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ActiveRain Storms the Twitterverse

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Real Estate Agent with Myrtle Beach Homes Blog

One of the things that we try to do here at ActiveRain is provide superior customer support to our members.  We have the Contact ActiveRain link located at the bottom of every single page on the network for you to submit any issues you may be experiencing.  We also have Bob, Brad, & Myself on staff full time as Community Builders to help our members with any questions they may have.  Also, just this past week we gave a warm Welcome to Our New ActiveRain Ambassadors to help our new members get jump started. 

However, there are many times you have a simple suggestion, or need just a quick answer to something but do not want to pester a Community Builder or Submit a ticket.  Also, many say they are not aware when there are updates being made to the network.  That is why we have joined the twitterverse with @activeraincorp help provide you our members an added level of customer service. 

This account will provide you with any major changes to the network, links to crucial posts, and anything else that involves ActiveRain.  Some of you may be asking yourself "Why Twitter?" Well, there is a long and short answer to that question.  First, the Long: 

Twitter has become one of the fastest growing social networks on the web.  The ability to access, update & communicate with your friends from just about anywhere as well as connect with others with similar interests has helped twitter grow to more than 150,000,000 visits per month & over 22 million unique visitors each month. The response rate & communication speed of twitter is faster than any other social network currently available. 

Now the short Answer: Ashton & Oprah use twitter, so we should too!

If you are on twitter, You should follow us @ActiveRainCorp here.




Karen Monsour
Coldwell Banker Fort Lauderdale Beach - Fort Lauderdale, FL
REALTOR, SSRS - Sells FL Waterfront, Short Sale Expert!

I suggested in a blog a few weeks ago that AR develop their own "drips and drops" as well as a way to have a live chat with a Realtor(r) here on AR.

I cannot believe to be honest with you that you went over to twitter. JMHO...thought you would keep this inside.  Then again, you may consider it a marketing tool?

Jul 15, 2009 03:36 PM
Sabrina Kelley
ERA Herman Group Real Estate - Woodland Park, CO
Woodland Park Colorado Mountain Homes and Land

Thanks Jeremy. I am on board. If twitter can bring more members to Active Rain than I will benefit from the broad knowledge base which they will bring with them.

Jul 15, 2009 03:46 PM
Cathy Tishhouse
RE/MAX Showcase Homes - Royal Oak, MI
Royal Oak Real Estate

I am now a follower - I am on Twitter daily and look forward to your posts!

Jul 15, 2009 04:45 PM
Lane Bailey
Century 21 Results Realty - Suwanee, GA
Realtor & Car Guy

I just followed @activeraincorp.  Follow me back and everyone will have 3 million followers... 

Jul 15, 2009 04:48 PM
Bill Gassett
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Hopkinton, MA
Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate

I am now the latest addition to what I am sure will be a longl list of followers.

Jul 16, 2009 01:22 AM
Karen Otto
Home Star Staging - Plano, TX
Plano Home Staging, Dallas Home Staging, www.homes

I'm @homestarstaging looking forward to your tweets!

Jul 16, 2009 01:30 AM
Steve Hoffacker
Steve Hoffacker LLC - West Palm Beach, FL
Certified Aging In Place Specialist-Instructor

Jeremy,

I guess I knew this before but hadn't activated the follow - until now. Thanks. :)

Steve

Jul 16, 2009 01:48 AM
Diane Plant
Forest Hill Real Estate Inc, Brokerage - Toronto, ON
Broker, TorontoHomeSearch: Forest Hill Real Estate

Still can't figure out how do you tweet back and forth with people.

I post Tweets as oftern as I can and try to make it real estate relevant because that is the audience I am trying to capture. I get emails that so and so is following me Twitter almost within minutes of posting a tweet. Still can't figure out how people pick it up so quickly.

Do not know if it will bring me business but all the same I am on board with this social networking.

I am following people but want to know if I have to go into my Twitter account to see what theya re posting?

Any thoughts on answers on these perplexing questions, I am all ears.

Thanks

Jul 16, 2009 01:55 AM
Joan Lorberbaum Moore
Lang Realty - Delray Beach, FL

Hi Jeremy!

Thanks for letting us know about @activeraincorp. You must have tweeted it but I must have missed it! See you in Twitterverse : )

--Joan  aka @realtortweet

Jul 16, 2009 02:07 AM
Robert Hammerstein
Christie's International Real Estate - Hillsdale, NJ
Bergen County NJ Real Estate

Jeremy - I'm there! Just followed you guys... and girls of course.. Who will be reading these tweets? Will it be you Bob or Brad or who? Just curious... Thanks 

Jul 16, 2009 02:08 AM
Inez Meehan
Keller Williams - Torrance, CA

Thanks for the info... I am a follower.

Jul 16, 2009 02:22 AM
A.J. Leitch
Modrew | Real Marketing - Toronto, ON

Diane...  One tool you might want to look into is TweetDeck.  It's an application that you download and it then runs as your very own "Twitter Central".  You can easily Tweet, ReTweet, Reply to Tweets, all the while it automatically updates every 10 minutes or so, and because of that you can see what the people you are following are posting.  Or you can do it all by logging into Twitter via your browser, i've just found TweetDeck to be a little more convinient and kind of "out of sight, out of mind."  Meaning, it notifies me of new tweets if I want and keeps me from constantly going to twitter.com to check things out.

 

Hope that helps!  I'm in the Toronto area too, so if your looking for someone new to follow i'm @modrewmarketing 

 

A.J.

Jul 16, 2009 02:42 AM
Bill Risser
Fidelity National Title - Saint Petersburg, FL
Fidelity National Title - Tampa District

Jeremy - You will blow by the fan page number!!  Thanks for another avenue to get help and timely information...

Jul 16, 2009 02:43 AM
Lee & Pamela St. Peter
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices YSU Realty: (919) 645-2522 - Raleigh, NC
Making Connections to Success in Real Estate

Jeremy - you just got mentioned at the #REBCVB.... as did AR - good stuff...   and thanks for starting this. 

@RaleighOnline

Jul 16, 2009 03:43 AM
Gene Riemenschneider
Home Point Real Estate - Brentwood, CA
Turning Houses into Homes

I'm a follower.  Your customer service has always been first rate.  thanks for the new tool.

Jul 16, 2009 03:44 AM
Lori Cain
Own Tulsa - Tulsa, OK
Midtown Tulsa Real Estate Top Producer

So nice to see everybody on Twitter. I'm following. I will admit that I don't understand Twitter as well as I'd like to, but I have already received business from a tweet. So, I'll fake it till I make it!!  Great way to keep us updated on AR changes!

Jul 16, 2009 04:45 AM
Todd & Devona Garrigus
Garrigus Real Estate - Beaumont, CA
Broker / REALTORS®

Hey, if Ashton & Oprah use it, I'm there!

Jul 16, 2009 04:37 PM
Don Rogers
Keller Williams Realty Chesterfield - O'Fallon, MO
Realtor, Broker, CDPE, GRI, OnullFallon MO & St Charles County MO homes

Clicked the link and following on Twitter.  Another way to stay in touch, thanks.

Jul 17, 2009 01:28 AM
Tatyana Sturm
Exit Realty DTC - Aurora, CO
Denver Realtor, GRI, Denver/ Aurora CO Relocation

haha, Thanks for the post, I want to be like Oprah

Jul 21, 2009 02:19 AM
Thom Abbott
MyMidtownMojo.com |770.713.1505 | Intown Atlanta GA Condo Living - Atlanta, GA
Midtown Atlanta GA Condos For Sale

Better late than never...I'm now a follower! Yippie!

Jul 30, 2009 05:43 AM