social networking: Social Networking that PAYS for Content - 03/13/08 09:20 AM
FELLOW ACTIVE RAINERS!
Whenever a new "Social Networking Site" pops up, I do everything I can to provide content and join as a Real Estate Pro. I've been doing it for about 2 years now and I get several calls a month off of these "sites".
Well, Yesterday, a … (2 comments)
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social networking: The real value of social networking - 03/12/08 08:15 PM
This will be a loaded question, since a vast majority of you reading this are members of this site and thus, are participating in social networking. Search engines giants have been snapping up social networking sites because they are becoming a source of competition for them....and another place for them to … (1 comments)
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social networking: An Intimate Conversation With The Antman! "The Proverbial Big Mouth!" of Cre8buzz - 03/06/08 10:03 PM
1. Give us a little history of the start up and who is involved, name names..and what you think as far as each persons BEST personal gift or Talent to CRE8buzz? Ex. The Antman (to me)..The Voice : "Wow, a heavy question right out of the gate, dang girl, you don’t … (10 comments)
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social networking: How does Facebook interact with Active Rain? An Experiment.... - 03/05/08 02:55 PM
Has anyone noticed any cross pollination between Facebook and Active Rain?
I am trying an experiment.
Please find me on Facebook, and let me know you are an Active Rain member.
I have also posted a request in the Active Rain group on Facebook to see if more people will reply from Active Rain to … (4 comments)
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social networking: Social Media with Chris Brogan - 03/01/08 11:59 PM
One of the great things about Twitter is how easy it is to connect with others. When you find someone who looks interesting, just click to Follow them, and you'll begin receiving their messages in your Twitter stream.
I don't remember what first drew my attention to Chris Brogan, but his Twitter … (4 comments)
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social networking: Social Networking taken to a Whole Other Level: Foster Care - 02/29/08 11:54 AM
Many of us know the power of social networking. We have first hand experience right here in the rain. I'm excited to see the platform being applied for great causes such as this one at Foster Care Central.
The Social Network For Foster Agencies, Foster Parents, Social Workers, And Volunteers Dedicated … (2 comments)
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social networking: Facebook Worked For Me! - 02/28/08 09:21 PM
I have seen several posts lately about people asking if social networking sites like Facebook are good to use in helping to find new clients. I must admit that I have been a Facebook addict for sometime. It's one of those sites that I can't help but not go onto daily. It … (8 comments)
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social networking: Thank Goodness I Found RealBird - 02/28/08 05:54 PM
I don't remember how we stumbled across Realbird, but I'm glad we did.
Initially I thought it was just another (free) site for us to post our real estate listings, but I discovered they had a resposive staff, and that was enough to keep me around. (Zoltan and Gabe. The geniuses behind Realbird … (22 comments)
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social networking: How to Market yourself in 2008 - Networking - Networking Groups, SOI, & Ideas - Part 3 of 3 - 02/28/08 11:55 AM
Networking, networking, and networking...... What does it all mean? In my opinion, you need to be open-minded about new ideas and attack them before everyone else jumps on the bandwagon. You also need to be consistent in who you network with on a weekly or monthly basis. Lastly, you need to … (62 comments)
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social networking: Dustin Luther, Social Internet Marketing Guru, Hits The Road - 02/27/08 06:51 PM
For Dustin...
Not because he asked, but because I admire him and his work.
If you're a real estate or mortgage professional and looking for top internet marketing advice in a 'Web 2.0' world, one may now receive it from one of its founding fathers.
… (1 comments)
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social networking: LinkedIn and other social/business networking sites - 02/27/08 10:59 AM
Can anyone give me some feedback on LinkedIn, in particular? I've heard many people use it, primarily for business relationships and networking, but I've never heard how good it is or how satisfied or dissatisfied its users are. I did read somewhere (probably Wikipedia) that there's no way to disable or … (21 comments)
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social networking: Realtor Twitters: It's Twitter Day On Active Rain It Seems - 02/26/08 09:58 AM
Sarah, Heather and Kim have all written posts about Twitter today.
