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Facebook seems to be adding really cool features and they aren't stopping. A few weeks ago they started the Twitter like tool where you can @ your friends and tag them in a post.

Today, while searching for information on Whole Foods Market in The Woodlands (we don't have one but I started a group. Cheap Plug) I noticed that they changed their search tool.

This is completely changing the landscape of how people search for stuff and it's AWESOME!

I was trying to search for a group and found this. Hopefully I'm not the last person on Facebook to know about it. LOL.

It was Facebook friend Ken Brand commenting on an article by Nancy Sarnoff saying that we needed a Whole Foods up here on this side of town.

Now, what if we wanted to know what friends thought about the Houston Museum of Natural Science?

Hmm. I wonder if people will use that to search for who their friends suggest to buy or sell a home? Or what their friends say about certain communities? Restaurants...

What are your thoughts?

Update*** Here is the Video by Jeff Turner on how to @ your friends on Facebook

Another Update*** Here is a post by John Novak on how to make friend lists

Posted by Stephanie Edwards-Musa, Realtor ® Spring/Woodlands, TX Real Estate on 10/06/2009 09:20 AM

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Stephanie, I am still learning Facebook. My problem is getting bumped from that site over and over again and it discourages me from spending more time on there.

I spend a little time on facebook every day, unlike my wife who is addicted to it.

I'll have to check it out..... I didn't even know the Twitter-like feature was implemented.

Hey Carole, it's been kind of buggy lately otherwise I love it. :)

Hey Jeff, I spend a lot of time on there. A LOT. LOL.

Yep love it.

Twitter is also in beta stage of allowing us to create lists like on Facebook to group our friends. I hope it works it would be a time saver like the lists on facebook have made my life.

Hey Dan, I like the twitter feature and this search deal is even better. :)

Hey Missy! Twitter friend lists would be so awesome. I may actually get on there more often. LOL

I have nto noticed this Stephanie. Will have to check it out.. Thanks

OCT

Stephanie, I love my facebook! BTW, lots of news. Let's talk soon. ;-) me.

Great post. I really like facebook and social networing. If you have an iphone another cool tool I like is there is a facebook app which makes taking photos and then uploading them to facebook really easy. Which makes a post such as just listed this house on facebook really easy.

Stephanie - thanks for the info...I had not noticed this yet and I'm usually on Facebook a couple of times a day.

Well something more to look at on Facebook. Thanks

Just when I think I have it all figuered out . . . thanks for the updates!

I'm still a very newby on Facebook, but I think I'll be hooked soon. Although my Active Rain addition will take precendence. I'm too ignorant yet to even begin to understand all the possibilities. Thanks for sharing.

Steph...

I have such difficulty with FB. I can't figure out how to use it without it disconnecting my Internet. The same thing happens to me with Picnik. These two sites install so many tracking cookies that they either slow down my Internet or disconnect it. I've literally spent hours trying to figure out why this happens. If you have any ideas about that please share them with me. By the way I miss seeing you around AR. I could use more of your generational fixes :)

TLW...ROAR!

I wonder if this will work with things like Tweetdeck. (They already update you facebook status, but is this a separate thing or is this replacing the old one? Either way, I can certainly see how this will be great for finding people with the same interests.

Todd Clark - www.LivingBeaverton.com

That sounds cool I have not figured out FB yet but I need to!

I am still very confused by Facebook...

Stephanie, I think this is a great idea. As is the Whole Foods in The Woodlands. Every time I go to a Whole Foods, I beg for one for Kingwood. The last time an employee told me that The Woodlands and Kingwood come up in discussions a lot. Let's keep hoping!

This is one of the best competitors to Google that I have seen. You go from searching for information to search through conversations. Each has its own place, but so great to have an option to do either.

(ps - We just got the most fabulous Whole Foods in Chicago's Lincoln Park. It is like the one is Austin, TX. It is seriously my favorite place to shop and eat in Chicago.)

Great to hear that all thse tools are getting easier and easier to use. You can also try ping.fm to update most of your social media sits.

I saw that search feature last week, Steph. I don't know when the made the change, but it's VERY cool. Of course, I'm a facebook addict now, so as long as the site is up and running, I'm happy :)

Haven't heard of the new tool yet. Thanks for the post. Facebook has helped me in my business in so many ways!!!

You wrote: "A few weeks ago they started the Twitter like tool where you can @ your friends and tag them in a post." I had no idea! Thanks! I just tested it on my facebook and sure enough, I tagged them in my status update! So cool! It was a feature I had really hoped they would implement! Thanks for letting me know about it!

