I am not sure if I am slow on the uptake, but Active Rain is all over the place.  I pulled up some blog posts about Active Rain some were good, bad or indifferent.   When I did a Google blog search for ActiveRain I got 53,300 results; these are articles written about Active Rain and bloggers from Active Rain.   Here are some the quotes about Active Rain.

"On ActiveRain, members can create a free, immediate Internet presence that is quickly indexed and ranked by search engines. ActiveRain is constantly growing, which translates to a larger network to share ideas and create out-of-area referrals. The site's blogs and forums are also free avenues of communication, allowing members to increase visibility with home buyers and sellers and other agents. ActiveRain is yet another mode of communication for real estate professionals to share information with one another, obtain referrals across the country, and drum up business. Members can e-mail one another, participate in each other's blogs and add photos of listings or information on niche skills such as home staging and testimonial quotes from customers. The site also features agents based upon a point system, which can further increase exposure to potential customers and other agents. The more points a profile has, the more heavily it will be promoted on the network. Blogging on the site is very active, as members post comments to exchange ideas and information." Jennifer Hazen/NAR

Here are some other things that are being said about Active Rain from the blogosphere.

"ActiveRain.com is a site that by the time it hits 5 months old it will have over 7,000 members and all of it via word of mouth advertising. If ever a site displayed the power of the web and niche social networking this is it. - Niche Social Networking"

"It's official.  Active Rain is the hottest new real estate resource on the Internet.  Realtors from all over the world are logging on daily to write their blogs, earn their points, and expound upon the nature of the universe". Real Opinionated Blogging   

"Active Rain has become by far the fastest growing online real estate community in the United States" Real Estate Blogs

>Back in July a well known blogger was attempting some "funny stuff".  THE ONLY Reason why I am posting this here, is I want you to take notice of Heaton's reply.  He was so professional and well mannered that the bad could not ruffle the feathers of Matt. 

Here is what I want to emphasize - as Active Rain grows and more and more bloggers joint the platform, it is bound to change.  The quality as well as quantity will skyrocket.  The benefit is that as Active Rain gains in exposure - so will you.  So remember you are on an interview every day and thousands of eyes are watching you, judging you make sure you are all ways ready for the occasion!