I thought I'd add my two cents and show you what you can find if you're paying attention. I monitor the use of the word "realtor" on Twitter, for example. Here's the conversation over the past 24 hours. It's a mix … (34 comments)
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social networking: Launching a Product on FaceBook: The Bacon Salt Story - 02/21/08 11:47 AM
Launching a Product on FaceBook: The Bacon Salt Story
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This is the story of Bacon Salt or J&D's Down Home Enterprises - the most successful Seattle start-up that you have never heard of. Or maybe you have. In 2007, Justin Esch and Dave Lefkow developed a zero calorie, vegetarian, kosher … (1 comments)
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social networking: Social Networking, Web 2.0, Blogging and Real Estate - 02/20/08 08:34 AM
This is an excellent article on real estate agents and all the latest buzz-words to do with internet marketing (blogging, social networking, web 2.0, etc.). Basically, it doesn't matter how many of the latest whiz-bang technologies you employ -- none of them should be a selling or service substitute.
Remember the reason … (4 comments)
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social networking: Are you using Twitter? - 02/15/08 07:43 AM
If you have not at least looked at Twitter you should. I have been using and enjoying it for almost a year now and although I can't claim I have gotten any business from it I do find it a good recourse. Twitter is a community that I select the members … (12 comments)
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social networking: Time To Get Stupid - 02/14/08 05:47 AM
I remember sitting in a Joe Stumpf, By Referral Only, seminar a number of years ago (I was selling real estate then), when Erick Blackwelder told how the BRO concept became wildly successful for him when he "got stupid." Erick was taking Joe's marketing ideas and tweaking them to make them … (6 comments)
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social networking: It Start's Right Here...Right Now..One Voice At A Time! "Nuts!" - 02/12/08 08:38 PM
If you don't know much about Jericho the network tried to cancel the show but the fan's would not have it. We got on blogs, we got on forums and sent peanuts to CBS.
Truly an amazing story...an amazing social networking story! CBS got the message and the fan's won! Jericho is … (5 comments)
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social networking: "Inc." Names Social Networking and Blogging New Basics of Marketing - 02/11/08 12:27 PM
In their latest issue (February 2008), "Inc." ran a piece entitled "The New Basics of Marketing". Of the five "basics" they named, Social Networking and Blogging were two of them.
Yet, so many within the real estate industry view real estate bloggers and those of us on Facebook or LinkedIn as … (2 comments)
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social networking: What are the 3 most important things Real Estate Agents must do to improve their online presence? - 02/06/08 09:48 AM
So, yesterday was Super Tuesday. I passed by many polling stations but sadly, I found myself not voting at all. Apparently, Barbara Bush was not on the ballot this year. Darn it. Maybe I should have voted for the other former first lady?
With so many choices, how does one … (0 comments)
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social networking: “The Power of Back Links” - 02/03/08 09:27 PM
Matt Bacak is the best trainer and internet marketer I meet and seen on the internet. His model works great for real estate professional. This is one of the hundreds of article written by Matt. Hope you enjoy it. I have put link at bottom of this article so you … (2 comments)
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social networking: Perspectives on Real Estate and Social Networking - 01/31/08 11:38 PM
Beth McGuire recently posted an interesting piece at RISMedia about social networking and real estate. Coming on the heels of the ActiveRain/HouseValues announcement, Beth explores the impact that social networking will have on the real estate industry.
How will ActiveRain use their new $2.75 million funding? What benefits will HouseValues receive? Where do RealTown and … (11 comments)
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social networking: Blogging History Made in Wisconsin Blizzard! (-probably...) - 01/29/08 10:26 PM
Mother Nature tried as hard as she could,
winter storm warnings, freezing rain and falling Christmas decorations.
but she did not keep 17 or so hardy Wisconsonites
from REMAX-Preferred Madison, Keller-Williams (and Obeo)
from having (what may have been)
the first ever Realtor Blogging Seminar in
Madison, WI at the RE/MAX training center.
(Eric Kodner called - he … (14 comments)
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social networking: Active Rain: R.A.I.N. = Research Advancing Internet Manipulation - It's a Start! - 01/29/08 12:46 AM
Not long ago, outside of the Starbucks on Main Street there, I met a homeless man wearing an Aluminum Hat, and I asked him; "Nice Day isn't it?"
and he said; "NO! It's raining."
