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Active Rain vs. Move

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Industry Observer

I'm a nosey busybody.  But everyone already knew that.   I came across this on Inman's blog

"ActiveRain, an online real estate blogging community and social network with about 47,000 members, has filed a lawsuit against property-search giant Move Inc. that seeks millions in damages and alleges that Move broke the law when it backed out of an acquisition plan and launched its own blogging platform."

So far, I haven't come across any other information, and of course, I'm curious.  I'd like to know more.  Any one else know more than the Inman post?

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Cheryl Johnson

 



 

 

Comments (34)

Cheryl Johnson
Highland Park, CA
I'm sorry to see the Active Rain boys loose out on a potential sale in the millions, but I'm not sure I'd be happy to see Move become the parent company of Active Rain....
Sep 27, 2007 09:20 AM
Eric Kodner
Wayzata Lakes Realty: Eric Kodner Sells Twin Cities Homes - Minnetonka, MN
Wayzata Lakes Realty: Twin Cities, Madeline Island

Great ideas get copied.  It seems really naive to think that you can create an extremely popular site like this one and expect no one to try to duplicate it.

REALTOR® magazine was writing about Active Rain a year ago.  The folks in Chicago have had their eye on what goes on here for a long time.

Sep 27, 2007 09:25 AM
Cindy Lin
Staged4more School of Home Staging - South San Francisco, CA
Host, The Home Staging Show podcast

CJ,

I definitely agree with that. I like AR as it is. I also understand they gotta pay rent too ;) Hopefully the advertising program will help with that.

Cheers,

Cindy 

Sep 27, 2007 09:26 AM
Cheryl Johnson
Highland Park, CA
Here's the offical Active Rain post:  http://activerain.com/blogs/activerain
Sep 27, 2007 10:08 AM
Cheryl Johnson
Highland Park, CA
Hey, do ya think that if Active Rain does get sold for several million ... maybe I can cash in my points for $$?  <s>
Sep 27, 2007 10:19 AM
Michele Connors
The Overton Group, LLC Pitt & Carteret County - Greenville, NC
Your Eastern North Carolina Realtor

Good catch...here the scoop from the horses mouth.... I think AR deserved better and Move knew better!

http://activerain.com/blogsview/218498/Regarding-Today-s-Inman

Sep 27, 2007 10:23 AM
Cindy Lin
Staged4more School of Home Staging - South San Francisco, CA
Host, The Home Staging Show podcast
Sweet... let's hope it's dollar per point! LOL
Sep 27, 2007 10:33 AM
Sharon Simms
Coastal Properties Group International - Christie's International - Saint Petersburg, FL
St. Petersburg FL - CRS CIPS CLHMS RSPS

Sorry to hear about all this, but kudos to Active Rain for posting links to the actual court documents so anyone can judge for themselves.

Sep 27, 2007 01:40 PM
Mary Pope-Handy
Christie's International Real Estate Sereno - Los Gatos, CA
CRS, CIPS, ABR, SRES, Silicon Valley
The Active Rain Blog has the legal papers, but who wants to wade through all of that?? I have NO idea what the issue is.
Sep 27, 2007 03:41 PM
Linda Reynolds
Bradenton Real Estate - Linda Reynolds - Bradenton, FL
Bradenton Real Estate
Go to the Official Active Rain blog, they have scanned the legal documents.  In a nutshell Move.com was going to buy ActiveRain.com but after receiving all the confidential information including all the info on us, pulled out of the deal at the last minute.  Now Move.com is building a new platform based on AR's model and secrets they acquired during the acquition.
Sep 27, 2007 11:05 PM
Cheryl Johnson
Highland Park, CA

There are some fascinating discussions about this going on over at Bloodhound Blog:

  http://www.bloodhoundrealty.com/BloodhoundBlog/

Sep 27, 2007 11:34 PM
Jennifer Fivelsdal
JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 - Rhinebeck, NY
Mid Hudson Valley real estate connection
Cheryl - Thank you for bring this to my attention I had no idea this was happening.
Sep 28, 2007 12:26 AM
Jennifer Fivelsdal
JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 - Rhinebeck, NY
Mid Hudson Valley real estate connection
Cheryl - Thank you for bring this to my attention I had no idea this was happening.
Sep 28, 2007 12:26 AM
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