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Qube ExchangeQube ExchangeLaunched in January 2007, The Qube Exchange provides commentary and news updates on current residential real estate market conditions, online consumer resources and anythign real estate in general! Articles
Propertyqube: Month one
2007-09-27 20:49:00 It’s been about one month since we launched Property qube so we are taking a minute to reflect on our first few weeks and to announce a few new features in the network. Over this initial month, we’ve generated great results. Before launch, we made the decision to build Propertyqube by releasing functionality gradually, rather than ... More About: Technology , Web 2 , Qube , Month
Propertyqube Spotlight
2007-09-17 00:10:00 Today, we are starting “Prop ertyqube Spotlight ” to highlight members throughout the community. Our first Spotlight is geared towards calling out some of our early founding professional members to show our appreciation for their support. First up, is April Groves from Richmond Hill, GA! April is a full-time agent with Century 21 and focuses on residential real estate ... More About: Pert , Rope
Real Estate Client Funnel
2007-09-07 01:09:00 At Property qube, we try to understand our own needs as consumers (buyers, sellers and renters) in order to build a platform that empowers agents and other real estate professionals to do their best work. To do this, we ask ourselves, our friends and our families: ?What would be the ideal experience with an agent?? ... More About: Realtors , Estate , Real Estate , Web 2
Propertyqube Launches!!!!
2007-08-28 22:28:00 After 4 months of planning, building, dreaming and stressing, we’ve finally launched Prop erty qube! We are incredibly excited and hope that with time, we can truly make a difference in the real estate industry. Over the past 5 months, we have been through quite a roller coaster ride. When things were going well, there was no ... More About: Technology , Web 2 , Qube
Boston Macallen Building Sets Green Standard for Condos
2007-08-25 17:37:00 As Green building and development continues to spread across the country, Boston has joined the club. The Macallen Building , a 140-unit development in South Boston is one of the most progressive developments in the city, opening its doors to residents in June of 2007, it has achieved a coveted Gold-level Leadership in Energy and ... More About: Real Estate , Sets
Back from SF Connect
2007-08-06 18:58:00 I attended the three day Real Estate Connect Event put on by Inman News last week. It was a great event from many perspectives (with exception to the 5 hour late arrival and flying in at 3:30am due to JFK being shut down) but the chance to meet so many people face to face who ... More About: Technology , Property , Web 2 , Qube
A Property Asset You Might Overlook
2007-07-29 19:05:00 The following article is written by guest writer Jane Berger of GardenDesignOnlne. The designer kitchen, the trendy new bathrooms, the bamboo flooring, fresh paint and carpeting have already boosted your home?s resale value. But the price could rise significantly higher if you simply look out your front and rear windows. Most real estate ... More About: Real Estate , Property , Look , Asset , Prop
Update to a past Property Play-by-Play
2007-07-28 21:00:00 A while ago we started a blog series called Prop erty Play -by-Play to highlight the trials and tribulations of people either going through a home improvement project or through a real estate transaction. This was all in an effort to really understand consumer frustrations so we would be able to better understand how to help out ... More About: Update , Past
Great interview with veteran angel investor, Ron Conway
2007-07-28 18:21:00 Via Calacanis.com More About: Web 2 , Angel , Great , Interview , Investor
Vacation on Nantucket
2007-07-27 17:50:00 One of my family members has a house on Nantucket and so I finally went down to check it out (life has been busy lately). Previous trips I have made to Nantucket have all been on the extremely slow ferry but this time we decided to take a 15 minute flight! Let’s just say if ... More About: Vacation
Propertyqube Update
2007-07-27 16:58:00 Things are progressing nicely with Prop erty qube. As you know, we put up a beta testing site and we have been getting some great feedback from people. The site still has some UI issues and we are woking on incorporating a lot more functionality before we start asking people to check it out…..but we are making ... More About: Qube , Update , Pert
Good Post at The Media Age.
2007-07-16 15:25:00 There is a good post on the impact of technology on communities at The Media Age. Check it out! More About: Business , The Media , Web 2 , Post
Software Developers Needed
2007-07-15 20:36:00 We are looking for a few additional software developers. If you have a passion for creating great products and are looking for an exciting start-up to be a part of…..you’ve come to the right place! By joining our team, you have the ability to help set the direction of our product. Send us an emal ... More About: Software , Property , Qube , Developers , Develop
Recent Move.com announcement and Propertyqube Update
2007-07-11 15:59:00 As most of you know by now, there is news that Move.com’s new venture is going to be some sort of social networking site. We have heard reports that the site will be released in Q3 of this year. We wanted to make a few comments on how we are treating this news, especially as ... More About: Property , Web 2 , Qube , Announcement , Update
Video worth watching - Guy Kawasaki and 5 start-ups
2007-07-09 22:57:00 For all you entreprenuers or if you are generally interested in start-ups, here is one of the best discussion panels I have seen in a long time. Go watch the video at Guy Kawasaki’s blog. It’s a long one but stick with it to the end. You won’t regret it. More About: Video , Web 2 , Start , Worth , Watching
Propertyqube Update
2007-06-30 21:12:00 This weekend we are doing some work on our servers and transfering our domain names and had to take down our propertyqube.com holding page. If you would like to be part of our invitational launch coming up this July 10th, shoot us an email at info@propertyqube.com telling us to sign you up! More About: Real Estate , Property , Web 2 , Update , Prop
Propertyqube Update: Launching July 10th
2007-06-23 01:11:00 First off, we need to apologize for the light posting and stopping the Real Estate Week Round Up. We have been completely consumed with getting ready for our launch and so blogging has taken the back seat for now. We also wanted to give you an update on Prop erty qube. Today we are announcing our launch ... More About: Web 2 , Update , July
Mercer Consulting: Moscow Most Expensive City
2007-06-18 19:48:00 For the second year in a row, Mercer Human Resources Cons ulting has named Russia?s capital the most expensive city for expatriates to live. The study measures the cost of housing and 199 other living expenses such as food and clothing. Mercer noted that Moscow ?s continued dominance was driven by its high rents and ... More About: Most Expensive , City
Propertyqube Update: Pitch Your Idea!
