UPworld Featured in January Issue of Real Estate Journal

29Jan08

UPworld was featured in the January 1st – 7th issue of the New York Real Estate Journal in an article entitled “R.E. tech tips: Networking website – Upworld.com”.

Excerpt from article:

“Social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Friendster have been very successful over the last several years with widespread appeal. They have led to the creation f other networking sites such as LinkedIn and Ryze which add a business twist to it. Both are dedicated to professionals and utilize imilar techniques to establish connections and foster business relationships. There is now a trend towards building specialty networking ites that target specific verticals in the business world. Upworld.com is one of those sites and is taking the real estate industry by storm.

“Created in 2007 by Jennifer Magee and Oisin Clancy, both with architectural and development backgrounds and respected leaders in their field, Upworld already has over 2,000 members worldwide in its short history. The platform was created to connect real estate professionals o one another for new business opportunities, deals and projects. It is the first networking site to connect developers, contractors, investors and other related industries on a well thought out designed and unified platform.”