I caught this on boingboing this morning: It’s kinda funny. But it also reminded me that newspapers, now on the precipice of oblivion, were actually pretty quick to jump on the Internet. This piece is but one example. Newspapers were…
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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…
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On the brighter side: 2 things that suggest a path for online real estate innovation in ’09
My post on online real estate innovation yesterday was pretty bleak. That’s still my sentiment, but here’s a counterbalance: I think the single biggest opportunity in online real estate in 2009 lies in improving our grasp on the real estate…
Zillow Advice: Innovation deflation
Zillow Advice launched this morning. And I’m feeling apocalyptic. Seriously: This release, while nicely executed, says a lot about the state of online real estate innovation. In short, despite a few recent gems, their ain’t much of it right now….
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…
Cut print, but fill the value vacuum
If years of business turbulence and dubious ad performance weren’t enough to move you to eliminate your print newspaper spend, yesterday’s Tribune bankruptcy may be the signal you’ve been waiting for. The Los Angeles Times killed its once-great real estate…
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….
Online real estate’s dirty little secret
You’re looking for a steak for dinner, but you’re not sure which cut you’d like. You want go to the butcher and see what looks good. Trouble is, the New Yorks are in one shop, the ribeyes in another. Flank…
The San Francisco Experiment, Part I
(This is part one of a two-part series) I spoke with Sherry Chris, CEO of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, two weeks prior to Real Estate Connect to think through a roundtable session we were tasked with running at…
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