If you have a smart phone or tablet and frequently visit the App Store or the Android Market, you’ve probably come across Words With Friends™ by Zynga®.
“Words With Friends™” Helps Us Connect
If you haven’t played “Words With Friends™” it’s basically a rendition of the classic board game “Scrabble™” where two users collaborate over the web to play. To begin, you download the game and create a username.
You then either play your friends or challenge a random person. Once paired with an opponent, a player starts the game with a word that goes through the starred row. Each move alerts the opposing player with a pop up notification.
The game is over once a player runs out of tiles –leaving the player with the highest score, the winner. The best part about this game –and others like it-- is the real time communication to talk smack or challenge words.
As a kid, “Scrabble™” was my favorite game to play with my Grandma. However, my Grandma lived far away so we didn’t get to play often. If I could convince my Grandma to buy a smart phone, we could play everyday! That’s how interactive gaming helps people connect these days.
What It Means For Real Estate
For real estate, DotLoop is to transaction management what “Words With Friends™” is to “Scrabble™”. DotLoop takes the cumbersome real estate transaction and automates it online so two parties can collaborate to negotiate a deal. This eliminates the traditional inefficiencies of the real estate transaction such as driving across town to acquire signatures.
Just like “Words With Friends™”, DotLoop also has a notification feature. When a signature is needed on a contract, the party is notified via text message or email to sign the contract within seconds. This instant communication promotes more communication between parties that ultimately expedites the home buying and selling process.
As “Words With Friends™” players are playing more games everyday; DotLoop users are closing more deals everyday.
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