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PR Web (22 September 2015) Compass Pointe Dives Into Tech Industry with Matterport 3D Reality Tours
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FOX 5 Atlanta (9 October 2015) Take a [Matterport] 3D Tour of the FOX 5 Atlanta Studio
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FSC Wire (4 November 2015) RESAAS to Bring Integrated 3D Listing Content to its Platform with Matterport Technology
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PRWEB (12 November 2015) GW Estates and Homes, Making Home Buying and Selling in the Lake Norman–Charlotte Area Easier by Becoming an Early Adopter to New Innovative Technology

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GeekWire (2 December 2015) Go Inside Paul Allen's Living Computer Museum with this [Matterport] 3D Virtual Tour

Congrats to Matterport User Group Forum Member @Tosolini for creating these great 3D Showcases and the related media coverage.

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Trek Movie (5 December 2015) Take A Stunning 3D Tour of the TOS Enterprise Sets with Star Trek Continues and Matterport Technology
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Il Piccolo (21 December 2015) Il mago triestino dei viaggi nel mondo 3D - PROVA LE VISITE VIRTUALI

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MUG Member Paolo @tosolini making news in Italy!

Are you making headlines with Matterport? Please post your (great) news!

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Not only does the office now feature light-up listings that grace the Highway 34 shop windows, but Gateway in Brush has also launched themselves as a technology leader with their new 3D virtual tours.
“We are excited to bring something new to the people in this county,” said Gateway Realty in Brush owner Adam Walter as he readied the new, three dimensional, ultra-high definition capturing, Matterport camera that has allowed the business to capture virtual tours of homes up for sale.

http://www.brushnewstribune.com/ci_29399417/gateway-realty-features-3d-tour-technology

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KTBS-3 (ABC) (8 February 2106) Technology Opens the Door to 3D Home Tours in NW Louisiana

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4 Ways Low-Tech Businesses Will Use Virtual Reality http://flip.it/-KCYC
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The Wall Street Journal (24 March 2016 Personal Technology: Why You Should Try That Crazy Virtual Reality Headset
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Fast Company (22 March 2016) Five Ways Virtual Reality Is Reshaping Industry
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Tested.com (4 April 2016) 3D Mapping The Exploratorium with Matterport!


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In this 3D Mapping The Exploratorium with Matterport! video by Test.com, Matterport Co-Founder Matt Bell explains the magic about how the Camera captures three-dimensional data using structured light.

It's a great explanation of the three depth sensors and three color sensors in the Matterport Camera.

The Camera "captures around 10 million 3D points per second and it's 'madly' stitching all of those together as it turns around," says Matt in this video interview. "Once it has that full 360-degree plus depth image - that puzzle piece - it sends that over to the iPad. And, as the iPad receives puzzle piece after puzzle piece as you move this camera around from spot to spot, you'll see the stitching happen on the iPad. And, it's a quick and dirty preview: enough that you know that everything is aligned properly and that you have captured the whole space." [Processing in the cloud is the high quality version]

Props to Tested.com Editor Norm Chan for asking great, interesting questions and helping provide (thoughtful) context for those questions.

Since this video was publishes yesterday (4 April 2016), it has been viewed 50,000 times. Let's hope that generates more business for Matterport service providers ...

Thanks to @Paolo for calling my attention to this video.

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SKIFT (27 April 2016) Airbnb Tests Hotel-Style Packaging and Amenities in Sonoma, CA [with Matterport]
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Marketwired (22 May 2016) Matterport Continues Global Expansion by Bringing Immersive Media to Australia
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Business Wire (10 May 2016) Vacasa Launches Vacation Rental Industry’s First Immersive Experience Technology Across All Listings
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Getting a Matterport Camera in the United Kingdom (UK) just got easier. Matterport announced that they now have a distributor in the UK.

To buy a Camera in the UK – or ask about availability outside the United States - contact Matterport International Sales.

To buy a Camera in the United States, order here.

Matterport Press Release follows. ...

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Matterport Continues Global Expansion with Entry to United Kingdom Property Market

Immersive 3D and Virtual Reality Technology Now Available for UK Estate Agents and Property Owners

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – May 19, 2016 – Leading immersive media company, Matterport®, today announced that the Matterport 3D Camera is available for purchase in the United Kingdom. In addition, the company is demonstrating its immersive 3D and VR technology for showcasing properties to the largest gathering of real estate and property technology professionals in Europe at Future: Property Tech in London on May 19th.

