Anyone familiar with the popular social networking site Twitter knows of the trend #FollowFriday.

If you’re not familiar with Twitter, it is a free micro-blogging site where users create 140-character posts called “tweets”. Follow Friday was launched in late 2008 when Mich Baldwin posted a tweet declaring it was Follow Friday and asked people to suggest a person to follow.

Each Friday, starting at Midnight, the Twitter community posts users who add value to and improve the Twitter experience.

It’s really easy to do – see our tweet. Here’s a list of Rhode Islanders to follow on Twitter:

1. David Cicilline
2. Dels Lemonade
3. RI Monthly
4. John Maeda
5. Providence Business News
6. Kiddo Info
7. RI Nexus

Visit Mashable to learn more about Follow Friday and other Twitter trends.

It was announced in the Providence Journal that Doreen Gelfuso has been named head of Human Resources and Accounting Coordinator.

Congratulations Doreen!

Visit The Providence Journal to read more.

We just launched our new Commercial Real Estate site, RPL-Commercial.com! The new site lets users search all of the commercial listings in the Statewide MLS, which includes Rhode Island, South Eastern Massachusetts and nearby Connecticut.

The site features a helpful “Quick Search” where users can filter the property search by:

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Office Retail Vacant Land Industrial Multi-Family Other

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The new commercial site also utilizes Google Maps. Google’s flagship map module is Street View, which is a perfect fit for a real estate site. Street View provides 360-degree views positioned along the street.

This new Commercial website includes all of the tools available on the residential site including: Property Alerts, Search Savers and Favorites. We’re excited about the opportunity to better service our clients’ commercial needs with a site that’s not only user-friendly but has advanced search capabilities as well.

Start your commercial property search now! Visit our Press page for more information.

Waterfire Providence‘, a Rhode Island claim to fame thanks to artist Barnaby Evans, is back in 2009 with its first of 9 full lightings throughout the summer.  With college commencement celebrations this weekend, the event on Saturday is sure to be well attended.

New this year is The Fire Flower Project, a joint effort by Waterfire Providence and The Groden Network, a non-profit organization in Rhode Island that provides educational and treatment services for children and adults with autism and other related developmental disabilities.  The project seeks donations as they are turning the WaterFire braziers into fire-colored flower baskets to be enjoyed between WaterFire events.  The flower baskets will be maintained by clients of The Groden Network.

Liz Messier, Sally and I just returned from the 2009 Providence Business News Business Women Award Luncheon where Sally was honored as an industry leader.  It was lovely to be among so many successful business women, each with an intriguing story to share.  The event was held at the Providence Marriott on Orms street where we enjoyed hors d’oeuvres and gorgeous weather on the outdoor patio at Aqua, the hotel’s lounge and nighttime hot spot.

Highlights of the event included speaker and award recipient, Dr. Anne De Groot, founder and CEO of EpiVax and director of the University of Rhode Island’s new Institute of Immunology and Informatics.  De Groot was awarded for overall career achievement, though she joked that her career isn’t over yet.  De Groot also founded GAIA, Global Alliance to Immunize against AIDS.  De Groot related her 5-pronged philosophy on AIDS education to the business world, and spun the concept of “transmission” as transmission of information through mentoring.  She mentioned not only the importance of being a mentor but of having mentors and she mentioned Sally as one of her own mentors.

We would like to extend a HUGE thank you to Alexa Baggio, a Brown University senior and President and Founder of Brown University Women in Business, who nominated Sally for her award.

Please read about the Business Women honored today and congratulate them on their significant contributions to our community.