CoStar's Strong Pimp Hand; Eagerly Awaiting Response

Looks like the latest CoStar blog post takes the rivalry between CoStar and Loopnet to a new level.  It’s exciting — almost as if we’re in a Presidential Election season.  Oh yeah….  Anyhow, CoStar basically pimpslapped Loopnet’s membership claims and alleges false advertising: If the impressive-sounding number LoopNet claims as its “registered users” is really … Read more

CoStar’s Strong Pimp Hand; Eagerly Awaiting Response

Looks like the latest CoStar blog post takes the rivalry between CoStar and Loopnet to a new level.  It’s exciting — almost as if we’re in a Presidential Election season.  Oh yeah….  Anyhow, CoStar basically pimpslapped Loopnet’s membership claims and alleges false advertising: If the impressive-sounding number LoopNet claims as its “registered users” is really … Read more

Occupational Licensing and Capitalism Perfected

Once again, Bloodhound has a fantastic post up on a topic that is tangential to much of a theme I’ve been hammering since I started this blog. Greg Swann tells the story of an unfortunate eBay merchant who is being threatened with legal penalties for “auctioneering without a license”. Read the whole thing — it’s … Read more