while looking at real estate porn at the same time; what could be better. I’m ...

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Zillow Wins Webware Award!

It’s official! Zillow has won a Webware award in the Commerce & Events category of the competition. We’re tickled to be a winner in this category next to some big hitters such as Amazon, Craigslist, eBay, Kayak, Etsy, Google AdWords, Woot ...