Tag Archives: real estate

The Real Estate Tech World: A Win-Win Sector

Posted on June 10, 2013 by

One of the most profound observations I’ve had since joining the tech world full-time last year with my little startup, The News Funnel, is how nicely everyone plays in the sandbox. Prior to starting The News Funnel, I spent the previous … Continue reading →

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Suitey wants to change the way you look at residential real estate (and I, for one, think they are on to something big!)

Posted on June 4, 2013 by

David Walker, Co-Founder of Suitey has big plans for his new company. I hesitate to even refer to what he is building as a “website” because it is so much more than that. I would argue that he is potentially building … Continue reading →

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Now maybe its LinkedIn’s turn to become the next MySpace

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

Just hot off the press that LinkedIn is buying Pulse (http://allthingsd.com/20130311/linkedin-to-buy-pulse-newsreader-for-more-than-50m/), a very popular and successful customized news site with huge subscriber numbers. Am I jealous that they didn’t buy our site for a reported $50m-$100m since we are also in this … Continue reading →

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Data, data and more data

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

http://www.42floors.com http://www.retailmls.com http://www.viewthespace.com What do they all of these sites have in common? All are incredibly focused on data. In the larger tech community, big data is all people are talking about these days. I would characterize the type of data in real estate as … Continue reading →

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Technology and real estate… at the tipping point or tip toeing at the bottom?

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

Several items caught my attention this past week. All revolving around mobile, the web and real estate: http://www.inmotionrealestate.com/news/mobile-usage-in-commercial-real-estate-drastically-increases-61-in-2012/ http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/03/realestate/making-web-sites-completely-addictive.html?partner=rss&emc=rss Mack-Cali announced that they have launched a new mobile site, which will serve all smartphone users. Check out Mack-Cali’s mobile site at www.mack-cali.com http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/31/yc-alum-42floors-raises-12-3m-led-by-nea-to-take-its-office-rental-search-engine-us-wide-and-beyond/ Maybe … Continue reading →

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Yahoo COO says the future of the web will be….

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

Personalized! http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/21/yahoo-coo-enrique-de-castro-at-dld/ A groundbreaking idea? Not to many of us that have been focused on creating personalized web experiences for a while. It’s a natural evolution of where things have been and where they are going and it makes sense for Yahoo … Continue reading →

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Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

In the span of a year, I went from being a somewhat young guy in my professional world to a dinosaur! How did that happen? I spent the first 25 years of my career in the public relations industry, specializing … Continue reading →

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When did media get to be such a pain in the ass?

Posted on January 14, 2013 by

This was an actual comment someone said to me the other day.  In fact, it’s the type of comment I have heard a lot lately. Real estate professionals (and it’s probably true of most business professionals) are being overwhelmed with the amount of emails they are receiving … Continue reading →

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Social media and real estate: surprising findings in a recent poll.

Posted on October 23, 2012 by

Recently, The News Funnel conducted a poll on the impact of social media on the real estate industry, both commercial and residential. We polled a broad group of professionals via a variety of methods, including email, LinkedIn, Twitter and general … Continue reading →

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Technology comes to real estate, finally

Posted on August 6, 2012 by

These days it’s hard to miss the dramatic changes taking place in the commercial and residential real estate industries. No, I don’t mean the transformation of certain markets, or how one sector is hotter than another, or the type of … Continue reading →

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