With Matterport 3D Spaces, UK property professionals and photographers will be able to engage buyers across the globe as if they were next door. The award-winning Matterport Pro Camera and 3D Showcase, a Web-based player that can be embedded directly into any property web site, gives the viewer a real feel for what it’s like to walk through a space. It allows the user to move through a space naturally, from a mobile device, laptop or even virtual reality headset. The dollhouse view provides even greater detail into the property as users can zoom out to see a unique, full-color 3D floor plan or a 2D color floor plan.

Tens of thousands of agents and brokers have successfully used Matterport to attract clients and market more listings. To date, more than 200,000 Matterport Spaces have been created so far, and there have been more than 40 million views of these Matterport Spaces.

“By delivering an immersive property experience, we are focused on giving people the ability to experience any space from anywhere in the world as if they were there,” said Bill Brown, CEO of Matterport. “We are already the market leader in immersive media in the United States, and are now thrilled to bring our 3D and VR models to the UK property market, enabling estate agents to attract more clients and more inventory, and to create a better buying experience for consumers.”

Gary Snyder, Director of Immersive 3D Solutions, has been a Matterport Service Provider for almost a year, capturing properties such as this one in London. “Matterport has helped my estate agent clients attract potential buyers from Asia, the Middle East and the United States, in order to get the best price for their client. These international buyers expect to ‘see the property’ before actually visiting it. In addition, Matterport is helping estate agents in the U.K. attract more sellers because their marketing is superior to their competition.”

Estate agencies or photographers can purchase their own Matterport cameras directly from Matterport by visiting Matterport International Order Inquiries.

Matterport will demonstrate the 3D and VR capabilities of Matterport’s technology on the Main Stage at 3:15 local time. In the exhibit hall, Matterport will also display the Matterport Pro Camera, 3D Showcase, and VR Showcase along with powerful capabilities for property marketing, including:

Mattertag ™ Posts, which let estate agents annotate property highlights in 3D throughout the space, providing rich contextual detail on the property.
The 3D Showcase for iOS app, which allows estate and letting agents to have access to all of their 3D property inventory offline – when Wi-Fi is not available.
Other exciting features that include measurements and schematic floor plans.
To see first hand the power of Matterport, estate agents can download the 3D Showcase for iOS app for free, select a few relevant 3D Spaces, and show potential clients how they would market their property with Matterport.

About Matterport

Headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, Matterport is an immersive media technology company that delivers an end-to-end system for creating, modifying, distributing, and navigating immersive 3D and virtual reality (VR) versions of real-world spaces on web and mobile devices. The Matterport Pro Camera and Cloud Services make it quick and easy to turn real-world places into immersive virtual experiences.

With the introduction of the Matterport 3D Showcase web player, Matterport has made it incredibly easy for anyone to move through virtual spaces as if they were there, from any desktop or mobile browser. With the addition of VR Showcase, users can now experience Matterport Spaces from a Samsung Gear VR headset, with additional device support coming soon.
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Getting a Matterport Camera in Australia just got easier. Matterport announced that they now have a distributor in Australia.

To buy a Camera in Australia – or ask about availability outside the United States - contact Matterport International Sales.

To buy a Camera in the United States, order here.

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Matterport Continues Global Expansion by Bringing Immersive Media to Australia

Formal Entry Follows Organic Adoption of Matterport 3D Technology in Australian Real Estate Market

SUNNYVALE, CA–(Marketwired – May 22, 2016) – Leading immersive media company, Matterport®, today announced that it is formally entering the Australian market. The company made the announcement at AREC 2016, Australia’s largest real estate conference.

With Matterport 3D Spaces, Australian property professionals and photographers can engage buyers across the globe as if they were visiting the property in person. The award-winning Matterport Pro Camera and 3D Showcase is a Web-based player that can be embedded directly into any property Web site. The model allows the user to move through a space naturally, from a mobile device, laptop or VR headset. A dollhouse view provides even greater detail into the property as users can zoom out to see a unique, full-color 3D floor plan or a 2D color floor plan.

Tens of thousands of agents and brokers have successfully used Matterport to attract clients and market more listings. To date, more than 200,000 Matterport Spaces have been created, and there have been more than 40 million views of these Matterport Spaces.

REA Group has been using Matterport on realestate.com.au, Australia’s largest real estate portal. Buyers are 60% more likely to email an agent and 95% more likely to call an agent about a property listing they’ve seen on realestate.com.au that includes a Matterport 3D Showcase. (Source: Mixpanel Analytics, iOs app, last 30 days as of 19 May 2016).

