{"id":2410,"date":"2007-12-23T12:42:44","date_gmt":"2007-12-23T19:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=2410"},"modified":"2007-12-23T18:58:35","modified_gmt":"2007-12-24T01:58:35","slug":"the-odysseus-medal-competition-voting-for-the-peoples-choice-award-is-open-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/2410\/the-odysseus-medal-competition-voting-for-the-peoples-choice-award-is-open-12\/","title":{"rendered":"The Odysseus Medal competition &#8212; Voting for the People&#8217;s Choice Award is open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are 36 entries on the short list this week. That&#8217;s a ton, but, even so, it&#8217;s less than half of what we started with. Given that it&#8217;s a holiday week, there was a lot of great stuff this week. We knew that going in, because both Jeff Kempe and Kris Berg hit home runs at the top of the week. <a href=\"http:\/\/bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/PeoplesChoice.php\" target=\"_blank\">Vote for the People&#8217;s Choice Award here<\/a>. You can use the voting interface to see each nominated post, so comparison is easy.<\/p>\n<p>Ahem: Please don&#8217;t spam all your friends to come and vote for you. First, what we&#8217;re interested in is what is popular among people who would have been voting anyway. And second, I&#8217;ll eliminate you for cheating. Don&#8217;t say you wasn&#8217;t warned.<\/p>\n<p>Voting this week will run through to 12 Noon MST Wednesday to leave time between all the Christmas stuff. I&#8217;ll announce the winners of this week&#8217;s awards soon thereafter.<\/p>\n<p>Here is this week&#8217;s short-list of Odysseus Medal nominees:<\/p>\n<p>< ?PHP\n$AltEntries = array (\n\"Dan Green -- Consumer confidence\t<a href=\\\"http:\/\/www.themortgagereports.com\/2007\/12\/showing-how-con.html\\\" target=\\\"posts\\\">Showing How Consumer Confidence Surveys Lead Economists Astray&#8221;,<br \/>\n&#8220;Jeff Brown &#8212; Market correction\t<\/a><a href=\\\"http:\/\/www.bawldguy.com\/the-truth-they-dont-have-a-clue-when-this-correction-will-end\/\\\" target=\\\"posts\\\">The Truth \u2014 \u2018They\u2019 Don\u2019t Have A Clue When This Correction Will End<\/a>&#8220;,<br \/>\n&#8220;Teri Lussier &#8212; Selling vacant\t<a href=\\\"http:\/\/www.thebrickranch.com\/?p=376\\\" target=\\\"posts\\\">How to sell a vacant home this winter: Make like a Boy Scout<\/a>&#8220;,<br \/>\n&#8220;Geno Petro &#8212; Bumper stickers\t<a href=\\\"http:\/\/genopetroche.blogspot.com\/2007\/12\/how-do-i-really-feel-about-that.html\\\" target=\\\"posts\\\">How do I really feel about that, I wonder?<\/a>&#8220;,<br \/>\n&#8220;Kris Berg &#8212; Prop 91\t<a href=\\\"http:\/\/sandiegohomeblog.com\/2007\/12\/21\/ive-got-a-proposition-for-you\/\\\" target=\\\"posts\\\">I\u2019ve got a proposition for you.<\/a>&#8220;,<br \/>\n&#8220;Jeff Brown &#8212; Bernanke\t<a href=\\\"http:\/\/www.bawldguy.com\/bernanke-goes-to-the-statue-of-liberty-play-bank-system-scores\/\\\" target=\\\"posts\\\">Bernanke Goes To The Statue of Liberty Play \u2014 Bank System Scores<\/a>&#8220;,<br \/>\n&#8220;Dan Melson &#8212; New Fed rules\t<a href=\\\"http:\/\/www.searchlightcrusade.net\/2007\/12\/new_proposed_federal_reserve_r.html\\\" target=\\\"posts\\\">New Proposed Federal Reserve Rules: Is This Supposed to Be <i>Helpful<\/i> Regulation?<\/a>&#8220;,<br \/>\n&#8220;Chris Lengquist &#8212; Credit problems\t<a href=\\\"http:\/\/blog.mariah.com\/2007\/12\/why-we-as-a-nation-have-credit-problems\/\\\" target=\\\"posts\\\">Why We As A Nation Have Credit Problems<\/a>&#8220;,<br \/>\n&#8220;Kris Berg &#8212; Next time\t<a href=\\\"http:\/\/sandiegohomeblog.com\/2007\/12\/18\/theres-always-a-next-time\/\\\" target=\\\"posts\\\">There\u2019s always a next time.<\/a>&#8220;,<br \/>\n&#8220;Chris McKeever &#8212; Your way\t<a href=\\\"http:\/\/blog.realtors.org\/crt\/2007\/12\/18\/your-way-isnt-always-the-best-way\/\\\" target=\\\"posts\\\">Your way, isn\u2019t always the best way\u2026<\/a>&#8220;,<br \/>\n&#8220;Mike Farmer &#8212; Zillow\t<a href=\\\"http:\/\/www.reliberation.com\/blogs\/mfarmer\/archive\/2007\/12\/19\/zillow-microcosm-of-a-bigger-problem.aspx\\\" target=\\\"posts\\\">Zillow &#8212; Microcosm of A Bigger Problem<\/a>&#8220;,<br \/>\n&#8220;Trevor Smith &#8212; New Fed rules\t<a href=\\\"http:\/\/www.bluecollaragents.com\/wordpress\/?p=159\\\" target=\\\"posts\\\">The One Law to Rule them All<\/a>&#8220;,<br \/>\n&#8220;Morgan Brown &#8212; Struggling in quicksand\t<a href=\\\"http:\/\/blownmortgage.com\/2007\/12\/19\/struggling-in-quicksand-why-the-government-continues-to-exacerbate-the-problem\/\\\" target=\\\"posts\\\">Struggling in Quicksand &#8211; Why the Government Continues to Exacerbate the Problem<\/a>&#8220;,<br \/>\n&#8220;Doug Quance &#8212; Musical chairs\t<a