And then I thought well with the water supply issues, we can really use this rain activity, … (15 comments)
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social networking: Lockhart Steele On Social Meida At Inman Connect NYC 2008 - 01/26/08 05:20 PM
BrokerIPTV: We are at Inman Connect, New York City 2008. I am with the informant Lockhart Steele and we were just talking about the other day Brad Inman was going over some items like as far as social networking, video, transparency
and this years theme, Brad was talking about the … (0 comments)
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social networking: Zillow.com's Drew Meyers At Inman Connect 2008 - "it's about tranparency" - 01/26/08 05:00 PM
BrokerIPTV: Drew Meyers, Community Manager with Zillow.Com and Drew I know you were present the other day at bread stock kind a talk about social networking
and things of the past video and really the market. What is the really
the world according to Drew and what you … (0 comments)
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social networking: Inman Connect NYC 2008 Top 50 Tips Is Priceless For Kirby Smith - 01/23/08 11:34 PM
Inman Connect NYC 2008 Is Priceless Info For Kirby Smith Of Metro Brokers
BrokerIPTV :: We are at Inman Connect New York
city 2008. I am with Kirby Smith found and wandering the floor here at Inman.
Kirby is the president at Elect For metro brokers located in Denver, Colorado … (4 comments)
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social networking: How to Make the Most of your Linked in Profile - 01/23/08 12:33 PM
How to Make the Most of your Linked in Profile
By Melissa Ward, Managing Partner of NewWard Development, LLC518-899-5855
http://www.newward.com - web site design and internet marketing
http://www.renttropolis.com - online property management software
Have you visited Linked in, http://www.linkedin.com/? Linked in connects you with people that you know, also known as your immediate sphere … (12 comments)
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social networking: Tools of the Times - Part I - 01/19/08 07:51 AM
Spokeo
When I stumbled upon this site and looked at the tool for a minute or two, I thought, "hey this could be interesting". After I entered my email and fed it my contact list of 450 people, I went from interested, to amazed, to nervous, all in about 3 minutes. I … (2 comments)
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social networking: Two New Sites to Check Out - 01/17/08 06:07 AM
I just found out about two new sites. I am probably the last to know about these sites as I read posts on AR which I read every day and see so many treads that I miss, oh well. While searching around this morning for stuff to post to my Senior … (2 comments)
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social networking: FYI-ACTIVE RAIN #5 - 01/16/08 05:03 PM
The most incredible tool that I use now in the real estate business is the Swanepoel Trends Report which comes out every year describing obviously the newest trends in the residential real estate industry. It is clear that the real winners in the industry are on this list. It clarifies who's who in … (2 comments)
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social networking: Como es tu experiencia haciendo Networking Online con profesionales Latinos - 01/16/08 03:29 PM
Hola amigos,
Desde hace algunos dias tengo esta pregunta y quisiera que me ayudaran a responderal. Desde que he entrado en AR me he puesto en contacto con algunos grupos Latinos para hacer networking, pero me parecen algo lento por lo menos en comparacion con otros grupos.
Ustedes saben a que se debe … (0 comments)
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social networking: Yuwie - Paid Social Networking ?! Is This Thing For Real? - 01/14/08 10:31 AM
I got an invite from a client today to join Yuwie. I will admit I do have pages at Facebook, Myspace and the others. I don't actively use them, except when clients see me and such. I will admit I have never received business from these sites, but I am hoping … (5 comments)
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social networking: The New Facebook of Real Estate - 01/11/08 12:41 PM
OK, so your daughter came back from her first semester at university and set up a Facebook account for you. But now that you have it what are you going to do with it? Well, if you're a REALTOR, you could start by connecting with your family, friends and colleagues that … (1 comments)
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social networking: The Virtual World is More Real Than We May Realize - 01/09/08 10:19 PM
I just now stumbled across a dead-on article from last May about online marketing or social networking and how it should be used. This article draws some very real similarities between the way we network online and our real-life interaction with people.
"trying to sell your products, services, or yourself when you … (37 comments)
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social networking: Social "Networking" Online and Off - 01/07/08 08:52 AM
Social Networking it is what you do every day, it is what you do offline and online. Social Networking is not a new thing but it is a new buzz word around the net. So what should we think about it? I am mentally preparing to teach a class on … (1 comments)
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social networking: We Are Family! Connecting through Social Networking.... - 01/06/08 03:07 PM
We are family was a song done by Sister Sledge in the 80's. I connect life events with music which is something that I've done as long back as I can remember. This week we have welcomed in another new year with the start to 2008'. We've read many posts here on … (78 comments)
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social networking: RIS Media and Internet Crusade... - 01/05/08 02:17 PM
Well if we were lacking social networking sites to join, fear not, because Internet Crusade and RIS Media have just announced a merge that "fuses the resources of two Real Estate industry powerhouses to develop (here it comes) a social network for the Real Estate Professional and Consumer that is rich … (2 comments)
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social networking: Konnects for What - 01/02/08 11:30 AM
I received an email today from a Facebook connection asking me to Konnect with him.
