I met Rich Barton, Zillow CEO, at an Inman/Curbed party held during an Inman conference in Manhattan a long time ago, the evening before Zillow’s launch. I asked Rich, a very nice and fascinating person, what he did for a living, not realizing he was the co-founder of Expedia. Ugh. He also said they were launching their latest effort the following morning – a web site called “Zillow,” and he added “as in rhymes with pillow” to the description. Little did I know real estate would never be the same after that.
So this weekend’s SNL skit on Zillow was particularly delicious with all the “pillow talk.” Even Rich got a kick out of it.
Wait. Have we been marketing @zillow wrong all these years??? #SNL https://t.co/sPpx4S5ohq
— Rich Barton (@Rich_Barton) February 7, 2021
Your LOL UPDATE for February 10, 2021
Ted Alexandro Said SNL Stole His Joke, So He Asked for a Million Dollars [VICE]
Dear @SNL, since you stole my Zillow joke last night please Venmo me the sum of 1 million dollars. My full special Cut/Up is on youtube if you need more ideas. pic.twitter.com/lC3yBpcs1h
— Ted Alexandro (@tedalexandro) February 7, 2021
Tags: SNL, Zillow, Rich Barton, Saturday Night Live, Ted Alexandro
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