Defining Moments: NAR Gateway/TREC and the Open Web
The Gateway/TREC/TBD discussions are heating up again, sort of. Re-visiting the topic seems timely with the latest iteration of the NAR PAG report recently “released”...
Michael Wurzer
How Do Consumers Discuss Listings Today?
Dustin and The Notorious R.O.B. are discussing the pros and cons of on-line comments about specific listings. This is a good extension of my posts...
Michael Wurzer
The question is . . .
who makes the rules.
Is there or could there be a TED for Real Estate?
Below is a video of Chris Anderson describing the “core values” for the TED conferences, which are “truth, curiousity, diversity, no selling, no corporate bullshit,...
Michael Wurzer
Centralization Is A Bug
Centralization is a bug · Bill Joy: “Wherever you work, most of the smart people are somewhere else.†The reason the Web worked so well...
Michael Wurzer
A Thousand Flowers
Yesterday, in writing about Google’s recent OpenSocial announcement, Brian Boero of a 1000 Watt Blog gave a hat tip to the FBS Blog for previously...
Michael Wurzer
Is Facebook Today’s MLS Book Or Are MLSs Tomorrow’s Facebook?
Facebook is the darling of nearly everyone, it seems, especially after the site “opened up” to allow outsiders to develop software for use inside Facebook....
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Does size matter?
Re-reading my post this morning Are Competitive MLSs Possible or Desireable?, I feel like the end of the post lacked some clarity. The real question...
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I’ve got a headache
Seriously. Long flight, short layover, rushing here and there, all the while thinking about MLS regionalization. Michael Seguin from Tales from the Techside writes today...
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Good Standards Break Monopolies, Not Make Them
The discussions across the country about consolidating MLSs rages on. In some areas, however, the focus appears to be more on who leads the consolidation...
Michael Wurzer
Allowing The Outside Web To Come In
The technical blogs are buzzing about Six Apart’s call to use open standards for social networks and Google’s leaked announcement that it will be creating...
Michael Wurzer
Not Whining, Really
Glenn Roberts’ article is out and I’m thankful to Glenn for writing about the Future of MLS Wiki, as I hope it fosters discussion about...