A couple weeks ago, Frontdoor.com released its City Guides product [Disclosure: Frontdoor.com is a 1000watt Consulting client]. This is worth noting for several reasons. The user experience is first rate; the balance between content and design, data and vibe is…
Posts Tagged ‘MLS’
Show me the market!
You may have noticed I am a big advocate of putting real estate market information into the hands of consumers. During most of the boom years, buyers and sellers made life-changing decisions based on thin slices of information. A few…
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The MLS moment
We’re bullish on MLS. Or rather, the potential that lies within most MLS organizations. In fact, Marc and I think MLSs hold some of the most exciting possibilities in real estate and technology in 2009. I know that may sound…
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Google’s OpenSocial and the future of the MLS
Brian published this post back on November 6th, 2007. The observations he made then about the social implications and viability of the MLS resonate today — Marc I’ve been chewing on the idea of Google’s OpenSocial for the past few…
Real estate on steroids
Stattweets launched today, enabling sports fans to follow their favorite teams, get spreads, scores, standings, ranks etc. The idea isn’t new but their angle is. The content here is broadcast direct from the teams themselves rather than from the arbitrary…
Roost gets $8 million: I have a few questions
I like Roost. The search experience is really good — at least until the user is redirected to a brokerage site, which is, in most cases, pretty jarring. The company also provides a nice example of what can be done…
Hell breaks loose in the new listings war
I returned from my vacation last week to find my inbox and reader filled with talk about listing coverage, comprehensiveness and quality sparked by a somewhat ham-fisted PR gambit by Roost. I had just written about this the week before….
An insider’s smile
I re-read the NAR/DOJ settlement document over the weekend following a detailed discussion with a client. The language below didn’t jump out at me before, but made me smile the second time around. “An MLS may not refuse to deal…
Web 2.0′s knockin’ but can’t come in
Web 2.0′s seeming failure to birth bankable revenue streams or sustainable business models in real estate reflects glaringly off its windshield. Many are bracing for a crash. The conventional cash register isn’t ringing, but convention is overrated these days. A…
Some gems amid a rough week
Davison and I were in Orange County Monday, San Francisco Tuesday and head to Dallas later this morning. I’ve been hit with food poisoning and Marc is still without ID or credit cards since losing his wallet in Chicago last…
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