Nigel Dalton, CIO of REA Group, parent company of realestate.com.au, comments on the innovation of Matterport and the impact on the property market. “Matterport is an absolutely key technology for advancing the property industry from flat photographs to 3D and ultimately virtual reality experiences of a property. The Matterport camera and software makes it easy for any Australian property agency to get access to the tools that create the richest visual experience in apps and on the web for house seekers. With demand from consumers for richer media, a 3D walkthrough or virtual reality tour are going to be expected on every listing on realestate.com.au within the next five years.”

Justin Miller of RE/MAX Regency in Queensland is an early adopter of Matterport technology and says its benefits were far more powerful than he originally thought. “I was introduced to Matterport technology via REA Group, parent company of realestate.com.au, and started using it for the property management side of our business in helping to provide property condition reports. After a short while we began to realize the true power of Matterport technology and realized it could open up an entire new client base to us, based on its ability to ‘open up’ a property to anyone, anywhere, anytime. In fact, we believe so much in Matterport’s power that we invested in two of our own cameras. In three months we’ve had three direct sales from buyers who have solely inspected via a 3D tour on realestate.com.au.”

“Many agents in Australia have been early adopters of the Matterport 3D Showcase, and have experienced how Matterport helps them attract more clients and more inventory as well as creating a better buying experience for consumers. We’re excited to bring the Matterport immersive experience to more Australian property owners so that buyers and renters can experience any property from anywhere,” said Bill Brown, CEO of Matterport.

Agencies or photographers can purchase their own Matterport cameras directly from Matterport by visiting Matterport Internal Order Inquiries. ...

Matterport will demonstrate the 3D and VR capabilities of Matterport’s technology at the AREC Conference in the Innovation Hall at Booth 11. The Matterport Pro Camera, 3D Showcase, and VR Showcase will all be on display, along with powerful capabilities for property marketing. To see first-hand the power of Matterport, estate agents can download the 3D Showcase for iOS app for free, select a few relevant 3D Spaces, and show potential clients how they would market their property with Matterport.

About Matterport

Headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, Matterport is an immersive media technology company that delivers an end-to-end system for creating, modifying, distributing, and navigating immersive 3D and virtual reality (VR) versions of real-world spaces on web and mobile devices. The Matterport Pro Camera and Cloud Services make it quick and easy to turn real-world places into immersive virtual experiences.

With the introduction of the Matterport 3D Showcase web player, Matterport has made it incredibly easy for anyone to move through virtual spaces as if they were there, from any desktop or mobile browser. With the addition of VR Showcase, users can now experience Matterport Spaces from a Samsung Gear VR headset, with additional device support coming soon.
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Getting a Matterport Camera in Canada just got easier. Matterport announced that they now have a distributor in the Canada.

To buy a Camera in Canada – or ask about availability outside the United States - contact Matterport International Sales.

To buy a Camera in the United States, order here.

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Marketwired (4 May 2016) Matterport Announces Local Entry Into Canadian Real Estate Market

Matterport Brings Game-Changing Immersive 3D and VR Technology to Canadian Real Estate Professionals and Buyers

SUNNYVALE, CA--(4 May 2016) - Leading immersive media company, Matterport®, today announced its formal entry into the Canadian market. In addition, the company is demonstrating its revolutionary technology for showcasing properties at Canada's largest real estate tradeshow -- REALTOR® QUEST -- in Toronto on May 4-5th.

"Matterport provides agents and brokers with a powerful marketing tool that gives home sellers confidence that their home is being presented in the absolute best way possible," said Bill Brown, Matterport CEO. "We make this possible by delivering a system that's incredibly easy for anyone to operate, even easier than creating a traditional 2D photo gallery. By allowing homebuyers and renters the ability to experience a property as if they were there, from any laptop or mobile device, our simple end-to-end solution allows real estate agents, brokers, photographers, portals and MLSs to showcase listings in a more engaging and personal way than ever before. We are excited to help our Canadian customers and partners grow their businesses."