Konnects is a new networking community that may have a good idea, but their marketing and implementation could use some work. In looking around the site -
I am still not clear on what Konnects can do for … (7 comments)
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social networking: Social Networking For Buying & Selling Real Estate - 12/28/07 11:38 AM
The social networking site Facebook now has a real estate site that allows you to list properties for free. Facebook has 49 million users worldwide, so it pays to list on this site. The real estate section of Facebook is called CribFinder. In addition to listing a property you can also … (6 comments)
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social networking: SEO and Social Networks - Free Inbound links with High Page Rank - 12/26/07 05:32 PM
Being that Active Rain is a Social Network specifically for Real Estate professionals, I thought I'd discuss the use of Social Networks for gaining SEO and PageRank.
Realistically, they are a great way to get free inbound links with no reciprocal required. Obviously reciprocals are less desirable.
But, the path to actually getting … (26 comments)
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social networking: Marketing with Twitter - 12/21/07 10:51 PM
At the NAR convention last month in Las Vegas, I began to understand some of the uses for Twitter. Attendees used it to communicate everything from what the best exhibits were, to where to grab a bite to eat, to hilarious and spontaneous observations. Others used it to stream the best soundbites … (18 comments)
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social networking: "Social Networking is making me....uh....less Social!" - 12/20/07 11:46 PM
Okay, so in the morning, I play in the Rain when I first get to the office, getting my 10 comments in for the day, attempting to post one of my allotted number of articles (which I rarely find time to write), checking the Referral Exchange, then the "Q&A" section, and download a … (36 comments)
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social networking: RealEstate2.x with Steven Groves - 12/14/07 01:45 AM
Tonight my outside blog reading took me south to Arizona where I found Executive Conversations in Real Estate, written by Steven Groves. The purpose of the site is "exploring the intersection between social media, web 2.0 and real estate."
There are posts about social networking, Point2, Facebook and Twitter, but what I found most interesting … (8 comments)
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social networking: Social Networking, Streaming Video, Transparency?What?s Next? - 12/12/07 03:32 PM
Trends Report, published earlier this year, offers important and insightful forecasting of the issues that stand to most impact the real estate industry
Trends Report, published earlier this year, offers important and insightful forecasting of the issues that stand to most impact the real estate industry
By Maria Patterson
RISMEDIA, December 19, 2006?Change, as … (0 comments)
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social networking: Connecting with Facebook Networks - 12/08/07 08:25 PM
When you first join Facebook, and become one of over 55 million members, it can be a daunting task figuring out how to connect with others. One built-in solution is with Facebook Networks.
There are four categories of networks: work, region, college and high school. Some of these require a specific email … (8 comments)
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social networking: Communicate The Way Your Clients Want You To - 12/04/07 04:42 PM
I Happened On An Interesting Comment A Few Moments AgoI was searching for the term "real estate" in Terraminds, which is a Twitter search tool, and found the following "tweet."
"YEAH, my real estate agent Angie joined twitter! We love our house btw Angie!"
The statement was made by discorax, whose bio says … (57 comments)
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social networking: Facebook Business Links - 11/30/07 06:50 PM
Not so long ago, many people thought of Facebook as a college version of MySpace. As I've explored the site over the last couple of weeks, two statistics keep coming to mind:
Over 55 million usersFastest growing demographic in the 25+ age rangeIt's apparent to me that Facebook is the leading social … (12 comments)
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social networking: Benefits of Social Networking Sights? - 11/30/07 09:49 AM
Hi, I am relatively new to online marketing and have heard huge raves about social networking sights becoming the next big thing on the internet. I know quite a bit about facebook and myspace but am curious how people are leveraging these sites to market themselves outside their group of already … (0 comments)
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social networking: Expand Your Reach with Facebook Groups - 11/29/07 09:04 PM
Real estate is a contact sport. It's about who you know, and who knows you. Facebook Groups provides an easy way to network with others across a wide range of interests.
To get started, just click 'Groups' in the left-hand column. From the Groups main page you can either Browse by Type … (10 comments)
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social networking: A Warning to Parents ....MySpace Hoax Turned Deadly - 11/29/07 02:10 PM
In the newspapers yesterday and on the early morning news shows today, is the heartbreaking story of a 13 year Missouri girl and a MySpace hoax gone terribly wrong.
