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Trulia Obtains A Street View

Try to search for a house.  Checkboxes concerning prices, square footage, and the number of bathrooms can only take you so far - hundreds of results might show up.  You can peer at tiny, cropped photos, but that's not great, either.  So a new deal between Google and Trulia brings Street View into the picture.

Trulia Voices Sounding Strong

Trulia deals in real estate search, but it recently launched a forum (or “social media platform”) known as Trulia Voices.  Curious as to how the project’s coming along?  Luckily for you, Trulia has provided a “71 day pulse check.”

Trulia Takes In $10 Million In Funding

Some weeks are “product” weeks - the companies all have something they want to release.  This has been a “money” week - crazy amounts have been thrown around.  And - although the amount of craziness and throwing involved here is debatable - real estate search engine Trulia has just joined the crowd by raising $10 million in funding.

Paying Up For Google Maps Mash-up

The openness of Google Maps' API has spawned a web phenomenon with slews of Google Map mash-ups. And they do make for a nifty bonus to any webmaster wishing to give visitors a better way to locate services. But, according to the New York Times, don't expect Google to let you profit from their generosity without a cut of the action.