tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post4915995960748331824..comments2024-03-28T08:17:32.142-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Zillow is threatening to sue me if I don’t delete most of the posts on this blog."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-41774535736196235712017-06-27T21:37:58.491-05:002017-06-27T21:37:58.491-05:00Can you sue someone for violating terms of service...Can you sue someone for violating terms of service when your website doesn't require registration or have any access controls?<br /><br />I just opened Zillow in an anonymous browser window (to make sure I didn't have any cookies). I could perform searches, click on houses, and see all relevant details without even clicking an "I agree to this site's Terms of Service" button.<br /><br />Did the author even make an implied agreement to abide by Zillow's terms of service here? How could you tell?Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284350648793830503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-49324861520183276832017-06-27T20:11:35.267-05:002017-06-27T20:11:35.267-05:00"The modern homes on Unhappy Hipster are (mos..."The modern homes on Unhappy Hipster are (mostly) beautiful, and they didn't appear to be excessively spacious at all."<br /><br />I love 80% of the Unhappy Hipster places. I wonder why so much of what is out there on the market is McMansion Hell-type junk and so little is Unhappy Hipster. Where are the modern houses? Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-85087341821860007512017-06-27T18:58:06.365-05:002017-06-27T18:58:06.365-05:00Danno: Zillow owns Trulia. Danno: Zillow owns Trulia. Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16517956537865658903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-22925168114769896422017-06-27T18:56:58.042-05:002017-06-27T18:56:58.042-05:00If Zillow wants to be a stickler about intellectua...If Zillow wants to be a stickler about intellectual property claims, they happen to be using an awful lot of my real estate writing right now without attribution. And I'm not the only one this is happening to. Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16517956537865658903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-54868087434299787012017-06-27T18:49:55.429-05:002017-06-27T18:49:55.429-05:00Smug architect uses poorly designed website to mak...Smug architect uses poorly designed website to make fun of other people's taste. Bob Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08678321545012311414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-16129525868993862592017-06-27T18:21:03.047-05:002017-06-27T18:21:03.047-05:00If you don't like Zillow, vote with your feet ...If you don't like Zillow, vote with your feet and go to Trulia.Dannohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570137229911763191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-90777721196040636782017-06-27T15:58:14.999-05:002017-06-27T15:58:14.999-05:00@Michael K said...
I don't know what criteria...@Michael K said...<br /><br /><i>I don't know what criteria they use.</i><br /><br />What I didn't mention was that the house at #4607 isn't on the market either. It last sold in March 2015.<br /><br />In any regard, this kind of evidence would weaken their court case. Plus, Zillow doesn't own the houses anyway - they only label them badly.gadflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219461694806089345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-45711353961245117632017-06-27T15:27:52.326-05:002017-06-27T15:27:52.326-05:00including pictures of houses where the houses are ...<i> including pictures of houses where the houses are not on the market. In my case, I was never contacted, but my house is listed using my house number -</i><br /><br />I started to show a relative a house we made an offer on last fall, before we bought our house in Tucson.<br /><br />Zillow won't let me look at it to show her. The sellers took it off the market after they refused our low offer but other houses are still shown.<br /><br />I don't know what criteria they useMichael Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18127450762129879267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-54633522258180778232017-06-27T14:12:49.934-05:002017-06-27T14:12:49.934-05:00I don't quite understand how Zillow has suffic...I don't quite understand how Zillow has sufficient status to sue anyone. They publish information from local government tax and assessment websites, including pictures of houses where the houses are not on the market. In my case, I was never contacted, but my house is listed using my house number - 4706. What follows on Zillow is the picture of the house located at #4607. That picture comes directly from my county's public access website.gadflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219461694806089345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-31635097983512768602017-06-27T12:46:39.294-05:002017-06-27T12:46:39.294-05:00don't know what's wrong with me, but I'...<i>don't know what's wrong with me, but I'm not that amused by making fun (in a public forum) of average people's lives</i><br /><br />That's my take. There are worse crimes than mixing French and Italian architecture.Bob Loblawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11081916786770290968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46368060213249446742017-06-27T12:26:45.248-05:002017-06-27T12:26:45.248-05:00don't know what's wrong with me, but I'...<i> don't know what's wrong with me, but I'm not that amused by making fun (in a public forum) of average people's lives</i><br /><br />Making fun of empty grandiosity goes back to the Greeks, at least.tcrossehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13861315905142017219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-514284666002920922017-06-27T12:05:39.990-05:002017-06-27T12:05:39.990-05:00Maybee, we have to look down on somebody.Maybee, we have to look down on somebody.Ralph Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07915708905660273961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-44233577683747125202017-06-27T12:01:13.996-05:002017-06-27T12:01:13.996-05:00I don't know what's wrong with me, but I&#...I don't know what's wrong with me, but I'm not that amused by making fun (in a public forum) of average people's lives. I feel the same way about People of Walmart. I do like Awful Family Photos, I guess because the people there are trying something, and often submit their own photos.