According to the NY Times articlethis teenage girl had been flirting with a 16 year old boy on MySpacefor several weeks. Suddenly this boy … (31 comments)
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social networking: Add Your Blogs to Facebook - 11/28/07 11:36 PM
With over 55 million members and the fastest growing demographic in the 25+ age range, Facebook offers the potential of a large pool of first-time, move-up and investment homebuyers. More and more, Gen X and Gen Y are beginning their search for real estate information online, and now you can provide it … (22 comments)
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social networking: Social Networking for Real Estate Agents 101 - 11/28/07 04:04 AM
Social Networking is: Typical networking usually takes place at events, but we can accomplish the same goal of making connections with others-online, and even better. Online social networking websites show us the connections we have with people and make it much easier to communicate and stay connected. Think of your social … (70 comments)
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social networking: What would you like to see on Facebook? - 11/28/07 12:10 AM
I was working on my Facebook profile last night and ran into a minor glitch with one of the applications. After looking through the FAQ and help file and not finding the answer, I submitted a help request. To my surprise, the developer of the application responded within an hour and … (15 comments)
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social networking: Do You Hear It? The Buzz That Is! Cre8buzz...and You Can Too! - 11/26/07 11:01 PM
Recently Bill Gassett had invited me to Cre8buzz so naturally I had to try it out! There are quite a few familiar faces on the buzz. Some of my favorite reads.
Now recently "The Antman" and I have been corresponding a bit. He is usually the first friend you will make. … (32 comments)
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social networking: Is Facebook In Your Business Plan? - 11/24/07 10:15 PM
'Mariana Wagner has thrown a sheep at you.'
That was one of the notifications waiting for me a couple of weeks ago when I logged into Facebook. I quickly searched my memory to figure out what I had done to deserve this. Had I left an inappropriate comment on her blog? Did … (51 comments)
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social networking: Real Estate and Social Networking - 11/22/07 11:39 PM
Real estate and social networking. We're seeing this couple more and more. Along with Web 2.0, we're also starting to see RE.net. But what exactly does this mean, and what are the implications for your real estate business?
Here are three recent blog posts that discuss various aspects of social networking as it relates … (19 comments)
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social networking: What's the big deal about LinkedIn? - 11/16/07 03:30 PM
I've had the honor and pleasure to work with Real Estate professionals on all sides of the transaction for years now.
And the one thing I find consistently is the "transaction-focused" mindset across the industry. Now, I know what you are thinking - "I'm relationship focused - I'm a consultant for life". … (9 comments)
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social networking: HouseFront Acquires Facebook - 11/16/07 02:37 PM
By: Stephen Joos
With HouseFront's excess capital, we have acquired FaceBook... (A profile that is). The price was just as analysts expected at $0B. We here at HouseFront are thrilled about the profile deal, and the ability to connect with young, tech savvy individuals.
"We are quite excited about … (6 comments)
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social networking: Last Minute Training Tips...Activerainers?...We Will See You Online This Afternoon! - 11/16/07 10:16 AM
Lysa and I will be at the Board of Realtors today holding an Internet Marketing training this after noon at 2 pm.
Realtor style....that's right ez tips....on Social Networking.
Now normally I set a good example in commenting but I have running an experiment and I will share the results over the … (14 comments)
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social networking: New Marketing Strategies Via Social Networking Channels for Real Estate and The Big Push for Compensation Reform - 11/13/07 05:13 PM
‘We are the fossils, the relics of our time, we mutilate the meanings till they’re easy to deny.’
- William Corgan
I hear many mortgage and real estate professionals within the industry still spouting off about how no technology will ever replace them…no, technology won’t, but the professional that leverages … (30 comments)
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social networking: Social Networking NOT for School Teachers - 11/13/07 06:50 AM
Or Ohio school teachers anyway...
At a time when many in the real estate industry are embracing social networking Ohio teachers are being told "Just say no" to:
MySpace
Facebook
In The Columbus Dispatch, Jill Riepenhoff and Jennifer Smith Richards wrote Teachers’ saucy Web profiles risk jobs
which says: "the Ohio Education Association, … (20 comments)
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social networking: The Ruthless Rules of Real Estate Social Media #1 - 11/09/07 04:14 PM
Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Activerain, Whoa there. Before you start spewing your offerings all over the place, take a moment to think about what you really plan to reap from your social media efforts. More sales? Name recognition? Expert status? Referrals? All of the above? Be aware that using social media as … (4 comments)
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social networking: How Social Networking Benefits Your Business - 11/09/07 02:39 PM
If you're wondering just how Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace, among other social networks, can actually benefit your business, below is an interesting presentation from Common Craft that explains it in plain English and simple diagrams.
