10/23/08 11:54pm

What happened to this site on Thursday? A strange glitch knocked Swamplot off the web for a few hours — and then replaced it for much of the afternoon and evening with . . . an exercise forum!?

For a time, we suspected the site might have been hacked and then hijacked by operatives from the Mayor’s Wellness Council. Over at HAIF, a few readers speculated about other possible culprits.

Thank you for all your emails and telegrams! Swamplot, it turns out, was neither hacked nor hijacked. There were some problems with the nameservers at the site’s hosting provider, and they’ve been resolved. In the meantime, we’ve learned a lot of useful information about exercise bikes.

It’s good to be back! Those of you jonesing for the Neighborhood Guessing Game reveal: You’ll get the answer on Friday.

10/22/08 12:42pm

Advertising is what makes it possible for Swamplot to bring you all the exciting news reports and stories you read here. A big thank you goes to our direct advertisers for supporting this site. We hope our readers will thank them too!

Here’s Swamplot’s latest advertising honor roll:

A special thank you also to our newest advertiser:

If you’re interested in helping this site grow — and getting your message out in front of our sizable and real-estate-obsessed readership — please step this way!

10/08/08 4:28pm

Swamplot gets its juice from advertising. And our advertisers get . . . your eyeballs! A big thank you to our readers for being such a desirable group, and another big thank you to these longtime advertisers, for recognizing the opportunity:

Please also welcome our latest advertiser:

Thinking of advertising on Swamplot? Start here.

09/22/08 9:46pm

This past weekend marked Swamplot’s first anniversary online. And what a year it’s been! We wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of our readers, commenters, and tipsters for turning this site into Houston’s fastest-growing real-estate publication.

We have some exciting plans in store for year 2. And as more Houstonians climb back onto the power grid, we’ll be sharing those plans with you here.

08/07/08 10:21am

Hey, the tips keep coming! And so Swamplot gets to pass on these rich little stories to you, as our week-long story-hunting embargo continues.

Speaking of which, there probably won’t be a weekend open-house tour this week. That is, unless someone wants to send in a nice, juicy tip filled with, say, 4 to 6 open houses scheduled for this weekend in a neighborhood that hasn’t been covered that way here recently . . .

08/06/08 3:59pm

Swamplot runs on reader tips . . . and advertising! We appreciate the continued support of:

We’re also happy to reintroduce another longtime advertiser, now with a new company:

And we welcome a brand new advertiser:

If you would like to join this distinguished list of supporters and reach Swamplot’s growing citywide audience, please follow the very brief instructions on this very brief page about advertising.

08/04/08 11:35am

Drawn to lurid spectacle like the worst freeway rubbernecker, Swamplot is dedicated to covering Houston real estate. But hey, it’s the deepest part of the summer. Can’t we fit a vacation in here somewhere?

Here’s an idea: Swamplot will keep posting this week . . . but only on stories we receive reader tips about. How’s that for a compromise? If it’s important, you’ll write in about it, no? Otherwise, we’ll take a break from pounding the pavement pixels and try to enjoy some of this nice dry weather we’re having.

Yes, this experiment includes the Neighborhood Guessing Game. If you’ve got a candidate for this week’s round, send it in! Otherwise, we’ll take the week off with that too.

07/23/08 2:06pm

When Swamplot sells advertising, it allows us to . . . uh, exist! So please support these advertisers who’ve been with us for a while:

And help welcome our latest addition:

If you’d like to support Swamplot and reach our large and growing audience of Houston real-estate obsessives, contact our advertising folks.

06/25/08 6:51pm

Our advertisers make it possible for Swamplot to bring you . . . well, all the stuff that we bring you. We’d like to take a moment to thank them:

If you’re interested in reaching Swamplot’s growing daily audience of Houston real-estate fanatics — or want to show your support for the work we’re doing here, there are plenty of advertising opportunities available. Drop us a line and we’ll tell you all about them.