Comments on: Homehound re- launch http://www.business2.com.au/2007/05/homehound-re-launch/ Real Estate Agent News and Information Technology Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:40:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Calvin Brodie http://www.business2.com.au/2007/05/homehound-re-launch/#comment-2574 Calvin Brodie Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:55:29 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/05/30/homehound-re-launch/#comment-2574 Hello Elizabeth & PaulD, I don't believe my comment was misleading - the recent sale by IPMG to News Ltd of the FPC publishing business pretty effectively moves IPMG out of being a mainstream large scale media company, wouldn't you agree? PaulD - thanks for the suggestion. We use & display floor plans as supplied to us by real estate agents. If we get a gif then we display as a gif. It would be unwise for us to alter an image format from that which has been supplied to us. Regards, Calvin. Hello Elizabeth & PaulD,

I don’t believe my comment was misleading – the recent sale by IPMG to News Ltd of the FPC publishing business pretty effectively moves IPMG out of being a mainstream large scale media company, wouldn’t you agree?

PaulD – thanks for the suggestion. We use & display floor plans as supplied to us by real estate agents. If we get a gif then we display as a gif. It would be unwise for us to alter an image format from that which has been supplied to us.

Regards,

Calvin.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.business2.com.au/2007/05/homehound-re-launch/#comment-2573 Elizabeth Sat, 09 Jun 2007 04:26:58 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/05/30/homehound-re-launch/#comment-2573 Good Afternoon, Calvin, can you clarify your position please? " I believe that we can also now claim to be the only viable national, free, non-media company owned property portal in the market." Then a bit later on... "For the record, the site is run on a day-to-day basis by IPMG Interactive independently of the PPL partners, however, they are certainly partners in the overall scheme of things and are actively involved in development discussions and consulted regularly. " Knowing what we do, that PPL and IPMG are partners in the site. Further that IPMG IS a media company. How can you claim that homehound.com is a "non-media company owned property portal in the market"? Simply - Homehound is a joint venture between the formerly 3rd largest Print company in Australia, and the top 4 franchisors. To spin it otherwise is misleading. E Good Afternoon,

Calvin, can you clarify your position please?

” I believe that we can also now claim to be the only viable national, free, non-media company owned property portal in the market.”

Then a bit later on…

“For the record, the site is run on a day-to-day basis by IPMG Interactive independently of the PPL partners, however, they are certainly partners in the overall scheme of things and are actively involved in development discussions and consulted regularly. ”

Knowing what we do, that PPL and IPMG are partners in the site. Further that IPMG IS a media company. How can you claim that homehound.com is a “non-media company owned property portal in the market”?

Simply – Homehound is a joint venture between the formerly 3rd largest Print company in Australia, and the top 4 franchisors.

To spin it otherwise is misleading.

E

]]> By: PaulD http://www.business2.com.au/2007/05/homehound-re-launch/#comment-2572 PaulD Fri, 08 Jun 2007 23:52:38 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/05/30/homehound-re-launch/#comment-2572 - Calvin, Just a tip for floorplans. Get rid of jpeg floorplans and use gif format. The plan reproduces better and looks SO much better on the screen. - Calvin,

Just a tip for floorplans. Get rid of jpeg floorplans and use gif format. The plan reproduces better and looks SO much better on the screen.

]]> By: Calvin Brodie http://www.business2.com.au/2007/05/homehound-re-launch/#comment-2571 Calvin Brodie Fri, 08 Jun 2007 07:17:43 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/05/30/homehound-re-launch/#comment-2571 Hello Peter, Thank you for your review of the new homehound.com.au website. As you have quite rightly pointed out, we made a conscious decision to provide users with a clean interface. Basic it may look, but that Hello Peter,

Thank you for your review of the new homehound.com.au website.

