Comments on: Google may kill Microsoft, but it won’t kill real estate http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/07/google-may-kill-microsoft-but-it-won%e2%80%99t-kill-real-estate.html Turn On Tue, 22 May 2012 20:19:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Google in talks to buy Yelp; is real estate asleep at the switch? | 1000Watt Consulting http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/07/google-may-kill-microsoft-but-it-won%e2%80%99t-kill-real-estate.html/comment-page-1#comment-7023 Google in talks to buy Yelp; is real estate asleep at the switch? | 1000Watt Consulting Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:55:33 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=2374#comment-7023 [...] listings out of the shadows of Google Base an onto Google Maps in a slightly more prominent way. I didn't think much of it at the [...] [...] listings out of the shadows of Google Base an onto Google Maps in a slightly more prominent way. I didn’t think much of it at the [...]

]]> By: Benny http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/07/google-may-kill-microsoft-but-it-won%e2%80%99t-kill-real-estate.html/comment-page-1#comment-5329 Benny Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:19:42 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=2374#comment-5329 <strong>Benny...</strong> Care to expand a bit on you mentioned in your post ? Don't get it. Have a nice Friday :)... Benny…

Care to expand a bit on you mentioned in your post ? Don’t get it. Have a nice Friday :) …

]]> By: David Charron http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/07/google-may-kill-microsoft-but-it-won%e2%80%99t-kill-real-estate.html/comment-page-1#comment-5099 David Charron Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:58:35 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=2374#comment-5099 Brian Understood. We are immediately issuing miner's helmets to all staff! Thanks! Brian
Understood. We are immediately issuing miner’s helmets to all staff!
Thanks!

]]> By: Brian Boero http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/07/google-may-kill-microsoft-but-it-won%e2%80%99t-kill-real-estate.html/comment-page-1#comment-5095 Brian Boero Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:26:38 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=2374#comment-5095 David: Real estate's boogey-men lie in the dark corners of its own house. David: Real estate’s boogey-men lie in the dark corners of its own house.

]]> By: Real Estate Roundup - Week 28 http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/07/google-may-kill-microsoft-but-it-won%e2%80%99t-kill-real-estate.html/comment-page-1#comment-5085 Real Estate Roundup - Week 28 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:30:01 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=2374#comment-5085 [...] Google may kill Microsoft, but it won't kill real estate by Brian Boero at 1000Watt Consulting [...] [...] Google may kill Microsoft, but it won’t kill real estate by Brian Boero at 1000Watt Consulting [...]

]]> By: David Charron http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/07/google-may-kill-microsoft-but-it-won%e2%80%99t-kill-real-estate.html/comment-page-1#comment-5081 David Charron Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:09:09 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=2374#comment-5081 Hey Brian Agree. Nice post. Thanks for the refreshing perspective. Do you think other industries spend as much time as we do opining and fretting over the boogey-man? Like your buddy Marc, I too have had a few epiphanies in the last year (though thankfully not from a hospital bed!). The ones borne out of curiosity vs. fear are so much more fun aren't they? Hey Brian
Agree. Nice post. Thanks for the refreshing perspective. Do you think other industries spend as much time as we do opining and fretting over the boogey-man? Like your buddy Marc, I too have had a few epiphanies in the last year (though thankfully not from a hospital bed!). The ones borne out of curiosity vs. fear are so much more fun aren’t they?

]]> By: Spencer Rascoff http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/07/google-may-kill-microsoft-but-it-won%e2%80%99t-kill-real-estate.html/comment-page-1#comment-5075 Spencer Rascoff Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:31:07 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=2374#comment-5075 Spencer from Zillow here. Brian, very good post. I agree. The only other point I'd make is sort of obvious but is underappreciated: it's really hard to be successful in a vertical, even if you have a firehouse of traffic coming from your portal or your search engine. There are hundreds of little things and millions of tiny things that contribute to a vertical web property's success. I believe that it takes a dedicated, focused, unencumbered team to succeed in a vertical. Spencer from Zillow here.
Brian, very good post. I agree.
The only other point I’d make is sort of obvious but is underappreciated: it’s really hard to be successful in a vertical, even if you have a firehouse of traffic coming from your portal or your search engine. There are hundreds of little things and millions of tiny things that contribute to a vertical web property’s success. I believe that it takes a dedicated, focused, unencumbered team to succeed in a vertical.

]]> By: Robert Bryan Boova http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/07/google-may-kill-microsoft-but-it-won%e2%80%99t-kill-real-estate.html/comment-page-1#comment-5071 Robert Bryan Boova Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:11:17 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=2374#comment-5071 Great stuff Brian, as per usual. Great stuff Brian, as per usual.

]]> By: M Realty http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/07/google-may-kill-microsoft-but-it-won%e2%80%99t-kill-real-estate.html/comment-page-1#comment-5070 M Realty Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:28:29 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=2374#comment-5070 This might be a stone aimed right at Microsoft, though I dont think Apple will get affected too much. I barely pay attention to the goings on in the news about Ms anymore because of the Apple switch. Google is not going to change that for me unless they come out with something supremely easy and awesome. This might be a stone aimed right at Microsoft, though I dont think Apple will get affected too much. I barely pay attention to the goings on in the news about Ms anymore because of the Apple switch. Google is not going to change that for me unless they come out with something supremely easy and awesome.

]]> By: Is the Real Estate Industry Running the Race With Blinders On? | Real Estate Opinion MAG - AgentGenius http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/07/google-may-kill-microsoft-but-it-won%e2%80%99t-kill-real-estate.html/comment-page-1#comment-5068 Is the Real Estate Industry Running the Race With Blinders On? | Real Estate Opinion MAG - AgentGenius Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:23:00 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=2374#comment-5068 [...] may feel great to read that Google is offering nothing new, and that data points are weak within other listing portals around the net and I’m sure [...] [...] may feel great to read that Google is offering nothing new, and that data points are weak within other listing portals around the net and I’m sure [...]

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