activerain: How To Highlight Text On Your ActiveRain Blog - 11/01/09 01:02 AM
Have you ever wanted to really emphasize a point in your post and bold or colored text wasn't enough? Here's a quick way to highlight text with just a little HTML code.
This is a screenshot of the first and last paragraphs of this post in Draft:
Open the post in Edit … (25 comments)
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activerain: How To Use Your ActiveRain Blog To Enhance Relationships - 10/30/09 10:54 PM
Bob Stewart's latest challenge motivated me to take a closer look at my blog. After 3+ years in the Rain, I've written nearly 900 posts. Many of these simply provided information, market data or opinions. I focused on the 'what' - the content.
When I think in terms of relationships instead of content, … (5 comments)
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activerain: The View from 500,000 ... Broadening My Horizons - 10/28/09 09:11 PM
Today I passed the 500,000 point milestone on ActiveRain. It's been a journey of a little over three years, nearly 900 posts, 8500 comments, hundreds of photos and neighborhoods added to Localism, and 44 members invited to the Rain.
Want to know a secret? It's not about the points, it's about … (47 comments)
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activerain: 358 Real Estate Blog Ideas - 10/24/09 11:10 PM
Not sure what to write about on your shiny, new ActiveRain blog? Or maybe you're looking for some fresh content to revitalize a blog that's feeling tired and dull?
Tonight I did a Google search for "real estate blog ideas" and the titles from the results on page one totaled 358 ideas … (11 comments)
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activerain: Focus Your ActiveRain Reading with Blogs Posted By Key - 10/23/09 02:09 AM
One of the strengths of ActiveRain is the diversity of its membership. While real estate agents make up the bulk of the community, there are also loan officers, inspectors, appraisers, title reps, virtual assistants, home stagers and 21 other categories.
We used to be able to select posts from specific job categories, but … (12 comments)
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activerain: Measuring The 'Active' In ActiveRain - 09/18/09 02:09 PM
In my previous post I asked How Active Is ActiveRain? How many members (or what percentage) do you think are consistently contributing to the site?
To me the level of member participation and interaction is a significant indicator of the community's overall health. Analytics such as visitors, page views, duration and bounce rate … (7 comments)
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activerain: How Active Is ActiveRain? - 09/16/09 04:25 PM
There is some insightful discussion today in two featured Members Only posts:
WHO IS ActiveRain?
Will ActiveRain Stats Change Your Reason For Being Here?
Looking at the home page right now, ActiveRain has 159,158 members ... but what exactly does that number represent?
A key component in the success of any online … (10 comments)
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activerain: ActiveRain In Black And White - 09/12/09 03:08 PM
Today while I was editing a table for a market report, I noticed that all of the color is gone. Data that used to look like this:
now looks like this:
What's strange is that when I edit the table, the color is visible. But when it's … (4 comments)
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activerain: New Look for the Rain? - 06/27/09 11:16 PM
Have you noticed the new design on the login page for ActiveRain? The color scheme is slightly different; a few clouds have been added; navigation is in a menu form rather than text links; the buttons are rounded instead of rectangular; and the Business Builder categories are much more prominent.
I'm … (19 comments)
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activerain: ActiveRain Reaches 150,000 Members - 06/20/09 12:39 PM
On June 19, 2009 the ActiveRain Real Estate Network reached the 150,000 member mark. Congratulations to Jonathan Washburn, Bob Stewart, Matt Heaton, and the entire ActiveRain Team on this monumental accomplishment! Your vision, passion and dedication to building this extraordinary real estate community are unparalleled.
Founded in 2006, it was less than a year … (41 comments)
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activerain: Todd Clark Becomes Top Rainer - 04/29/09 03:22 PM
Congratulations to Todd Clark. Beaverton Oregon Real Estate Expert, for moving into the #1 position for total points on ActiveRain earlier today. Todd takes over the top slot from Lenn Harley, who is best known for her Hard Core Real Estate Talk and comprehensive Localism content. Lenn held the lead position for over a … (12 comments)
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activerain: Should ActiveRain Ban Profanity? - 04/12/09 04:45 PM
Maybe I've just been catching ActiveRain at the 'right' time lately, but it seems that there is more and more profanity creeping into posts and comments. Initially I thought this would be addressed by AR's Terms of Service or the Guidelines. Seeing no mention there, I reasoned that maybe the AR … (150 comments)
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activerain: The ActiveRain Top 100 Most Subscribed Bloggers - 11/03/08 02:07 PM
One of the best features of ActiveRain is the ability to Subscribe to Blogs. If you've ever been reading a post and thought 'I really like what this blogger has to say; I'd like to follow their blog' the AR Team has made it very easy to do.
Just click the … (39 comments)
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activerain: ActiveRain: The Road to 100,000 Members - 07/26/08 02:55 AM
Today, July 25, 2008, the ActiveRain Real Estate Network reaches a milestone -- 100,000 members! In just over two years, ActiveRain has grown from an idea in Bellevue, WA to an amazing and vibrant online community of real estate agents, lenders, stagers, home inspectors, virtual assistants and others connected with the real estate … (41 comments)
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activerain: Happy Birthday, Jonathan Washburn! - 07/18/08 05:36 PM
The best online networks have a balance between professional and social content. On ActiveRain, we meet as real estate agents, lenders, stagers, virtual assistants and other members of the real estate community. Over time, these digital relationships become true friendships. We discover common interests, share life experiences, and celebrate successes and … (7 comments)
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activerain: ActiveRain Gets Some Love in REALTOR® Magazine - 02/23/08 09:52 AM
The cover story in the March 2008 REALTOR® Magazine is "Welcome to Real Estate 2.0." While the issue hasn't hit my mailbox yet, it is available online.
The article leads with a few paragraphs about ActiveRainers Teresa Boardman and AnnMarie Clements, then outlines some of the components of Real Estate 2.0. In a … (44 comments)
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activerain: Twitter Tweets from NAR - 11/20/07 03:29 AM
Earlier this month I decided to take a second look at Twitter. I was still unsure about what this little utility could do, but saw some potential with social networking. The 2007 REALTORS® Conference & Expo presented a great chance to test it out, so I set up an account and began following … (18 comments)
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activerain: Follow the AR Party Live on Twitter! - 11/14/07 04:05 PM
Can't make tonight's party at The Palms but still want to get in on the action? Looking at the confirmed guest list so far, I see about eight Twitter users and I'm sure they'll be active tonight!
Just go to Twitter to set up an account and then build your list … (8 comments)
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activerain: Seth Godin and Twitter at NAR - 11/14/07 01:00 PM
Recently I wrote about Twitter and referenced a post by Daniel Rothamel from The Real Estate Zebra. Daniel saw three uses for Twitter: an educational resource; a networking resource; and a way to communicate with your clients. Here's an example of the first two.
On Tuesday, Seth Godin delivered a presentation at NAR. I … (10 comments)
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activerain: A quick social networking survey - 11/12/07 04:07 PM
Many of us got our start in social networking right here on ActiveRain. Or perhaps we had profiles on other sites, but the Rain helped us see the huge potential of sharing with and getting to know others.
At BlogWorld Expo last week in Las Vegas, social networking was one of the … (23 comments)
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