Giving Zolve.com’s referral engine a test run

In anticipation of my next referral opportunity, I decided to give the Zolve.com referral submission tool a bit of a test run.
My first concern is that the Customer Contact Information screen in Step #1 asks for fields best suited to a residential broker.  I would love to see a future version offer a drop-down box to select [...]

Finally, a real estate media outlet “gets it” - the first* discussion forum for commercial real estate professionals

“It”, in this case, is the new way that internet users expect web sites to behave.  Buzzwords like FaceBook, MySpace, LinkedIn, social networking and Web 2.0 are flying all over the place and new technologies and user interface elements are being embraced.  Of course, the technology sector tends to be the earliest adopter and younger [...]

Is social networking for real estate professionals a “Zolve”d problem?

I am a big proponent of social networking.  As they say, word-of-mouth is the best way to win new business, so why not give those mouths a hand (no pun intended) with the latest tools.  LinkedIn was one of the first sites to focus on building stronger business relationships and networks.  I hopped onboard and [...]

Federal government embraces green building and energy efficiency, gives itself pat on back

David Winstead, commissioner of the US General Service Administration (GSA) Public Buildings Service (PBS), contributed an article in the latest issue of CoreNet’s The Leader magazine.  Entitled Sustainability and Energy Efficiency: The Government’s Landlord Leads by Example, Winstead writes about the myriad accomplishments of the GSA in sustainable design, construction and operations across its massive [...]

Five office trends to keep you at the front of the curve

I always enjoy when a writer has good organizational skills, especially when they are writing about the organization of your organization.  Ted Heisler, Principal of Interior Architecture and Design at Ware Malcomb, contributed a well-planned essay for The Leader entitled Innovating the Workplace through Design: Implementing Trends that Transcend.  Heisler divided the article into two [...]