1. Jobs Online--The Wave of the Future? ... Last month visitors looked at over 2,500 screens in the Jobs and Consulting section of the PikeNet Message Boards. It's very popular, second only to the Buy, Sell, Lease section. ... So it was no surprise to receive a news release this week from NAIOP announcing the launch of their JobBank Service. According to Tom Bisacquino, "We developed JobBank to help our members broaden their search for prospective employees...across the nation." The service has just started so there are only a few listings, but the idea is terrific.

NAIOP has a lot of company. ... Two web sites are solely focused on real estate employment: Real-Jobs and Realbank, which also allows you to sign up for career newsletters. ... LoopNet has recently launched its own service, which allows visitors to post Job Openings and Resumes. ... And IREM, the Institute of Real Estate Management has an extensive JOBS Bulletin for "Available Real Estate Professionals." ... Wow, I'm sure that I'm only scratching the surface of what's available. For example, I know that many companies post their own openings at their corporate web sites. ... So write me with your favorite sites, and post your thoughts on the PikeNet Message Boards at

http://www.pikenet.com/cgi-bin/WebX?14@@.ee6b32f

2. Access Speed--Part III--Cable Modem Dreams. ... In the last couple of Dispatches I've written about the importance of Internet access speeds, and a few people have written about their wonderful experience using cable modems (all in California: Palo Alto, Los Angeles and San Diego). ... My favorite is from Gerald Porter of Metrospace/CRESA-LA, who uses a cable modem with 1.5 Mbps speed. Porter writes, "I can run CoStar on my desktop at the office via pcAnywhere32 and my ISDN router connection to my office while sitting at home in front of my 36" Panasonic TV/SVGA Monitor." ... Yep, that's cool. But it will be three to five years before cable modems become common. That's a lifetime on the Internet. For now cable modems are a dream for most of us.

3. Receive PikeNet Dispatch as Web Page! ... Soon you'll be able to receive this Dispatch as a web page, complete with graphics, colors, fonts and hyperlinks. ... You'll notice under the PikeNet logo on the home page that you can now "Edit User Profile." Enter your e-mail address, and you can choose the option of HTML formatted e-mail or leave it as plain text, which is the default. It will be a couple of weeks before I actually send HTML mail, but it will be in the same format that you're looking at.

4. Knowledge Base--BizSites' State Reviews. ... Looking for an economic overview of a state? Need statistics and incentive programs? ... Check out BizSites, the web site of Plants Sites & Parks Magazine. ... You'll find step-by-step instructions in the PikeNet Knowledge Base (top of home page) under the Demographic Information section, or use the URL below:

http://www.pikenet.com/pike?func=showPublicPage&page=
questions/questions/question075

5. Web Success. ... Jack Peckham writes that he closed a $28.75 million net leased property recently. ... Peckham "posted the offering at the Peckham Boston Advisors (Real Estate Investments OnLine) web site earlier this year. Shortly after the posting Tom Rochford (Tom Rochford Real Estate, Lafeyette, CA) was 'browsing the Web searching for a property' for his client when he came upon Peckham's offering. The two connected via E-mail and phone and after the normal negotiating and due diligence periods the sale was completed." The property was a 160,000 square foot free standing office building leased to New England Telephone and Telegraph Company (Bell Atlantic) and the buyer was National Government Properties. ... Do you have a Web Success story? ... Send me e-mail. ... For hyperlinks to this week's story, use the URL below:

http://www.pikenet.com/pike?func=WebSuccess08

6. Microsoft's Terraserver--Part II. ... Last week I wrote about aerial photos available at Microsoft's Terraserver at www.terraserver.microsoft.com. Several people wrote thinking that the URL might not be correct. But it is correct. Due to overwhelming demand, the site is sometimes impossible to access, even with a cable modem (!). According to press reports Microsoft is aware of the problem and is adding new servers.... You'll find step-by-step instructions in the PikeNet Knowledge Base (top of home page) under the Maps and Directions section, or use the URL below:

http://www.pikenet.com/pike?func=showPublicPage&page=
questions/questions/question074

7. PikeNet Billboard Advertising. ... Are you launching a new product or service? Consider a Mini Banner on the Billboard. Each week almost 4,000 people visit the PikeNet home page. ... You'll notice a Billboard Mini Banner this week for WinStack. ... For full details, click the online "Media Kit" under the Billboard or use the hyperlink below:

http://www.pikenet.com/advertising/advertising.html

--Peter Pike