Comments on: The Real Estate King Takes A Gabby Queen

By: sellsius

sellsius — Sat, 26 May 2007 14:33:46 +0000

Some things bear repeating Roberta

By: Roberta Murphy

Roberta Murphy — Fri, 25 May 2007 01:03:47 +0000

When trapped in the spam sewer, I am inclined to repeat myself;-)

By: Roberta Murphy

Roberta Murphy — Fri, 25 May 2007 00:44:45 +0000

Good Gab! I finished a small latte reading this.

By: Roberta Murphy

Roberta Murphy — Fri, 25 May 2007 00:02:25 +0000

I almost finished a latte reading this. Good gab!

By: sellsius

sellsius — Thu, 24 May 2007 17:00:55 +0000

You’re right Drew. There is no spoon.

By: Drew M from Zillow

Drew M from Zillow — Thu, 24 May 2007 16:17:10 +0000

As David said, yes, it’s pretty hard to do anything on Zillow without a computer — what’s your point?

By: sellsius

sellsius — Thu, 24 May 2007 13:45:16 +0000

Drew–

BIG BIG difference between offline conversations & online Q&A

Offline conversations are verbal & not recorded for all to see.
Online Q&A is in print and of some permanence on the website & in cyberspace.

Offline conversations are words writ on water, online carved in my newly laid concrete sidewalk.

2 Questions Drew:

1. If zillow removes flagged content will it also be removed from Google? (this question either stumped David or he did not want to admit Zillow will not remove it from Google)

2. Isn’t it IMPOSSIBLE for a person without a computer to flag inaccurate conversation about their property on Zillow?

By: Drew M from Zillow

Drew M from Zillow — Thu, 24 May 2007 05:15:48 +0000

Conversations about houses are happening with or without Home Q&A; Zillow is just providing an online forum for them to take place. In the offline world, EVERYONE but those directly involved in the conversation are excluded from the conversation (meaning the homeowner is excluded). It is impossible for homeowners to monitor every conversation about their home, but they are happening nonetheless. Surely you can’t be arguing that real life conversations about houses can’t take place on the basis that the homeowner should be able to monitor all conversation about their homes?

By: sellsius

sellsius — Thu, 24 May 2007 03:05:00 +0000

The point is if a home seller does not use a computer they are unable to monitor conversations about their home for inaccuracies. Therefore, this seller cannot “flag” anything. Should this owner have the right to say—-”You know zillow, since I don’t own a computer, I can’t oversee a conversation about my home or flag any inaccuracies that could adversely affect my marketing and sale of it–please let me opt-out of the Q&A.” Make sense?

In simple terms, a home seller without a computer has no way to flag untrue statements about their home. How do they protect themselves?

BTW, is content that is flagged and removed from Zillow still cached by Google?

By: David G from Zillow.com

David G from Zillow.com — Wed, 23 May 2007 22:49:20 +0000

Thanks for correcting. That is progress. Note that the majority of QnA participants on Zillow are buyers, sellers and agents. I’d appreciate that correction also.

Yes, people without internet access probably don’t spend much time on the internet. And yes, Zillow can only be “Your Edge In Real Estate” if you use actually the web site. Do you have a point here?