Sneak peek: The NEW New Localism - 07/31/08 03:30 AM
As Bob alluded to yesterday in his post about the Localism land rush schedule, we have been diligently following all of the conversations on ActiveRain about our members' likes and dislikes of the new Localism; we have taken your feedback and turned it into the "NEW New Localism" which will be … (126 comments)
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As Trulia and Zillow fight for King of the Mountain... - 07/30/08 07:20 PM
...the real estate industry leaders of old watch from their box seats with nice, cold beers in hand.On Monday, I published a blog post drawing attention to the fact that the founders of Zillow and Trulia are known for successfully leading companies that dis-intermediate industries. My intention, by posting in such … (36 comments)
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Match.com the new real estate social network! Huh? - 07/28/08 04:43 PM
Overheard at the ActiveRain offices:
"Forget the industry specific social networks. I'm getting my deals off of Match.com."
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Travel Industry destroyers now leading the Real Estate industry - 07/28/08 11:39 AM
Does anyone else see any problem with the fact that the same people who killed the travel agents are now running the largest, biggest financially backed, and most innovative online real estate companies? Or is this just old news?
Rich Barton, Zillow CEO and Founder of Expedia
"The time is … (35 comments)
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9 things about Localism - 07/28/08 11:25 AM
1. In 24 months Localism will have more traffic than Trulia and Zillow combined. (That's not an entirely fair prediction since Trulia and Zillow are focused solely on real estate, whereas Localism encompasses everything local.)
2. Where ActiveRain gives real estate professionals a chance to talk to consumers, Localism will give … (98 comments)
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No taxes for small businesses - 07/28/08 10:43 AM
"No taxes of any kind on small businesses with 25 or fewer employees. No employer payroll tax. No state or local taxes. No taxes on earnings. Nada. The business owners will pay income taxes on their personal income they pay themselves, but not corporate earnings"
~Mark Cuban (wiki entry)
Being an … (6 comments)
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What happens if someone else sponsors your community on Localism? - 07/27/08 10:45 PM
I just received this comment in an email and thought it would be good to answer it to the community as a whole:
"We would be very interested in sponsoring the communities we've focused on (listed communities removed) - of course we'd love to have "x city" too but not sure … (14 comments)
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Google Knol is a huge tool for RE bloggers - 07/27/08 10:29 PM
Create a Google Knol account asap and add it to your repertoire of places to contribute content (Mahalo, Squidoo, ActiveRain/Localism and Zillow/Trulia - if you don't care about backlinks). Early research indicates that Google will rank Knol content very high (also check out this post). Blog here about your local community, … (16 comments)
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Removing skyscraper ad on Localism - 07/11/08 12:31 PM
Just a quick note to thank everyone for their feedback on the skyscraper ad. I tend to agree that the mix of advertisers takes away from the user experience. Expect the ad to be removed from the site sometime later today.
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Localism Q&A: Official Answers - 07/11/08 03:43 AM
Question: I have invested years creating content for Localism, what happened to all of it?
Answer: All of your content is still there! You, and Google, will always be able to find all of your posts on your personal blog page on Localism. For example this is Deborah Burns page http://localism.com/agents/deborahsseattlehomes
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New Localism launch date announced: July 9th - 07/03/08 06:52 PM
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Localism: From Beta and Beyond - 07/02/08 04:32 PM
(I wrote this article over a year ago when we launched Localism in its BETA form. With the pending launch of the New Localism, it's still very much applicable ~ Jonathan)
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The end game in real estate blogging … (46 comments)
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10 steps to Localism success - 07/01/08 02:34 AM
As our development team enters the final stages of the Localism rebuild we will be spending more time talking about how to achieve success through hyper-local blogging and web 2.0 consumer centric conversations. I believe that the new Locailsm site will be revolutionary for the real estate industry and over … (113 comments)
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