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Technology Humor: Jimmy Kimmel on "Google Glasses"

And now for some technology humor ... you may have seen the story last week about a futuristic product Google is working on officially called "Project Glass." Basically, it's not unreasonable to think of the (unofficially termed) "Google Glasses" as a wearable computer. Would people wear these? Not sure, but here is Jimmy Kimmel's comedic take on them. 

http://gizmodo.com/5899770/jimmy-kimmel-joins-the-google-glasses-mockery-parade?tag=Google-Glasses

What You Can Do About the Mac Flashback Virus

Information on the Flashback Trojan Virus affecting some Mac computers and what you can do about it: 

http://mashable.com/2012/04/05/mac-flashback-trojan/


Why You May Not Be Able to Find Out Everyone Who Likes Your Facebook Business Page

If you have more than 500 Facebook fans, you cannot find out everyone who likes your business page. Article also covers how to see who your fans are if you have less than 500 fans:

http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2165523/Why-Doesnt-Facebook-Share-Names-of-Everyone-Who-Likes-Your-Page

Zillow's Most Recent Economist Survey: Housing Bottom May Not Be Here Yet

There's usually no shortage of pundits attempting to call a bottom in the housing market, often incorrectly, seeing as this bottom calling exercise has been going on for a few years now. Zillow's recent survey of economists found that a majority of economists do not believe the bottom in housing is at hand. Specifically, economists surveyed believe that home prices may fall another 0.7% in 2012, increasing from a 0.2% anticipated decline in the previous Zillow survey from December. On a more positive note, economists believe home prices will appreciate 1.39% in 2013. The question here becomes whether the economists who Zillow surveys are any better predicting the future than anyone else; that remains to be seen. Maybe the most realistic thing to say is that no one really knows exactly when housing will bottom!

Read more about the survey

What Makes This Year's Spring in Real Estate Different


The KCM Blog discusses a number of things which make this year's spring a bit different than the average springtime in the real estate market. Some of the factors include:

- the warmer winter and favorable weather early in the spring have encouraged buyers to get started on finding a home earlier than they usually do

- sellers finally beginning to grasp the importance of pricing a home to sell, irregardless of what was paid for it

- interest rates starting to move up off recent lows

 

Here is the full article:

http://www.kcmblog.com/2012/03/22/spring-has-sprung/