Comments on: An insider’s smile http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2008/06/an-insiders-smi.html Turn On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:26:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brian Wilson http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2008/06/an-insiders-smi.html/comment-page-1#comment-2608 Brian Wilson Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:19:05 +0000 http://wp.1000wattconsulting.com/2008/06/an-insiders-smi.html#comment-2608 <p>It is sad that they actually had to codify that as a rule. Associations & MLS's could be kings of the hill for their market areas if they were not so... smug. </p> <p>Inside a decade, they will be lamenting "what could have been." </p> It is sad that they actually had to codify that as a rule. Associations & MLS's could be kings of the hill for their market areas if they were not so… smug.

Inside a decade, they will be lamenting "what could have been."

]]> By: John Rowles http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2008/06/an-insiders-smi.html/comment-page-1#comment-2607 John Rowles Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:56:36 +0000 http://wp.1000wattconsulting.com/2008/06/an-insiders-smi.html#comment-2607 <p>Wouldn't it be nice if this has an immediate impact on the triangle trade you describe?</p> <p>On the ground, we have a client who has offices in both WA and OR. They want to expand the Google-powered search site they have in WA into OR. </p> <p>Guess what? The OR MLS *doesn't provide feeds*. All you can get is a framed search, which makes it impossible to turn our captive GoogleBot loose on the data to make it searchable via our UI. </p> <p>In other words, the MLS in OR has mandated that all consumers who might prefer local sites must use the same sucky search tool, handcuffing their own member's ability to innovate. </p> <p>So, as much as I would appreciate court-ordered cooperation from the MLS IT guys who are still a PITA, I'd like to see the OR MLS (both of them, actually) get real about who they serve.</p> <p>JR</p> Wouldn't it be nice if this has an immediate impact on the triangle trade you describe?

On the ground, we have a client who has offices in both WA and OR. They want to expand the Google-powered search site they have in WA into OR.

Guess what? The OR MLS *doesn't provide feeds*. All you can get is a framed search, which makes it impossible to turn our captive GoogleBot loose on the data to make it searchable via our UI.

In other words, the MLS in OR has mandated that all consumers who might prefer local sites must use the same sucky search tool, handcuffing their own member's ability to innovate.

So, as much as I would appreciate court-ordered cooperation from the MLS IT guys who are still a PITA, I'd like to see the OR MLS (both of them, actually) get real about who they serve.

JR

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