Keyword: innovation

How a real estate startup stepped up when the MLS vendor would not

How a real estate startup stepped up when the MLS vendor would not

Property tours today As of today, only a select few agents in San Francisco can manage, search, sort, and map their Tuesday Broker’s property tour report using a smartphone. Everyone else is still either printing out a paper version of their tour or using a static PDF file to figure out what homes they will view and in what order. ...

Matt Fuller | 2012/01/27  | 33 Comments Editorials

DotLoop CEO, Austin Allison, a Forbes 30 under 30

DotLoop CEO, Austin Allison, a Forbes 30 under 30

DotLoop CEO makes prestigious Forbes list Each year, Forbes magazine names 30 people under 30 that are leading innovation in their industry, calling them “today’s disrupters and tomorrow’s brightest stars.” The categories include art and design, energy, entertainment, finance, food and wine, law and policy, media, music, real estate, science, social and mobile as well as technology. Winners include household ...

AGBeat | 2011/12/20  | 18 Comments Entrepreneur

U.S. dominates list of Top 9 most innovative nations

U.S. dominates list of Top 9 most innovative nations

America is the most innovative Typically, studies on innovation measure the number of patents any industry or nation has as an indicator of how either is innovating, but Good Magazine took a deeper look at innovation, calling patent volume a mistaken indicator. For example, China typically dominates in the number of patents granted, but Good says they innovate on a ...

Marti Trewe | 2011/12/19  | 32 Comments Entrepreneur

Flexible screen smartphone concept unveiled

Flexible screen smartphone concept  unveiled

Extreme smartphone concept The WaView caught our attention immediately because we could not exactly pin down what it was at first glance. The smartphone looks like a flexible tablet and lamp, but could that be the case? According to YankoDesign, this smartphone “serenades as a lampshade (charging cradle) when not in use. The design explores the usage of flexible LED ...

AGBeat | 2011/12/17  | 24 Comments Smartphones

Real estate associations stifle Realtor innovation – Exposé

Real estate associations stifle Realtor innovation – Exposé

AGBeat exposé – embracing innovation AGBeat has long reported on the need for innovation in the real estate industry, pointing out obstacles at the local, state and national level and reporting on actions of organizations, vendors and even agents themselves that hold the profession back from practicing freely, with one of our most ardent causes being patent trolling. We get ...

Tara Steele | 2011/12/15  | 17 Comments News

You Are Being Stalked

You Are Being Stalked

Confession When asked to write for Agent Genius my response was, ‘Really?’  As an avid reader, I’m often blown away by the insights expressed so eloquently by the writers and the incredible depth of the ensuing conversation.  And for the first time ever, I have experienced Blogger Stage Fright. Let’s start with a confession – I am not much of ...

Linsey Planeta | 2008/12/30  | 7 Comments How to

How Fast Can You Evolve?

How Fast Can You Evolve?

Position Yourself to See the Trend Back in the spring I drove over to my favorite title company on an errand I no longer recall. Odds are that it involved an escrow either in process or recently completed; as much as I love Lawyers Landamerica Title’s Arrowhead branch and the ladies therein, I don’t often stop by unless there’s a ...

Jonathan Dalton | 2008/10/27  | 4 Comments Marketing