On display at REALTOR® QUEST in booth 819 will be the Matterport Pro Camera and 3D Showcase, a Web-based player that can be embedded directly into the listing site to give the viewer a real feel for what it's like to walk through a space. It allows the user to move through a space naturally and then even zoom out to see a unique, full-color 3D floorplan (called dollhouse view) or a 2D color floorplan. Also on display will be powerful Matterport features, including:

-- Mattertag™ Posts, which let agents annotate property highlights in 3D throughout the space that really "sell" the listing
-- The new iOS Showcase app, which allows agents and brokers to have access to all of their 3D property listings offline -- when Wi-Fi is not available
-- Other exciting features that include measurements, schematic floor plans, and VR models
With Matterport 3D Spaces, Canadian real estate professionals will be able to engage buyers across the globe as if they were next door. Tens of thousands of agents and brokers have successfully used Matterport to help win and market over 100 thousand listings so far. To date, there have been almost 40 million views of Matterport Spaces.

Real estate professionals in the greater Toronto area have already embraced Matterport technology to engage more buyers, close transactions more quickly, and win more listings. "I was recently lucky enough to have one of my listings photographed for a Matterport 3D Showcase," said David Pylyp, Senior Agent with RE/MAX in Toronto. "If you are not familiar with this technology, it might just be the coolest thing in real estate marketing since the marriage between the digital camera and the Internet. The Matterport technology is light years ahead of anything I have seen in real estate marketing. Plus, the wow-factor with my clients is unprecedented."

In addition to obtaining Matterport scans from local Matterport Service Providers across Canada, agents can now purchase their own Matterport cameras. To buy a Matterport Camera in Canada, visit Matterport International Order Inquiries.

About Matterport

Headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, Matterport is an immersive media technology company that delivers an end-to-end system for creating, modifying, distributing, and navigating immersive 3D and virtual reality (VR) versions of real-world spaces on web and mobile devices. The Matterport Pro Camera and Cloud Services make it quick and easy to turn real-world places into immersive virtual experiences.

With the introduction of the Matterport 3D Showcase web player, Matterport has made it incredibly easy for anyone to move through virtual spaces as if they were there, from any desktop or mobile browser. With the addition of VR Showcase, users can now experience Matterport Spaces from a Samsung Gear VR headset, with additional device support coming soon.

To learn more, visit matterport.com.
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Matterport sent this eblast 4 pm EDT Tuesday (12 July 2016).

Dan

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Grow your business with media attention for your Spaces

Dear Matterport Service Partner,

We know how important exposure and leads are for your business. Matterport is always looking for ways to help our service partners be successful.

Over the past year, we’ve noticed a growing trend: MSPs who actively engage media outlets have raised their company profile, generated new leads for scan jobs, and created new revenue streams for their businesses.

Here are some great examples of MSPs who have successfully had their Spaces included in online publications.

Curbed - “Rare Frank Lloyd Wright House Goes on Market For First Time Ever”

Geekwire - “Go inside Paul Allen’s Living Computer Museum with this 3D virtual tour”

Local News - “Iolani Palace Uses 3D Scanning Technology for Virtual Tours”




And best of all, it’s easy to get started. Here are a few simple tips & tricks.

1. Scan a unique place of interest

Have a really cool place in mind that you think would be fascinating to show in 3D? The best way to get your Matterport Space picked up by a media outlet is to start with a place that is newsworthy and/or highly relevant to your target media outlet. You may already have several awesome scans just waiting to be shared.

2. Target a specific news or media outlet

Find the right media outlet for your content. If your Space is real estate related, find an outlet that frequently runs features on real estate, home design, or architecture. If you scan a historic site, museum exhibit, or newly opened place of interest, reach out to local outlets, special interest blogs, or travel sites. Often, you can easily find the name and email for specific writers/editors to contact directly.

3. Research and read

As you come across news articles, blogs, or other online stories, find ones that are centered around a specific place. Contact the writer to pitch a follow-up piece featuring an immersive 3D scan. Separately, ask the writer about current or future projects about interesting spaces.

4. Sell the target media outlet on the ease and value of Matterport in engaging readers

Digital media outlets are trying to engage readers in ever more interactive and immersive ways. On average, readers spend 1.7 minutes exploring a Matterport Space, which is far more than existing media.

By sharing a Space embed code, you can assure the media outlet that readers will stay on their site to explore the 3D model. Use Mattertag™ Posts to add even more value to this unique and powerful storytelling tool.

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We look forward to seeing your Matterport Spaces in publications all over the world!

Thanks,

The Matterport Team

PS: Check out some of the other press Matterport users have gotten!

Real Estate: The Wall Street Journal recently used Matterport to provide a tour of a quirky Georgian mansion.

Entertainment: MSP Scann3D played an important part in The Block, a reality show about real estate.