href=\\\"http:\/\/brokersfirstrealty.com\/2007\/12\/19\/musical-chairs-with-brokerage-signs\/\\\" target=\\\"posts\\\">Musical Chairs With Brokerage Signs<\/a>&#8220;,<br \/>\n&#8220;Glenn Kelman &#8212; TV tips\t<a href=\\\"http:\/\/blog.redfin.com\/blog\/2007\/12\/eyewitness_today_account_twelve_live_tv_tips.html\\\" target=\\\"posts\\\">Eyewitness \u201cToday\u201d Account + Twelve Live TV Tips<\/a>&#8220;,<br \/>\n&#8220;Brian Boero &#8212; Redfin\t<a href=\\\"http:\/\/www.1000wattblog.com\/2007\/12\/the-school-of-r.html\\\" target=\\\"posts\\\">The school of Redfin, Part II<\/a>&#8220;,<br \/>\n&#8220;Andrew Mattie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/2410\/the-odysseus-medal-competition-voting-for-the-peoples-choice-award-is-open-12\/#more-2410\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are 36 entries on the short list this week. That&#8217;s a ton, but, even so, it&#8217;s less than half of what we started with. Given that it&#8217;s a holiday week, there was a lot of great stuff this week. We knew that going in, because both Jeff Kempe and Kris Berg hit home runs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,3,6,5,23],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2410","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-blog-carnivals","7":"category-blogging","8":"category-marketing","9":"category-real-estate","10":"category-the-odysseus-medal","12":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1963,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/1963\/voting-for-the-people-choice-award-the-long-and-short-of-short-listing-odysseus-medal-nominations\/","url_meta":{"origin":2410,"position":0},"title":"Voting for The People Choice Award: The long and short of short-listing Odysseus Medal nominations","author":"Greg Swann","date":"September 23, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Week by week, I'm seeing more and more great Odysseus Medal nominations. 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You can use the voting interface to see each nominated post, so comparison is easy. Ahem: Please don't spam all your friends to come and vote\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blog Carnivals&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blog Carnivals","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/blog-carnivals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2379,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/2379\/the-odysseus-medal-competition-voting-for-the-peoples-choice-award-is-open-11\/","url_meta":{"origin":2410,"position":2},"title":"The Odysseus Medal competition &#8212; Voting for the People&#8217;s Choice Award is open","author":"Greg Swann","date":"December 16, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Some news first: The first of the BloodhoundBlog Unchained lapel pins sold for $20.50. The second auction closes in about 24 hours. Todd Carpenter is hosting a contest for the funniest RE.net blog post for 2007. I am badly eclipsed in a contest like this -- where's the award for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blog Carnivals&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blog Carnivals","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/blog-carnivals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2737,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/2737\/the-odysseus-medal-competition-voting-for-the-peoples-choice-award-is-open-23\/","url_meta":{"origin":2410,"position":3},"title":"The Odysseus Medal competition &#8212; Voting for the People&#8217;s Choice Award is open","author":"Greg Swann","date":"March 9, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"My take is that the most important news this week was Zillow.com's announcement that it will be doing background checks on the loan originators it will be referring to consumers as a part of its forthcoming mortgage product. In consequence, this week's short list is all about Zillow's announcement and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blog Carnivals&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blog Carnivals","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/blog-carnivals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2307,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/2307\/the-odysseus-medal-competition-voting-for-the-peoples-choice-award-is-open-9\/","url_meta":{"origin":2410,"position":4},"title":"The Odysseus Medal competition &#8212; Voting for the People&#8217;s Choice Award is open","author":"Greg Swann","date":"December 2, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"A baker's dozen this week. Vote for the People's Choice Award here. You can use the voting interface to see each nominated post, so comparison is easy. Voting runs through to 12 Noon MST Monday. I'll announce the winners of this week's awards soon thereafter. 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