Comments on: Google, REA & Domain – What’s The Deal? http://www.business2.com.au/2009/07/google-rea-domain-%e2%80%93-what%e2%80%99s-the-deal/ Real Estate Agent News and Information Technology Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:54:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Greg Vincent http://www.business2.com.au/2009/07/google-rea-domain-%e2%80%93-what%e2%80%99s-the-deal/#comment-6342 Greg Vincent Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:48:58 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/?p=1766#comment-6342 Kylie the big news about Bing is that Microsoft has just signed a 10 year deal with Yahoo to combine their search. It's a move from 2 giants to take on Google. http://www.itnews.com.au/News/151520,microsoft-and-yahoo-sign-10-year-search-deal.aspx Could this be a snapshot of the future for these 2 real estate giants? PS: I wonder if joining forces to tackle Google has entered the minds of Domain & REA ? Kylie the big news about Bing is that Microsoft has just signed a 10 year deal with Yahoo to combine their search. It’s a move from 2 giants to take on Google.

http://www.itnews.com.au/News/151520,microsoft-and-yahoo-sign-10-year-search-deal.aspx

Could this be a snapshot of the future for these 2 real estate giants?

PS: I wonder if joining forces to tackle Google has entered the minds of Domain & REA ?

]]> By: Kylie Emans http://www.business2.com.au/2009/07/google-rea-domain-%e2%80%93-what%e2%80%99s-the-deal/#comment-6341 Kylie Emans Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:23:30 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/?p=1766#comment-6341 We are obviously not keen to support a would-be competitor with our revenue. We are obviously not keen to support a would-be competitor with our revenue.

]]> By: PaulD http://www.business2.com.au/2009/07/google-rea-domain-%e2%80%93-what%e2%80%99s-the-deal/#comment-6336 PaulD Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:22:59 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/?p=1766#comment-6336 Greg, There are many regional areas where agents get Domain for free, as long as they advertise in the local Fairfax publication. It will be interesting to see what happens when the Agents can't get their properties on to Google Maps. They may just walk away from Domain and find someone else who will put the properties on Google maps. That would no doubt affect the advertising revenues in the newspapers, but not have much of an impact on Domain, in those areas other than fewer properties able to be viewed, because it is being given away in any case. Greg,
There are many regional areas where agents get Domain for free, as long as they advertise in the local Fairfax publication. It will be interesting to see what happens when the Agents can’t get their properties on to Google Maps. They may just walk away from Domain and find someone else who will put the properties on Google maps. That would no doubt affect the advertising revenues in the newspapers, but not have much of an impact on Domain, in those areas other than fewer properties able to be viewed, because it is being given away in any case.

]]> By: Greg Vincent http://www.business2.com.au/2009/07/google-rea-domain-%e2%80%93-what%e2%80%99s-the-deal/#comment-6333 Greg Vincent Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:40:57 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/?p=1766#comment-6333 Great comment Peter, Domain appear to be backed into a corner. Things will change very rapidly for them as they quickly become seen as the 3rd ranking portal. We all witnessed how agents reacted to having a 3rd portal introduced when MyHome came along. A lot of agents didn't see the need for paying the extra subscription & thought 'two's company, three's a crowd'. For agents outside of Sydney Metro (Domain's heartland) there will be a lot of agents starting to look very closely at their contracts & whether they actually need to pay for Domain's subscription any more. Great comment Peter, Domain appear to be backed into a corner. Things will change very rapidly for them as they quickly become seen as the 3rd ranking portal.

We all witnessed how agents reacted to having a 3rd portal introduced when MyHome came along. A lot of agents didn’t see the need for paying the extra subscription & thought ‘two’s company, three’s a crowd’.

For agents outside of Sydney Metro (Domain’s heartland) there will be a lot of agents starting to look very closely at their contracts & whether they actually need to pay for Domain’s subscription any more.

]]> By: Peter Brewer http://www.business2.com.au/2009/07/google-rea-domain-%e2%80%93-what%e2%80%99s-the-deal/#comment-6327 Peter Brewer Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:10:32 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/?p=1766#comment-6327 Just loved this quote from Fairfax around the arrival of Google into the 'real estate portal' world.. Finally Domian and REA are walking a mile in an Agents Moccasins.. "....Lloyd Whish-Wilson, the head of Fairfax's NSW metropolitan publishing, which includes Domain's online and print properties, released a short statement: "We are looking at our options at the moment. We are obviously not keen to support a would-be competitor with our revenue.".... Welcome to our world Lloyd! Just loved this quote from Fairfax around the arrival of Google into the ‘real estate portal’ world.. Finally Domian and REA are walking a mile in an Agents Moccasins..

“….Lloyd Whish-Wilson, the head of Fairfax’s NSW metropolitan publishing, which includes Domain’s online and print properties, released a short statement: “We are looking at our options at the moment. We are obviously not keen to support a would-be competitor with our revenue.”….

Welcome to our world Lloyd!

]]> By: Sal Espro http://www.business2.com.au/2009/07/google-rea-domain-%e2%80%93-what%e2%80%99s-the-deal/#comment-6318 Sal Espro Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:22:15 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/?p=1766#comment-6318 Thx Glenn. Good at twice the price! (And another nail in the portals coffin!) Sal :) Thx Glenn. Good at twice the price! (And another nail in the portals coffin!)
Sal :)

]]> By: Glenn Batten http://www.business2.com.au/2009/07/google-rea-domain-%e2%80%93-what%e2%80%99s-the-deal/#comment-6316 Glenn Batten Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:57:55 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/?p=1766#comment-6316 Sal... FREE.... Well no additional charge anyway.. Portplus had built the connection a fair while ago and it had been sitting there waiting to be used. Turns out that there was a hiccup or two in the first few days. but I believe everything is working ok now. Sal…

FREE…. Well no additional charge anyway.. Portplus had built the connection a fair while ago and it had been sitting there waiting to be used. Turns out that there was a hiccup or two in the first few days. but I believe everything is working ok now.

]]> By: Glenn Rogers http://www.business2.com.au/2009/07/google-rea-domain-%e2%80%93-what%e2%80%99s-the-deal/#comment-6313 Glenn Rogers Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:56:03 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/?p=1766#comment-6313 """"""""""Ps How did this talk about advice start anyway? Google doesn “”"”"”"”"”Ps How did this talk about advice start anyway? Google doesn

]]> By: MC http://www.business2.com.au/2009/07/google-rea-domain-%e2%80%93-what%e2%80%99s-the-deal/#comment-6311 MC Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:33:33 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/?p=1766#comment-6311 <strong>Ps</strong> How did this talk about advice start anyway? Google doesn't need all that much advice from what I can see! Ps How did this talk about advice start anyway? Google doesn’t need all that much advice from what I can see!

]]> By: MC http://www.business2.com.au/2009/07/google-rea-domain-%e2%80%93-what%e2%80%99s-the-deal/#comment-6310 MC Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:31:22 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/?p=1766#comment-6310 *L* The (Ray) White family saw the light and cashed-in their REA shares the day before the Google announcement. They would be better advisors than someone who gets paid to manage other people's businesses, comment retrospectively and sit on REA shares that are heading South! *L* The (Ray) White family saw the light and cashed-in their REA shares the day before the Google announcement. They would be better advisors than someone who gets paid to manage other people’s businesses, comment retrospectively and sit on REA shares that are heading South!

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