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Twitter and Flickr Activity is Big

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Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker D'Ann Harper REALTORS® TX License #0566780

Twitter and Flickr activity is big. Tough to draw a straight line between activity in general and how it may lead to some economic benefit, but with so many people, using so many devices and the device count is increasing daily, one would think there must be a pony in there somewhere.

Micheal Kelley wrote an article in BusinessInsider.com, titled "Stunning Glowing Maps Show Twitter and Flickr Activity in Every Major City In The World."  The image below of the US is taken from the article.

Twitter and Flickr Activity


The photos are from several million tweets and Flickr photos put together in 50 maps that include several major cities around the world. Orange dots are Flickr photos, blue dots are tweets, and white dots are for both. In the US photo, above the major cities of Texas are pretty easy to spot-Dallas-Fort Worth, moving south to Austin and San Antonio, and to the east Houston.

In many cases the road networks are pretty well-defined too. I hope that does not mean there's a lot of tweeting and Flickring going on while people are driving.

I guess I'm missing the boat since I rarely tweet and never Flickr. Is this an activity that can be outsourced to good effect?


It's an interesting article if you have a few minutes to spare.

Comments (10)

Jerry Newman
Brown Realty, 210-789-4216, - San Antonio, TX
Texas REALTOR, San Antonio Military Relocation

Yes, Wayne. Let's pray they are not Tweeting on Texting while driving. These are some interesting stats to know. Thanks for sharing.

Jan 15, 2014 11:52 AM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Wayne, it amazes me all the people who are on their phones tweeting, texting, emailing....now you and I who make our living on the phone and all these internet technologies we are just driving....go figure:), Endre

Jan 15, 2014 02:17 PM
Aaron Hofmann
Atlanta Communities - Smyrna, GA
aka Mr. Smyrna Vinings

While you can outsource just about anything, Twitter is really more about microblogging, ie sharing your thoughts at the spur of the moment. You can use Hootsuite to plan out tweets if promoting blog posts, etc. Flickr is a great way to share your pictures, such as Instagram.

Jan 15, 2014 04:16 PM
Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning Wayne. I use Twitter but not on a very proficient basis one of my to do's in 2014.

Jan 15, 2014 05:21 PM
Barbara-Jo Roberts Berberi, MA, PSA, TRC - Greater Clearwater Florida Residential Real Estate Professional
Charles Rutenberg Realty - Clearwater, FL
Palm Harbor, Dunedin, Clearwater, Safety Harbor

Yes, this is indeed a world of technology now and often people are so busy on their phones that it is almost impossible to talk to them in person!

Jan 16, 2014 02:23 AM
Adrian Willanger
206 909-7536 AdrianWillanger-broker.com - Seattle, WA
Profit from my two decades of experience

Hi Wayne, very interesting map. I'm trying to get back into tweeting, I'm starting slowly with about 5-7 a week.

Jan 16, 2014 07:36 AM
Dale Baker
Baker Energy Audits and Commercial Properties Inspections - Claremont, NH
New Hampshire Relocation Real Estate Information

Howdy and evening Wayne

Wayne my AR friend,  I also don't Tweet much and have not ever Flickr. It does sound like a mighty interesting read.

Happiness sure is Homemade
Have a good one
Dale in New Hampshire

Jan 16, 2014 08:26 AM
Rebecca Gaujot, Realtor®
Lewisburg, WV
Lewisburg WV, the go to agent for all real estate

I use Twitter only to get my posts out there...don't use Flikr.

Jan 16, 2014 11:50 AM
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Interesting Wayne, never used flickr yet, just use twitter to give my blogs a bit more exposure.

Jan 26, 2014 09:18 AM
Rob Marken
Bend River Realty - Bend, OR
25+ years experience in Bend

I just got onto Flickr. I was unfamiliar with the website but now I find it to be a great tool to touch base with past clients and keep up with present clients.  Twitter has also been wildly helpful in connecting with clients, find leads and getting peopel to our website.  Thanks for sharing the map. 

Jan 28, 2014 01:11 AM