Back in September 12, 2012 on CRE Outsider, Loopnet's very own Kelly Steiz mentioned that Loopnet was "currently in development for new functionality to support the upload of videos."
I suggested that they code up a DIV and be done with it... Six months later: still no video!
Meanwhile, 42Floors and View The Space are now teaming up to provide video tours. Check it out:
How'd they do it? A couple DIVs and some javascript...
<div id="video" class="media-container media-viewer first">
<script src='http://assets4.viewthespace.com/assets/partners/embed_video.js' type='text/javascript'></script>
<div class="media-wrapper">
<div class="videos slides" style="height: 374px; width: 660px; overflow: hidden;">
<div class="slide slide_1"
id="video_1"
video-type="main"
subject-type="Listing" vts-key="1250-broadway-19th-floor">
</div>
It couldn't have been as complicated (or costly) as making a building disappear.
And, I bet more users would have found value in a video DIV, rather than a signed Train guitar.... Ugh.