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When it pours it Rains

By Ben Kakimoto

Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Greater Seattle

May 21, 2007 04:36 PM

First there was the venerable Rain City Guide, then came ActiveRain and now Seattle is getting deluged by the upstart Citizen Rain blog.

Recently launched by King5.com, NBC's Seattle affiliate, Citizen Rain is a local blog aggregator. Over 100 local blogs are sorted by category providing viewers a straight forward exposure to all things Seattle. Categories include news, sports, politics, music, scene, outdoors and real estate. King5.com is the site that's resyndicating my blog for its condo section.

As real estate professionals and bloggers, what's so special about King5.com's entry into the blogisphere?

According to Cory Bergman, Director of Digital Media at King5, "KING 5’s newsroom — which has not been reading local blogs — is also beginning to use Citizen Rain to find fresh story ideas."

And, Joel Burslem of Inman and Future of Real Estate Marketing, in his Inman blog post Local News Goes Hyperlocal about Citizen Rain states "if you're still questioning why you should start your own real estate blog - look no further. Mainstream media is looking for ways to capitalize on this new medium and could be looking for you to help."

Get out your raincoats, cause it looks like Rain.

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Kelli Fronabarger

Bend River Realty Inc. - Bend, OR

Realtor - Bend Oregon

Interesting Ben....I'll have to keep an eye out for it. Thanks ; )

May 21, 2007 05:01 PM

Deborah Burns ~ Seattle Real Estate Agent

Realty Executives -BRIO - Seattle, WA

Thank you for the tip Ben, I will have to check it out when my cranky computer is a little less balky.

May 21, 2007 07:50 PM

Ashley Drake Gephart

Drake Intel Group - Albuquerque, NM

Ben talk about a rain storm! Looks like it's going to be a great resource.

May 21, 2007 08:08 PM

Geordie Romer

Windermere Real Estate / NCW - Leavenworth, WA

Serving Leavenworth, Lake Wenatchee, and Plain

Ben

Thanks for the heads up. I just submitted my blog, but their instructions ask for WESTERN Washington blogs and my location just EAST of the crest (Leavenworth) is what keeps sending the buyers my way. We'll see if they can make an exception.

May 22, 2007 02:37 AM

ARDELL DellaLoggia

Better Properties Seattle - Kirkland, WA

Citizen Rain...you gotta love that Title!

May 22, 2007 03:40 AM

Jacqulyn Richey

Prominent Realty Group - Las Vegas, NV

Las Vegas Real Estate

Looks like they know quality when they see it. -Charles

May 23, 2007 02:45 PM

Missy Caulk

Missy Caulk TEAM - Ann Arbor, MI

Savvy Realtor - Ann Arbor Real Estate

That is so cool. The local paper has laid off 400 employees in Ann Arbor and the paper is shrinking in size. I know one of the editors there, I sold his house a few years ago. I think I'll email this to him.

May 23, 2007 11:03 PM

Toby Barnett

KW North Sound - Marysville, WA

man o man, everybody is getting in the game and soon the net is going to be saturated with real estate information and everyone trying to get to the search traffic...is this the start of the blog wars?

Jun 14, 2007 08:28 AM

John Slocum

Premiere Property Group, LLC - Vancouver Washington - Vancouver, WA

Broker, SFR - Vancouver WA Real Estate

Thanks for the head's up Ben.

Here in the Vancouver/Portland market I'll check and see if KING5's sister station KGW (or NWCN) will be doing a similar effort in our community. We're the "Gray Capitol" of the country, and you Seattleites have the lock on the "Rain" championship (unless you are from Forks, WA!!!).

Jun 14, 2007 09:11 AM

Gary White~Grand Rapids Home Selling Pro Call: 616-821-9375

Flexit Realty "Flexible Home Selling Solutions" - Grand Rapids, MI

Real Estate Services You can Trust!

Ben I liked the first of your blog's I read so I looked ant the next and this too is very good. Nice job.

Jun 17, 2007 04:19 AM

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