<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" > <channel> <title> Comments on: Why Telling Google Who the Author is Shouldn’t Be Difficult for the MLS </title> <atom:link href="https://rereflections.com/why-telling-google-who-the-author-is-shouldnt-be-difficult-for-the-mls/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://rereflections.com/why-telling-google-who-the-author-is-shouldnt-be-difficult-for-the-mls/</link> <description>Reflections on the Real Estate Industry and Real Estate Investing</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 20:36:00 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <item> <title> By: Bill Lublin </title> <link>https://rereflections.com/why-telling-google-who-the-author-is-shouldnt-be-difficult-for-the-mls/comment-page-1/#comment-83809</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Lublin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 20:36:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://rereflections.com/?p=927#comment-83809</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://rereflections.com/why-telling-google-who-the-author-is-shouldnt-be-difficult-for-the-mls/comment-page-1/#comment-83808">Matt Cohen</a>. Matthew: I hate to disagree with you but the 2011 NAR survey reported that 89%of firms had websites with 2% more planning to add one, leaving only 9% of the firms without web sites. I believe that number could be even higher today, making the point that this would positively impact 91% of the real estate firms in the association. As far as the delay in the availability of canonical data, you're correct, I don't understand the issue - if the canonical tag is in the MLS feed, and the website is "fueled" by the MLS feed, then the property information and the canonical tag appear at the same time. Please help me understand where the delay might come in. And even more importantly, what the negative impact of a short delay might be. I don't want you to think that I am unwilling to engage in the conversation, or that I don't value your opinions or expertise. Both of those statements are untrue. I look forward to more conversation on the topic and appreciate your input - even when we disagree :)]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://rereflections.com/why-telling-google-who-the-author-is-shouldnt-be-difficult-for-the-mls/comment-page-1/#comment-83808">Matt Cohen</a>.</p> <p>Matthew:<br /> I hate to disagree with you but the 2011 NAR survey reported that 89%of firms had websites with 2% more planning to add one, leaving only 9% of the firms without web sites. I believe that number could be even higher today, making the point that this would positively impact 91% of the real estate firms in the association.<br /> As far as the delay in the availability of canonical data, you’re correct, I don’t understand the issue – if the canonical tag is in the MLS feed, and the website is “fueled” by the MLS feed, then the property information and the canonical tag appear at the same time. Please help me understand where the delay might come in. And even more importantly, what the negative impact of a short delay might be.<br /> I don’t want you to think that I am unwilling to engage in the conversation, or that I don’t value your opinions or expertise. Both of those statements are untrue. I look forward to more conversation on the topic and appreciate your input – even when we disagree 🙂</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Matt Cohen </title> <link>https://rereflections.com/why-telling-google-who-the-author-is-shouldnt-be-difficult-for-the-mls/comment-page-1/#comment-83808</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Cohen]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 18:35:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://rereflections.com/?p=927#comment-83808</guid> <description><![CDATA[I believe that somewhere about 40 percent of brokers don't have a listings website and that some discussions of what to provide as tag values is still warranted. I'm not sure why you are still not clear regarding the delay in availability of canonical data to be entered into the MLS. I am however pleased that there are many on the committee that read my blog and will be willing to engage in this conversation at length while on the committee.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I believe that somewhere about 40 percent of brokers don’t have a listings website and that some discussions of what to provide as tag values is still warranted. I’m not sure why you are still not clear regarding the delay in availability of canonical data to be entered into the MLS. I am however pleased that there are many on the committee that read my blog and will be willing to engage in this conversation at length while on the committee.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>