Hospitality: The Associated Press enabled users to explore ultra-luxury accommodations in their interactive feature The Suite Life.

Retail and Public Venues: The Washington Post let readers visit their nearby pub through a Matterport Space.

Content marketing: McDonald's SXSW experience

Celebrity: DJ Deadmau5 was so impressed with the tour of his house by MSP Virtual3D that he tweeted it to his 3.5 million followers.

News: MSP Capture It 3D and Matterport collaborated on a project on homelessness in San Francisco, catching the attention of Al Jazeera America.

Unique sites: Tour the world’s narrowest house on TwistedSifter.

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Matterport announced the following at Inman Connect San Francisco today (2 August 2016).

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Matterport Expands Virtual Reality Portfolio With Support of Google Cardboard

Immersive Media and VR Pioneer Also Integrates Outdoor Views and External Links to Provide Richer Property Information

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — August 2, 2016 — Immersive media technology company Matterport today announced new capabilities to its comprehensive system for creating, modifying, distributing, and navigating immersive 3D and virtual reality (VR) versions of real-world spaces. These include a new app (Matterport VR for Google Cardboard), outdoor capture and viewing capabilities (360° Views), and enhanced functionality for highlighting key features of a Space (enabling external links within Mattertag™ Content). The new capabilities will help people to more fully experience a property, anytime and from anywhere. The announcement was made today in conjunction with Matterport’s participation at Inman Connect. Inman Connect runs from August 2-5 in San Francisco, and Matterport can be found at Booth #4.

“Top brokerages and realtors are always looking for new ways to differentiate themselves, to win new listings and bring in qualified buyers,” said Bill Brown, CEO of Matterport. “These three new capabilities are important to help further set agents and brokerages apart from their competition, and are critical innovations in transforming how people buy and sell real estate.”

Matterport VR for Google Cardboard

Already available on Samsung Gear VR, Matterport Spaces can now also be viewed on Google Cardboard (for Android), Google’s low-cost VR platform for viewing VR applications. The combination of low cost and wide dissemination of Cardboard means that millions more individuals are able to view properties, in the form of Matterport Spaces, in VR.

Real estate professionals have been early adopters of VR, in order to market properties in the most immersive and realistic way. Buyers, local and remote, can quickly and efficiently experience a host of properties in one sitting, anytime, and from anywhere. Matterport VR for Google Cardboard is an inexpensive marketing tool for agents to differentiate themselves and wow sellers in what can be a very competitive marketplace. They can even send branded Cardboard viewers, with links to properties, to important clients.

360° Views Enables Outdoor Viewing

Furthermore, Matterport, historically known to provide the most immersive, realistic walkthroughs of interior spaces, now also captures and integrates outdoor views. With this addition, Matterport Spaces are now unequivocally the most complete way to experience any property online. “Visitors” can experience sweeping exterior views of the landscape in 360°, and then immerse themselves inside, in 3D or VR, to fully experience the interior of the property as if they were there.

360° Views adds an unprecedented five viewing options from a single camera. Spaces captured by the Matterport Pro Camera can now be viewed in VR, in 3D, in 360°, as a Dollhouse view and as a Floor Plan view. These options provide realtors with the means to give sellers and buyers the entire picture of a property – both inside and out.

Mattertag™ Content Enhancements for Highlighting Key Features & Upgrades

On top of these other advancements, Matterport has provided additional capabilities for highlighting key features and upgrades within a Space. Mattertag Posts, originally introduced in March 2016 to let realtors or sellers anchor a short title and text description anywhere within a Space, can now also include links to external Web sites, pdfs, or other Matterport Spaces. These links can provide immediate access to more information about a property or feature, helping to further engage and sell the buyer, and can even provide quick links to similar homes a buyer might be interested in.

Availability

Matterport VR for Cardboard is now available on Google Play, 360° Views will be available later this month, and links within Mattertag Posts will be available later in the quarter. Both of the latter features are upgrades that will automatically be available to all customers when they are released, via the Matterport Cloud.

About Matterport

Headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, Matterport is an immersive media technology company that delivers an end-to-end system for creating, modifying, distributing, and navigating immersive 3D and virtual reality (VR) versions of real-world spaces on Web and mobile devices, as well as a Samsung Gear VR headset and Google Cardboard. The Matterport Pro Camera and Cloud Services make it quick and easy to turn real-world places into immersive virtual experiences. To learn more, visit matterport.com.
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