<br /><br />But you know, if people are happy with their homes or their lives, why does the internet have to make fun of them?MayBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11966319657113124861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-19528345360668372282017-06-27T11:58:03.953-05:002017-06-27T11:58:03.953-05:00The photos belong to the listing agent.The photos belong to the listing agent.MayBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11966319657113124861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-22570974471152138402017-06-27T11:24:53.437-05:002017-06-27T11:24:53.437-05:00I was told that around here, they would rent furni...I was told that around here, they would rent furniture when they wanted to entertain--and that was before the Panic of 08.Ralph Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07915708905660273961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-55718241042757073502017-06-27T11:22:49.206-05:002017-06-27T11:22:49.206-05:00"Hillary's basket of deplorables--you kno...<i>"Hillary's basket of deplorables--you know, normal people."</i><br /><br />Oh. I never paid any attention to any fabricated words issued from her mouth.Robert Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06951286299515983901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8451649852645323492017-06-27T11:16:21.375-05:002017-06-27T11:16:21.375-05:00Yes, McMansions are ghastly, without doubt!Yes, McMansions are ghastly, without doubt!Robert Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06951286299515983901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-32710311029216297072017-06-27T11:10:37.536-05:002017-06-27T11:10:37.536-05:00Cook said: Are you talking about the houses shown...Cook said: <i>Are you talking about the houses shown on McMansion Hell or the ones on Unhappy Hipsters?</i><br /><br />McMansion Hell. I don't know the other site (must look it up) Living in California, I know many people who own or have lived in those houses. They are Godawful. Huge. Boringly tan. Wasted spaced. Boringly identical. Crammed together. Some people who bought into the McMansion suburbs (that emerged practially overnight like dank mushrooms) found that they couldn't afford to decorate their houses. You would often see bed sheets on the upper story windows as curtains, baking in the hot hot hot Sacramento Valley summers. <br /><br />Sad.<br />Dust Bunny Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115422951538885247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-11566071637627354092017-06-27T10:54:24.527-05:002017-06-27T10:54:24.527-05:00Hillary's basket of deplorables--you know, nor...Hillary's basket of deplorables--you know, normal people.Ralph Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07915708905660273961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-5479894942785480162017-06-27T10:37:52.805-05:002017-06-27T10:37:52.805-05:00What do deplorables look like? Who are the deplora...What do deplorables look like? Who are the deplorables again?Robert Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06951286299515983901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21681096924353158492017-06-27T10:34:14.444-05:002017-06-27T10:34:14.444-05:00I'd love to live in a home in the style of tho...<i> I'd love to live in a home in the style of those shown.<br /></i>You would have to be thin, and wear tight, black clothes all day while drinking wine.<br /><br />Curiously, none of the people in the photos look like hipsters, they look like deplorables.<br />Very jarring, or is that half the joke?Ralph Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07915708905660273961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-54963305871944267762017-06-27T10:33:00.742-05:002017-06-27T10:33:00.742-05:00"I would HATE to live in any of those houses....<i>"I would HATE to live in any of those houses. Besides all of the bad design.... Too big. Who is going to clean all that space? Not me!!!"</i><br /><br />Are you talking about the houses shown on McMansion Hell or the ones on Unhappy Hipsters?<br /><br />The ones on McMansion Hell are certainly dreary at best, hideous at worst. The modern homes on Unhappy Hipster are (mostly) beautiful, and they didn't appear to be excessively spacious at all.Robert Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06951286299515983901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-36111262624955818242017-06-27T09:38:46.852-05:002017-06-27T09:38:46.852-05:00I loved that blog. His descriptions of the tacky,...I loved that blog. His descriptions of the tacky, wasteful spaces, bad designs, ugly furniture, are wonderful. Snarky and amusing.<br /><br />Zillow doesn't have a leg to stand on because his 'reviews' don't include a property address. <br /><br />@ Cook.<br /><br />I would HATE to live in any of those houses. Besides all of the bad design.... Too big. Who is going to clean all that space? Not me!!!Dust Bunny Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115422951538885247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-79246864196775259902017-06-27T09:36:38.796-05:002017-06-27T09:36:38.796-05:00I love McMansion hell. Sometimes I see houses and...I love McMansion hell. Sometimes I see houses and want to snap a picture to send to the blog. I'm not sure how Zillow has a leg to stand on. Aren't they just aggregating pictures from realtor listings? Before we bought our house it was listed by the owners two different times. Both sets of pictures are on our zillow page. <br /><br />We've been talking about moving lately. We have a large family, so we do have to look at larger houses. I told my spouse and kids, "I don't care what the rest of the house has going for it, I will not live in a house with a dumb turret." Bircheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045640752795693223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-24698049830751945592017-06-27T09:20:46.663-05:002017-06-27T09:20:46.663-05:00"Unhappy Hipsters was snark aimed at snooty m...<i>"Unhappy Hipsters was snark aimed at snooty modern design aficionados. This is like making fun of the disabled."</i><br /><br />I quickly skimmed the first few pages. I love nearly everything on there! I'd love to live in a home in the style of those shown.Robert Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06951286299515983901noreply@blogger.com