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The content sharing arrangement offers site visitors with the opportunity to learnand share vital details from a locals only perspective about streets includingnoise levels, traffic, neighbors, entertainment and public services in a way thatwasn t previously available.
This collaboration is fresh off the heels of the StreetAdvisor 2.0 launch. The newlyrevamped site provides a real-life "insider" view making it the essential guidebookto finding the right street to call home, connecting with neighbors, and discoveringnew things, documented by the people who have lived there, through words, picturesand video.
Consumers can learn and share vital details about where they live including noiselevels, traffic, neighbors, entertainment, and public services, much in the same waypeople share their experiences with products and travel at popular online shoppingand travel sites. It also allows for firsthand recommendations and negativeexperiences about local businesses, entertainment, services, lifestyle, and backroad gems.
Some of the new features on StreetAdvisor.com include: Street, City, State, Country Reviews Guidebook StreetCred Point System Local Expert Program StreetAdvisor Billboards
Since the launch of StreetAdvisor.com six months ago we have been looking topartner with key players in the real estate industry that can help grow our brand, said Adam Spencer, co-founder and CEO of StreetAdvisor.com. After talking with anumber of other parties, we are extremely pleased to be working with the leader inthe industry, realestate.com.au.
This deal represents a major shift in the consumer face of real estate in thiscountry and it is with StreetAdvisor.com s innovative user-driven content that ourvisitors can be confident they have made the right property choice before they movein, said Shaun Di Gregorio, General Manager, realestate.com.au.
About StreetAdvisor.comFounded in 2007 by Jason Spencer and Adam Spencer, StreetAdvisor.com helps peoplelearn more about their communities while helping others make better decisions aboutwhere they want to live. The site will evolve to include additional services tofacilitate online conversations at the street level, while creating a forum whereprofessionals and consumers can participate in bringing their street and neighboursonline, in a public forum. To date StreetAdvisor.com has had over 1.5 millionstreets viewed, and over 30,000 individual contributions to the site.
About realestate.com.aurealestate.c om.au has helped more people find a home in Australia than any otherwebsite every month since October 2000.* In both June and July, 2007,realestate.com.au had 100% more unique browsers than its closest competitor. It isone of 16 sites owned and operated by the REA Group (realestate.com.au Ltd, ASX:REA,and its subsidiary companies).
Press Contact:Adriana Gascoigne415 216 6024afgascoigne@yahoo.com
