Michael Arrington at TechCrunch takes note of a new startup called GenieTown that is aiming at the local services space. From his post: The company says they are addressing the long tail of local services. The GenieTown site allows local service providers (plumbers, dentists, whatever) to put up a web presence. Users looking for providers … Read more
If you care about legal issues, this is a must read post from Real Estate, Real Competition, and The Law. Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law (CLC) sued Craigslist for violating the Fair Housing Act and got pretty much slapped around by the trial court. CLC appealed, and the Seventh Circuit heard … Read more
I know I take contrarian views to much of the received wisdom on the RE.net, but… well, I can’t help it. Since I’m not flogging any product, or trying to get leads from this blog, or any such thing, but just write on topics that interest me, I suppose I find it more fun to … Read more
I had a feeling I would not be disappointed in entertainment value of this little kerfuffle. And I was right. 🙂 Joseph Ferrara from Sellsius lets Greg Swann have both barrels, for Greg letting Marc Davison have both barrels. Ah, a grand melee. I’m happy to be a voyeur in these little dustups. -rsh
After my… ahem… tirade against Movesmart.org, I felt kinda bad. I mean, they seem like such sweet, nice people with such good intentions. Granted, I still stand by everything I wrote in that post, but… in the spirit of wishing them well, I offer the following suggestions. I base them on this page on Netsquared.org … Read more
Looks like the latest CoStar blog post takes the rivalry between CoStar and Loopnet to a new level. It’s exciting — almost as if we’re in a Presidential Election season. Oh yeah…. Anyhow, CoStar basically pimpslapped Loopnet’s membership claims and alleges false advertising: If the impressive-sounding number LoopNet claims as its “registered users” is really … Read more
Looks like the latest CoStar blog post takes the rivalry between CoStar and Loopnet to a new level. It’s exciting — almost as if we’re in a Presidential Election season. Oh yeah…. Anyhow, CoStar basically pimpslapped Loopnet’s membership claims and alleges false advertising: If the impressive-sounding number LoopNet claims as its “registered users” is really … Read more
Glenn Kelman at Redfin posted a great article yesterday about working at a technology company in Seattle. I’ve spent a bit of time in Seattle working at a game company out there, and I remember it fondly. A great city in so many ways. He contrasts the Seattle tech culture with that of the Valley’s, … Read more
I thought I was perhaps being a bit unkind to Marc Davison in wondering why a marketer would post what he did about being a rock star. Greg Swann over at Bloodhound looses both barrels on him: I should probably stop picking on this little nebbish, but he’s such a champion at leading with his … Read more