This should bring a smile to every female’s face…the ever popular shopping website Zappos.com has an interactive map where you can watch people shop for shoes!

That’s right- “You’re watching orders placed on the Zappos.com website, from all over the United States, coming in and being mapped to the location the order is being shipped to, in real time.” Check it out here Zappos Map. This map pops up information bubbles with pictures of the shoes people are ordering and is solely based in the US and on the Zappos website.

Of a similar concept is another website with a social feature. At Thisnext.com people sign up to become members and help contribute product recommendations, get “personalized shopping suggestions” and rave about products they like.

On ThisNext’s interactive Watch People Shop map, as members find products they like an information bubble pops up with the name of the product and the website where to get it. One of the catchy features is the picture feed at the bottom of the page that keeps mini pics of each item that has popped up- in case you miss it and want more info.

Now what if we could apply this to Real Estate mapping…just think how many people would stare at your real estate site all day if you had an interactive map popping up with the properties the searchers are looking at.

Alfred Lin, the COO, CFO of Zappos.com will be speaking at the Inman Connect Conference this summer in San Fransisco. His Keynote on Building a Brand that Matters definitely peaks my interest. And who knows, maybe I’ll could bounce some interactive map ideas off of him.