This is also an excellent example of viral marketing.
… (3 comments)
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social networking: Social Diseases - 11/08/07 09:45 PM
For those of you with a social disease and about a minute to spare check it out:
In Recovery from Social MediaI am working like many of you to grasp and grok what's needed and most useful with everything that the Internet is throwing at us. Our grandchildren will probably not understand … (0 comments)
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social networking: Donna Williams, Art, and Autism - I Fell Onto a Treasure Chest Filled With Jewels - 11/08/07 10:51 AM
Today
Eighty percent of life is just showing up. I showed up and got the other 20%, too.
I was fooling around with my new, personal social network - as suggested by Maureen McCabe in her blog Social Networking - What's the point? - mine is now Art Gallery. During the setup process and … (2 comments)
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social networking: Zolve: MySpace For Realtors or Active Rain CopyCat? - 11/08/07 04:41 AM
I recently came across another online networking site similiar to Active Rain. Zolve, actually says it's the myspace for Real Estate professionals. If that's true, then I can only hope that Realtors will put their favorite obnoxious music, unprofessional photos of themselves in precarious positions and use text speak on their … (13 comments)
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social networking: Social Networking - What's the point? - 11/06/07 02:13 AM
Inspired by John Lockwood I started a social network. Just like that, spur of the moment. My new social network is called "The Maureen Corps." The 'Maureen Corps' is on Ning.com Ning.com is part of OpenSocial. I blogged about OpenSocial over the weekend, find it if you care about what OpenSocial is about.
John … (42 comments)
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social networking: The value of the "grown up" versions of social networking - LinkedIn - 11/05/07 09:41 PM
I've been a member of Linkedin for a while now and have been building my network slowly but surely. Its great fun to log on and see new colleagues or past co-workers on the network. So today, I log on, and there is a column that says "people you may know" … (5 comments)
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social networking: Loyalty Building Within A Content Network: Finding The Right Range Of Loyal Visitors - 11/03/07 12:16 PM
The Cornerstones of Loyalty Building
If we had only known how important the question that we asked in January 2007 would be, "what type of repeat visitors to our site should we be focusing on?". We decided that a rather fuzzily defined group known as "prospective buyers" should be the focus … (0 comments)
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social networking: Lifeat.com & Fatdoor.com - 11/02/07 09:00 PM
Recently, I discovered these two sites: LifeAt & Fatdoor. Both are related to the social-networking features that we enjoy on ActiveRain and could be beneficial to your clients. They seem to be like Angie's List.
but for real estate.
However, LifeAt & Fatdoor seem to be limited to certain cities. Has anyone in those … (0 comments)
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social networking: Evolution of marketing- (the quick and dirty version) - 10/25/07 04:26 PM
Many times when I mention blogging or social networking to the general public I get an eye roll. "What do you mean social networking, is that like MySpace?" Well partially I explain....and you know the rest of the story. It seems that unless you are on board with the march of the … (7 comments)
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social networking: Is It Just Me Or Are REALTORS Using Facebook Less Often? - 10/22/07 05:53 AM
Are real estate professionals becoming fatigued with social networking?
Maybe it's just me but I seem to be to seeing a drop in activity on the real estate groups in Facebook. There is a bit of activity around groups that have to do with the NAR convention and such. But, seeemingly not … (11 comments)
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social networking: Extending Pat Kitano's Concept Of “Hubs And Spokes” To Include Value Measurements - 10/20/07 04:12 PM
Thinking About A Hub and Spoke Model
Pat Kitano captured the idea of distribution of content with Web 2.0 re.net sites (or perhaps even web 3.0) far more eloquently than we have been able to with a model of "hubs and spokes". He outlines his thinking in an excellent recent article about redefining … (0 comments)
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social networking: Active Rain | A Referral Network & Business Goldmine - 10/11/07 05:18 PM
Are you looking to do more business in a market that has obviously changed? Do you want to get more out of Active Rain than just using the Blogging as social networking? Is Active Rain any different than the other groups or networks you're already a part of? Are you doing … (58 comments)
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social networking: Facebook Rocks! Happy Birthday Julie Ferenzi! - 10/08/07 06:14 AM
One of the best things that I have found with the Activerain network is often times we are lead to other great places on the web.
