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Surprising and not so surprising findings in recent survey on tech trends in commercial real estate

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

We recently conducted a survey at The News Funnel to gauge the industry sentiment as it relates to technology trends in the commercial real estate sector. Some of the results were not so surprising, but one thing really stood out. The main … Continue reading →

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Why we need journalists and editors

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

As social media is how most people are getting their news these days, it also appears to be increasingly co-opted by those that see it as a way to disrupt business and society at large. http://nyti.ms/Y6TZl9 http://www.cnbc.com/id/100646197 http://nyti.ms/ZuoSki http://www.buzzfeed.com/jwherrman/twitter-warns-journalists-we-believe-that-these-attacks-will While the … Continue reading →

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TheCapRate brings technology to an often times misunderstood piece of the real estate puzzle

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

I recently spoke with Michael Foundos, CEO/Founder at TheCapRate (www.thecaprate.com), a really unique site that has developed a cutting edge tool to create a cap rate for commercial properties. Users across the country, property owners, banks, investors and brokers have found TheCapRate to be … Continue reading →

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Does Facebook work for B-to-B companies?

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

Time and time again I hear the same comment from commercial real estate companies, “We are on Facebook but it really doesn’t do anything for us”. I wonder if now that the buzz is out in the marketplace that users are … Continue reading →

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PropertyPilot takes real estate data to a whole new level

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

I recently met up with a fascinating new startup called PropertyPilot, which has an entirely new view on real estate data. PropertyPilot recently launched an innovative GIS platform that delivers instant access to tremendous amounts of real estate related data. The site allows a … 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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Move over big data, here comes the “content is king” wave!

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

While I recognize that they are two completely different animals, there was a time when all I was reading about was Big Data. No doubt it’s a game changer when it comes to analytics, targeting and retargeting. But content is all I seem … 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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