Great post...I hadn't even realized you could @ your friends to tag them in a post and I am on Facebook all day long while working. Just getting ready to build a Facebook business page for Gladwin & Beaverton MI Real Estate. Not sure what friend lists are though? Can you let me know please? This sounds like it may be a time saver I'd like to know more about.

And suddenly Facebook begins to suck yet more time from me...

I didn't know that was a new feature either. Its great though!! Thanks for sharing.

Stephanie - Yes Facebook is about to take more of my time...ughhh But it's new search is very cool.. It has been rather buggy as of late though I've noticed as well. I end up logging in daily with their new patches that seem to go up almost each evening. Good information for sure. Thanks.:-)

I like that facebook is becoming more and more the future of business networking

Steph-

Hadn't noticed this new cool feature! Thanks for sharing! Technology is amazing, isn't it?

Steph ; )

Yes, I need to spend a few hours and learn all one can do there. Thanks

Stephanie,

Good morning and some very good information for those not yet there. You may also want to consider FaceBook's Market Place- another venue to load and post Listings.

One of my biggest gripes is those [Realtors] Not utilizing FB's Photos ! I have a photo album for Each of my Listings [also see Twitpic- load right from your cell].

You can check me out at http://FaceBook.com/Steven.Zimmerman

...and here's something really nice... where one can place ALL their Work and Social sites For Free http://retaggr.com/page/StevenZimmerman

Have a great week... I'm off to my Community's Gulf Front Beach for some tanning, before my 2pm appointment :)

Steven Zimmerman Realtor ABR GRI / Prudential Best Realty, Inc. / GULF HARBORS Resident, Waterfront Specialist & Developer's Representative / aka http://Twitter.com/StevesGulf_com

So much to learn, so little time! I've time-blocked an hour each morning for online networking, but it's not enough. I'm on Facebook daily, but need to learn all about lists and other special features.

I love to search for people/topics on TweetDeck. Would you believe you can actually search for #justsayin? LOL!

I just got on Facebook not too long ago. I did notice the new features but am still a little confused as to how to use these or if I just have more sites then i can keep up with now. Your Blog may be just the thing to get me going. Thanks,Sue

I don't do much searching on FB, so I had not seen that yet either. Thanks for sharing!

Hey Stephanie - It's so time-consuming staying on top of the latest trends. Since it's part of my job, though, I do my very best. One of my team members is a Facebook Queen. So, I'm lucky.

Hey Guys,

I tried to do a video to show you how to make friend lists but my editing software is not cooperating. If you click the friends tab at the top of your fb page and click new list - It's all there.

Also, I'm trying to find Jeff Turner's video on the tagging feature. I will put it in the post for you all...brb.

I am still trying to get Facebook down. I have learned a lot of things, but have a lot more to learn.

i like the facebook, twitter connection on TweetDeck, too. I just wish they would let me send a facebook message back from TweetDeck.

Hi Everyone,

I updated the post with a link to Jeff's Video and and post from John Novak on how to make friend lists on FB.

Most of the time I think FaceBook is a waste of time but I like the gossipy side of it. I don't like the people who ony write about their businesses.

Thanks for the news, and I'm going to watch Jeff's video. I like the way they keep changing FB for the better. I am using it a lot now and have created a group and a fan page. One of these days.....

Thanks for sharing, I am always on the lookout to learn more about facebook and features

Thanks for the great update.

something new I noticed today was the marketplace-- you can add listings there...it's probably been there forever, but was new to me!

I have bookmarked this post not only for the information you provided but also for the two posts you linked to it.

Thanks for having a one stop tool shop for FB.

Facebook is a blast and keeps you in touch with sooo many people. Can ondly help!

OCT

Stephanie... interesting info... but I am actually more interested in the 2 links that you listed, from John and jeff... thanks for that info. Overall, I put most of my effort into blogging still.. 2nd, FB,,,, 3rd, a far third.. Twitter. thanks for the tips.

jeff belonger

I found the new way to search for Realtors in my area much easier than before. Now I just typed "Realtor jacksonville fl" and 350 or so came up. It's a great way to share your listings with them. Before, the search never really worked that well.

Also- sometimes you can find out what people are talking about the same way you search in Twitter. Pretty soon Facebook will be just like Twitter in how it operates, and I don't mind that!

Nice post!

Facebook does have applications that will help you increase your business. As you know, it's all about discovering them.

I receive a bunch of articles now from everyone. From a local concert to which bar has karaoke tonight.

Great information Stephanie. I love facebook and always looking for new ways to help serve my clients and those potential clients. Thanks.

Wow Stephanie. We may be able to find some Real Estate applications here ;-)

OCT

Hey Guys,

Glad that the links are helping you. I can't get logged in to AR... :( Tried to reply to some of the comments.

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