In September I joined Facebook, at first I thought it was quite silly.
Why, because I just had never been there before and I really … (18 comments)
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social networking: "Monsters in the Blogosphere!" - 10/03/07 03:08 PM
A while back, I wrote a fun, somewhat comical, somewhat serious, piece entitled, "Armchair Quarterbacks in the Blogosphere." It was written in response to an encounter I had with someone who had commented rather maliciously to an article I published on my 'other' blog, SOUNDBITEBLOG.
If done well, conversational blogging should foster good, … (23 comments)
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social networking: What Active Rain should do now - 10/01/07 12:44 AM
Hi, I've mentioned quite often that I post sporadically on Active Rain. Why? I am always afraid of being inundated by comments from a very enthusiastic loyal corps of AR bloggers... and I think very highly of the community because of this. My problem is I can only respond during certain … (32 comments)
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social networking: Put Your Photo On LinkedIn Finally - 09/28/07 02:59 AM
Finally, LinkedIn is now accepting your profile photo on the site. I've never understood why this one networking site wouldn't allow us the opportunity to put our mugs out there. After all, we are Realtors and we love to show off our faces.
Thank you goes to Drew Meyers at GeekEstate Blog … (3 comments)
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social networking: The Real Estate Marketing Machine: Blogs, RSS, XML, Social Networking, and Endless Nerdyness. - 09/27/07 11:09 AM
The Machine is Us/ing Us, produced by Dr. Michael Wesch of the Digital Ethnography Working Group at Kansas State University, elegantly explains the idea behind Web 2.0 and it's impact on us. If you haven't checked out some of the other fascinating projects by this group of undergraduates, it's worth a … (3 comments)
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social networking: Are you Stumbling? - 09/27/07 09:39 AM
Well, are you? One of the great social networking tools that is overlooked (by me as well as many others) is Stumble Upon. I have had this tool on my toolbar for a few years now but have only recently really started looking into how it can help my business. I … (5 comments)
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social networking: Network Online While You Sell Houses - 09/21/07 02:44 PM
Meeting people is easy - especially on the Internet. In recent years social networking websites have helped blur the line between online and offline socializing, and simplified target audience marketing to a single mouse click. The hard part now is deciding where to meet everybody, and which version of yourself to … (3 comments)
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social networking: How to Organize Your Real Estate Blog - 09/21/07 02:44 PM
Bloggers like to tinker and constantly update things, which is part of what makes them so fun to watch. If you follow a blog you've probably noticed its look changing over time, and the writer's voice evolving as particular stories and catchphrases shape his or her language. Real estate, in particular, … (0 comments)
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social networking: The Front Desk Knows More About Social Networking Than I Do - 09/15/07 12:29 PM
I was shocked with the mild mannered High School student who answers the phones in our office. She was telling me about how well my online marketing efforts work because she said that she ran across my name when she was doing a Google search on something local to our … (5 comments)
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social networking: Defining Moments...Courage...It Takes Courage! - 09/14/07 08:33 PM
Have you ever gone back and read your old post and comments? It's amazing how all of us have evolved. I have been reading my old posts and my old comments...I noticed defining moments. Events that changed my perspective of blogging. Events that have opened my world.
Recently I entered … (30 comments)
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social networking: Stop Complaining About ActiveRain, and Start Using the Greatest Referral Network of all time! - 09/14/07 01:44 PM
Ok, I’m getting kind of sick of the critics of ActiveRain that complain that it doesn’t provide enough buyer/seller leads for the amount of time invested in blogging on the site. I know I just wrote about this, but I still have some frustration to get out.
First of all, according … (76 comments)
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social networking: ActiveRain Blogs | Social Networking ~ How to use Facebook to promote your blog - 09/01/07 09:33 PM
Facebook is one of the hottest properties on the Internet right now. It is the subject of two recent articles in Business 2.0 and Newsweek. It was also on Headline News recently due to many workplaces creating policies for their employees that spend too much time socializing online instead of working!!
That … (26 comments)
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social networking: SocialRealty.net - New "Micro-Blogging" Site - 08/31/07 08:09 AM
Hello all!
