Comments on: Protectionism is stupid.

By: Shanti’s Dispatches - Yelp to the Rescue

Shanti’s Dispatches - Yelp to the Rescue — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:59:45 +0000

[...] Many people in “old-school” professions (physician, real estate agent, etc) fear newfangled interweb technology. (see this post by Joshua Strebel on a fearful real estate agent) [...]

By: shanti braford

shanti braford — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:16:31 +0000

yes, great rant indeed.

i believe realtors can still have their place. they just seem way overpriced for the service they provide.

By: joshua

joshua — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 06:22:23 +0000

bingo.. travel agents. Perfect example Jon. I wonder how many out of work travel agents still bitch about expedia and travelocity taking thier job..

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:47:51 +0000

Great rant Josh. I guess a good way to start a successful web business is to create a product that puts an industry out of business. It sounds harsh, but it’s true. You don’t see many travel agencies around anymore. It looks like realtors are next on the chopping block.

As for your house, stay positive. We sold our place with no realtor and only posting on Craigslist and Zillow, even in this market.