17 May 2012
We recently conducted a survey of 546 homeowners who had hired at least one home improvement contractor in the past year, to learn about their experiences and perspectives. The survey explored a variety of topics including their general satisfaction with home improvement contractors; the methods they used to find contractors; and the factors that influenced [...]
Posted in Consumer Trends1 Comment
20 April 2012
This is Part 5 of a 5-part series devoted to exploring the concept of Big Data to determine what makes it different from other hyped data “revolutions” of the past. In 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced they would be adopting new rules for how material information should be structured for public consumption. The [...]
19 April 2012
This is Part 4 of a 5-part series devoted to exploring the concept of Big Data to determine what makes it different from other hyped data “revolutions” of the past. In its molecular form, water consists of two hydrogen atoms bonded to a single oxygen atom. At ambient temperatures, water molecules bond together to form [...]
16 April 2012
This is Part 3 of a 5-part series devoted to exploring the concept of Big Data to determine what makes it different from other hyped data “revolutions” of the past. On his first day in Office, President Obama signed the Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government, a platform aimed at fostering greater accountability from the [...]
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13 April 2012
This is Part 2 of a 5-part series devoted to exploring the concept of Big Data to determine what makes it different from other hyped data “revolutions” of the past. Back in 2005, Kevin Kelly, the founding executive editor of Wired wrote, Three thousand years from now, when keen minds review the past, I believe that [...]
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10 April 2012
This is Part 1 of a 5-part series devoted to exploring the concept of Big Data to determine what makes it different from other hyped data “revolutions” of the past. About three months ago I posted a simple question to my Facebook wall, asking whether my next computer should be an Apple or a PC. [...]
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09 April 2012
This past Friday, we announced the public availability of ProRank, a visual depiction of where a contractor ranks compared to every other contractor in their metropolitan area. Here is an example of how the percentile visual looks on the profile page for one of our LA based clients, Joel and Co Construction. Each of the 1.8 [...]
Posted in Big Data, New Features0 Comments
16 March 2012
Giovanda and Ivan Norman faced a nightmare that homeowners sometimes encounter when they hire a contractor. They employed a landscaping contractor who took their money without doing the work. It was money the couple could ill afford. Ivan, on active duty with the Marine Corp, had been ordered to Yuma, Arizona, so the Normans rented [...]
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06 December 2011
Today, we are pleased to announce the launch of our newly redesigned business profile page. At BuildZoom, we are constantly working on new ways to create a more engaging experience for visitors to our site. Over the past several months, we have been studying why some profiles tend to keep users engaged for a longer [...]
Posted in New Features, Tips and Tools0 Comments
16 November 2011
One of our ongoing priorities at BuildZoom is enhancing the user experience, making it easier for people to find reliable contractors. There are a lot of metrics we examine to help better understand the impact of changes we make to the site. One of the more important numbers we look at is the average time [...]
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