Comments on: Our Maps Are Googley Now

By: redfin.com Switches from Microsoft to Google

redfin.com Switches from Microsoft to Google — Thu, 26 May 2011 02:25:53 +0000

[...] the decision to stop using Microsoft Virtual Earth, and have switched to Google Maps. On the corporate blog the company [...]

By: New home building guide

New home building guide — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:36:46 +0000

Exactly right. Microsoft needs to go.

By: google maps foreclosure « Uncategorized « foreclosures web

google maps foreclosure « Uncategorized « foreclosures web — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:12:00 +0000

[...] 13.Our Maps Are Googley Now | Redfin Corporate Blog We like a lot of things about going with Google Maps: … I just made the switch from Google to Bing Maps. Don’t get me wrong, I love Google maps; but the API was just too slow for me and census data which spills out thousands of polygon points in about two seconds. I think that redfin may have saved … Foreclosure (5) [...]

By: google maps foreclosures « Uncategorized « foreclosures web

google maps foreclosures « Uncategorized « foreclosures web — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:08:18 +0000

[...] 13.Our Maps Are Googley Now | Redfin Corporate Blog In addition to improving our short sale detection in Orange County and parts of LA and making our neighborhood pages a little more discoverable from the map page, we switched to using Google Maps exclusively instead of a mix of Microsoft Virtual Earth and Google Maps. … We like a lot of things about going with Google Maps: [...]

By: Mortgage Services

Mortgage Services — Sat, 01 May 2010 17:58:34 +0000

The bird’s eye view was a function I used when reviewing every listing. Having to launch a 2nd window to see bird’s eye is very cumbersome, esp when scanning multiple listings. Mortgage Services

By: Mike from St. Louis

Mike from St. Louis — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:25:42 +0000

Interesting to find this post. I just made the switch from Google to Bing Maps. Don’t get me wrong, I love Google maps; but the API was just too slow for me and census data which spills out thousands of polygon points in about two seconds.

I think that redfin may have saved themselves to conversion time by considering data compression of the points.

I’m stoked about how fast I made 3000 census tracts covering two states in about 4 seconds with Bing Maps. (of course, panning and zooming tanked) Even Redfin has a limit on zoom level and the number of properties they can display. :-)

My point here is that compression of the data across the wire (most software developers use jQuery and JSON with raw lat/long number which is a performance killer. Compression ratios of 75% are easily obtained through two simple functions.

By: InossePesed

InossePesed — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:30:32 +0000

Attention Shoppers Spent the afternoon at Natick Mall .Sales galore and crowds galore..First sign of recovery?.Same in your area?I do feel that prices are down, though.Off to shop..Friends say that Park City Mall is crowded, as well. Spend money!

By: InossePesed

InossePesed — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:06:50 +0000

Attention Shoppers Spent the afternoon at Natick Mall .Business is booming..Have the incentives kicked in?.Is your local mall feeling the recovery?Better deals than last year.Gotta go shopping some more..I think Park City Mall is packed. Enjoy

By: InossePesed

InossePesed — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:16:24 +0000

Hello There Just back from Natick Mall .No room in the parking lot!.Have the incentives kicked in?.Same in your area?Better deals than last year.Gotta go shopping some more..Seems like Park City Mall is doing well also. Enjoy

By: Cloud computing 101 « Werx Limited

Cloud computing 101 « Werx Limited — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:39:08 +0000

[...] the difference between Google and Microsoft’s approaches to cloud computing and how, as one company that switched from Virtual Earth to Google Maps put it, it all comes down to speed, speed, [...]