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Referrals, Facebook and the REALTOR trademark

Referrals, Facebook and the REALTOR trademark

It seems that there was a bit of a kerfuffle recently about a Facebook page that (gasp!) used the word REALTOR® in the URL. Evidently someone had set up a Facebook “Like” page for REALTORS® and, presumably, mere real estate agents to join in to give and receive referrals.  So far, so good. It wasn’t until the registered trademark of the National Association ...

Ken Montville | 2010/07/18  | 22 Comments Realtors

Realtor.org in Hot Water?

Realtor.org in Hot Water?

Maybe you don’t know or maybe you do, but Redfin owns Real Estate 2.0 – each and every character, trademarked ®. Which is why when reading this article on Realtor.org featuring our very own Teresa Boardman, I nearly fell out of my chair. The article even goes on to mention our other superstar Daniel Rothamel the Real Estate Zebra, and ...

Benn Rosales | 2008/02/23  | 22 Comments Realtors

Referrals, Facebook and the REALTOR trademark

Referrals, Facebook and the REALTOR trademark

It seems that there was a bit of a kerfuffle recently about a Facebook page that (gasp!) used the word REALTOR® in the URL. Evidently someone had set up a Facebook “Like” page for REALTORS® and, presumably, mere real estate agents to join in to give and receive referrals.  So far, so good. It wasn’t until the registered trademark of the National Association ...

Ken Montville | 2010/07/18  | 22 Comments Realtors

Realtor.org in Hot Water?

Realtor.org in Hot Water?

Maybe you don’t know or maybe you do, but Redfin owns Real Estate 2.0 – each and every character, trademarked ®. Which is why when reading this article on Realtor.org featuring our very own Teresa Boardman, I nearly fell out of my chair. The article even goes on to mention our other superstar Daniel Rothamel the Real Estate Zebra, and ...

Benn Rosales | 2008/02/23  | 22 Comments Realtors