Seeing as how we’re stuck on the ground in Newark… just some random thoughts. 1. What accounts for the immense incompetence of airlines? I mean, they’re private enterprises, in a competitive environment. Why do they all suck so uniformly? Is it that they are so wrapped up in government regulations that they are effectively pseudo-government … Read more
So I’m off to San Francisco today to attend RE Bar Camp and Inman’s Real Estate Connect. I’m sure this is going to be a great week, filled with new people, new things to learn, and new stuff all around. I’m hoping to meet many of the bloggers I’ve only communicated with over the Interwebs … Read more
Just a quick little heads up before diving back into my real job. If you haven’t done so already, read Analytics Apples And Oranges: Switching Web Analytics Tools Without Getting Fired. Even if you’re an expert on web analytics, this brief little post lays out the issues so clearly and so cleanly that it helps confirm … Read more
If you’re not reading Matt Ferrara, the extremely intelligent, entertaining and hyper master of Matthew Ferrara & Company, then you’re missing out on some of the most fun readings that can be had about technology and real estate. He’s very insightful on a range of issues, as he works with some of the top companies … Read more
It is probably obvious by now that I have been letting this blog slide for quite some time. The reason is that I have a day job as head of marketing for Onboard, and well, as is my wont, I’ve taken on a bit much at the same time. In my defense, I feel that … Read more
Just curious… anyone going to Inman SF? Looks like I will be able to make it out there, and just thought I’d see who else (who might be reading my tiny little blog) might be going. Would be great to finally meet some of you folks in person. 🙂 -rsh
One of the reasons why I’ve been so busy of late is the sheer amount of work I took on at OnBoard. I hope to be able to share with everyone some of the fruits of that labor sometime soon. One major project is a redesign of the OnBoard website. Quite a few of the … Read more
The NAR-DOJ settlement is the gift that keeps on giving. To a blogger at least. Well, to a blogger that happens to be interested in such an obscure and unimportant topic. 🙂 The latest piece of information is throwing me from confusion directly into bizarro-land. NAR released a “Special Report” in which it announced that … Read more
The NAR-DOJ Settlement is news outside of our little RE.net corner of the blogosphere. One of the grand poobahs of the blogosphere, Jeff Jarvis of Buzzmachine, exults in a post entitled, “Take That, 6 Percenters!”. Why, he’s positively leaping with joy: The monopolistic hold big real estate agents have had on information — on access … Read more