As you have quite rightly pointed out, we made a conscious decision to provide users with a clean interface. Basic it may look, but that

]]> By: Adam McWhinney http://www.business2.com.au/2007/05/homehound-re-launch/#comment-2570 Adam McWhinney Mon, 04 Jun 2007 07:48:03 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/05/30/homehound-re-launch/#comment-2570 Hi Elizabeth, Many things have changed since I worked on homehound, mainly homehound! :-) My comments posted here are personal and genuine, otherwise I would have dislcosed my work background as I have done in the past on this site. Regardless, I still enjoy homehound from a users perspective. Just for the disclaimer record I currently work for News Digital Media. Snoop, take your point about the beta sign and consumer feedback, I suppose I am just all "beta'd out"! :-) Cheers, Adam Hi Elizabeth,

Many things have changed since I worked on homehound, mainly homehound! :-)
My comments posted here are personal and genuine, otherwise I would have dislcosed my work background as I have done in the past on this site.
Regardless, I still enjoy homehound from a users perspective.
Just for the disclaimer record I currently work for News Digital Media.

Snoop, take your point about the beta sign and consumer feedback, I suppose I am just all “beta’d out”! :-)

Cheers,
Adam

]]> By: snoop http://www.business2.com.au/2007/05/homehound-re-launch/#comment-2569 snoop Sun, 03 Jun 2007 08:17:52 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/05/30/homehound-re-launch/#comment-2569 Interesting comment Adam RE the beta comment. I think its a nice flag. Not all users are web developer knowalls. It sends a clear signal to a consumer that the site is in test mode,and having good ways to feedback user experience should be prominent. Of course sites never stop development (except rea) ... Interesting comment Adam
RE the beta comment.
I think its a nice flag.
Not all users are web developer knowalls.
It sends a clear signal to a consumer that the site is in test mode,and having good ways to feedback user experience should be prominent.
Of course sites never stop development (except rea) …

]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.business2.com.au/2007/05/homehound-re-launch/#comment-2568 Elizabeth Sat, 02 Jun 2007 05:36:34 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/05/30/homehound-re-launch/#comment-2568 Good Afternoon, Young Adam, you would not be the same Adam McWhinney who came to a homehound christmas presentation on homehound.com, for agents at the then Fox Studio's? I remember listening to an Adam McWhinney tell us all about homehound.com and how we all had to be on it in order to advertise in the Wentworth Courier, but also pay money to be put in the Homehound.com magazine. No wonder you like the new homehound! E Good Afternoon,

Young Adam, you would not be the same Adam McWhinney who came to a homehound christmas presentation on homehound.com, for agents at the then Fox Studio’s?

I remember listening to an Adam McWhinney tell us all about homehound.com and how we all had to be on it in order to advertise in the Wentworth Courier, but also pay money to be put in the Homehound.com magazine.

No wonder you like the new homehound!

E

]]> By: Sam http://www.business2.com.au/2007/05/homehound-re-launch/#comment-2567 Sam Thu, 31 May 2007 23:34:13 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/05/30/homehound-re-launch/#comment-2567 I agree snoop and you'd have to include realestateview.com.au in Victoria as it is very visible as it'sco branded with many Vic agents. To even consider anything else is worth using is folly, My Home could have been ok if Mr Packer understood the Internet or how to source people that do, he can spend as much as he likes on that dog of a creation and I'll give you a written guarantee that it will sink like a stone anyway. I agree snoop and you’d have to include realestateview.com.au in Victoria as it is very visible as it’sco branded with many Vic agents.
To even consider anything else is worth using is folly, My Home could have been ok if Mr Packer understood the Internet or how to source people that do, he can spend as much as he likes on that dog of a creation and I’ll give you a written guarantee that it will sink like a stone anyway.

]]> By: snoop http://www.business2.com.au/2007/05/homehound-re-launch/#comment-2566 snoop Thu, 31 May 2007 20:40:12 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/05/30/homehound-re-launch/#comment-2566 Its a two horse race now. Maybe Google can be the disruptor but REA and Domain are the only games in town from a subscription payment vs value point of view. Its a two horse race now.
Maybe Google can be the disruptor but REA and Domain are the only games in town from a subscription payment vs value point of view.

]]> By: Sam http://www.business2.com.au/2007/05/homehound-re-launch/#comment-2565 Sam Thu, 31 May 2007 11:57:11 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/05/30/homehound-re-launch/#comment-2565 It's not just how much money Elizabeth, it's know how and these people don't have it, only REA and domain know how to get a site visible enough to work. You can throw all the money you like at a site but it won't work unless the operators have the required know how. It’s not just how much money Elizabeth, it’s know how and these people don’t have it, only REA and domain know how to get a site visible enough to work.

You can throw all the money you like at a site but it won’t work unless the operators have the required know how.

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