I was recently made aware of this Real Estate Network site and thought it would be a great place to let others know of a new and "different" site:
http://www.socialrealty.net
This site is all about quickly sharing and getting the information you need and want from the real estate community. Post a … (5 comments)
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social networking: When Social Networking Becomes Friendship - 08/23/07 11:28 PM
When I decided to start my original blog back in January of 2006 I really had no idea what I was getting into. I had no knowledge of social networking or SEO or, quite frankly, whether or not I would proceed past putting up the first post and pointing it to … (37 comments)
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social networking: Recap of Real Connect SF 2007 - 08/06/07 01:06 AM
Real Connect San Francisco was a great experience: networking; learning about the latest technology innovations; an interesting mixture of young innovators and traditional real estate professionals.
The overall theme emerging from the conference was the power of Web 2.0 and social networking. It was clear that if you are an individual … (2 comments)
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social networking: Have you googled....you? - 07/31/07 11:11 AM
In real estate, perhaps more than in other professions, image is important. Realtors recognize the importance of a professional appearance and demeanor in person, but how about your online image?
One tip that I picked up and regularly follow is to Google your own name periodically. With the abundance of posting and … (18 comments)
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social networking: New Inman Report on Real Estate Marketing Released Today - 07/25/07 04:54 AM
Inman News is announcing today the availability of a new research report on real estate marketing. Entitled “The State of Real Estate Marketing – 2007: Assessing Marketing Budgets, Trends and Opportunities for Real Estate Agents and Brokers,” the report, according to Inman, provides some "very interesting findings that shed light on … (10 comments)
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social networking: Social Networking part 2 - Facebook and LinkedIn - 07/23/07 03:07 PM
I just want to give http://Facebook.com and http://LinkedIn.com proper placement in my social networking roadmap. I left them out of my initial posting about Social Networking.
Facebook
In my previous posting, I sort of disregarded FaceBook as a "MySpace" - but I am quite wrong. Sure it definitely can be, but recently … (7 comments)
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social networking: NETWORK, NETWORK, NETWORK!! - 07/23/07 11:08 AM
I’ve seen a few blogs here about the networking sites available and thought I would give my own viewpoint on them. The networks available can be used in many ways to enhance your business and gain you exposure. These are the main three I use on a regular basis.
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social networking: Diva Marketing Talks on Blog Talk Radio - 07/23/07 10:50 AM
The first blogger I ever met in person is long-time friend and colleague Toby Bloomberg. We met in Atlanta at a marketing seminar and ended up sharing a drink in a biker bar. But that's another story. Let me leave it at this -- so far as online marketing, blogs and … (11 comments)
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social networking: View my blog on MyAgentBook.com - 07/19/07 04:01 PM
http://susanderosas.myagentbook.com/ … (2 comments)
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social networking: Social Networking(Facebook) - 07/19/07 01:34 PM
As you know a couple weeks back I blogged about Facebook. Well now I see it has become so mucj more. NBC did a feature about this site showing how it came about and where it is going. I can tell you first hand how well it is. Compared to myspace, … (9 comments)
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social networking: The Art of Puking Your Business Identity Onto the Internet - 07/18/07 01:03 PM
Normally, I’d place an appropriate picture relating to the title here, but decided that this time it wouldn’t be prudent.
This post was spawned off of an article I read by Brian Brady on the new real estate weblogging 101 website. Although I didn’t completely agree with his perspective on SEO, … (92 comments)
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social networking: It Pays to be Nice: Thoughts on Your Online Reputation - 07/12/07 05:49 PM
Think being nice doesn't matter? It does. How about conducting yourself in an ethical manner? That too. Why? Aside from obvious reasons, the fact is, thanks to the Internet, each of us, to one degree or another, now has an online reputation we've got to worry about.
What do I mean? … (70 comments)
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social networking: Happy Anniversary Active Rain - 07/11/07 12:29 PM
Just in case you missed it, Active Rain is one year old today. My congrats to Matt Heaton and the other principals on their hard work in creating what has become a phenomenal, runaway success. (Although, I'm still trying to figure out how they're making any money.)
Keep up the good work … (6 comments)
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social networking: Bernice Ross Comments on Real Estate Technology Disconnect - 07/11/07 11:50 AM
NOTE: On this post, you get to be the "blogger." IOWs, I'm not making a comment at this point, but really, really want to hear from you. This is a continution of the conversation I started in response to Renwick Congdon's article about Realtors use of email as a marketing tool. … (11 comments)
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