2007-06-13 17:42:00 As you know, Property qube will be launching an invitational beta launch very soon. We are keeping this beta launch invitational based to control the number of early users so that our engineers can focus on a small group and really dive deep into their feedback. These users have the ability to shape the product and ... More About: Realtors , Web 2 , Qube , Idea
Going Green: Power of Small Things
2007-06-12 23:47:00 Here is a video I found via Green Maven and Treehugger. The video was created by the Apeiron Institute of Environmental Living and the Rhode Island Film Collaborative. The video is about making the commitment to go green. Even if everyone around you doesn’t hop onboard, the impact will still be felt. More About: Power , Small , Things , Thing
Obama Application on Facebook
2007-06-12 18:53:00 The NY Times reports that Obama has launched an application on the highly publicized Facebook open platform. Since Facebook opened its doors to third-party applications, many new apps have seen exponential growth since joining the platform. Perhaps the most notable is iLike, the online music service which is signing up about 300,000 users ... More About: Web 2 , Application
Generation Y Ignores 401ks and IRAs
2007-06-11 17:49:00 MSN Money features an article confirming what we?re sure many already suspect: today?s young adults don?t save for retirement. In fact, less than a third of adults under 25 participate in employer-sponsored retirement plans. Why is that a big deal? Older workers probably didn?t start contributing that early, either. But ... More About: Gene , Generation , Generation Y
Real Estate Web 2.0: Week Round-Up
2007-06-08 21:21:00 This week we are starting the Real Estate Web 2 .0 Week Round-up. This is a weekly review (every Friday) of all the real estate web 2.0 posts from around the community. The review will include topics on real estate web 2.0 as an all-up subject and on new tools in the industry. If we miss ... More About: Real Estate , Property , Round Up
Lessons the real estate industry can learn from Apple
2007-06-08 21:17:00 I am a subscriber to the Economist. Although I find the publication often times overwhelming, I prefer reading it over any other publication I subscribe. In this weeks edition, there is an article titled “Lessons from Apple .” The article explains how Apple has completely reinvented itself, almost from the point of complete failure, into an ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Industry , Property
Bill Gates Gives Harvard Commencement
2007-06-08 02:41:00 Bill Gates gave Harvard ’s commencement this year. The theme was world inequality. One of the best quotes of the speech was a line which Bill was once told by his mom: “From those to whom much is given, much is expected.? You can read the full speech at the following link. More About: Bill Gates , Commencement , Comm
The Python in the Garden
2007-06-07 19:07:00 I wanted to provide a summary of short white paper I just read, written by Philip Evans at the Boston Consulting Group. The article goes through the implications of web 2.0 on the world and how social platforms extend beyond the web. If not taken seriously, you have significant risk of being left in the ... More About: Garden , Python , Web 2 , In The Garden , The G
The Principles and Benefits of Mass Collaboration
2007-06-05 23:18:00 In past posts on The Qube Exchange (especially recently), we have talked about the Impact of Social Networking and Web 2 .0 and how it has changed not only how we interact with each other but how it has changed fundamental tasks like applying for a job. We have also talked about why we think the ... More About: Bene , Benefits , Mass , Benefit
Search the Green Web with GreenMaven
2007-06-05 20:06:00 In an effort to raise awareness of green living by identifying those companies bringing the idea to reality, we want to highlight Green Maven . GreenMaven is a green search engine focused on “green, conscious, and sustainable websites.” Green Maven serves several needs including: - Green Search Engine: The engine only searches Green websites and is built on Google ... More About: Web 2 , The G
Agents on MySpace
2007-06-04 23:02:00 Social networking is the new ?It? girl on web. But can she contribute to real estate? Every agent should have a profile on both MySpace and Facebook?right? The answer is a resounding YES. But how can agents make these social networks work for them? Currently, this answer is still unclear. ... More About: Realtors , Real Estate , Property , Myspace , Agents
Update on propertyqube - a next generation real estate social network
More articles from this author:2007-06-04 21:24:00 Over the past few weeks, my business partner and I have been working near 24 hours day after day in getting propertyqube ready for launch this month. We have tweaked, refined and adjusted pretty much every component over and over and over again. I must say that we have been nurturing propertyqube for only two ... More About: Social , Estate , Real Estate , Property , Web 2 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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