Yeah, I'm reading all the Zillow posts too, mostly in my feed reader... 

That's why I'm writing this post. I monitor anything that has "realestateshows" in it. If it appears on the web, I'm probably going to see it. So when the following came over the reader... i was intrigued.

Maxsell Tumbles for Agents

It's just a headline in my feed reader. No indication of why it came into that folder. So I click the link and find a lone headline in the "blog" and this message at the top of the page:

"We love our agents and we want them to attain Maximum Success. Here you will find links to stories, tools and knowledge that will help you better your clients and your community. The results will be Maximum Enjoyment for everyone."

So, the first thing I do is find out who it is and see "Powered by Tumblr" at the bottom and click. What I found was not what I expected. It was something called a "tumblelog."

Here's how Wikipedia defines "Tumblelog." 

"A tumblelog is a variation of a blog, that favors short-form, mixed-media posts over the longer editorial posts frequently associated with blogging. Common post formats found on tumblelogs include links, photos, quotes, dialogues, and video. Unlike blogs, this format is frequently used to share the author's creations, discoveries, or experiences without providing a commentary."

You may be reading this and thinking... wow that's news! Well, like me, you'd be wrong. It seems the concept of Tumble Blogs has been around since 2005. Tumblr is a free website used for creating Tumble Blogs.... so I created one. Why not? If you want to follow what I do with it, just click on the RSS feed at the bottom. Here it is: JustDugUp.com

They provide a really simple to use toolbar widget that let's you quickly "post" about any page or image you happen to be looking at. I have to tell you, it's intriguing and I'll probably create several widgets for different topics. I know Maxsell is a real estate company in Atlanta, but I don't know who put up the Maxsell Tumblr. They have a "TwitThis" button on their website, so I just tweeted them. Whoever put it together... my hat is off to you. Learning something every day is my goal. You helped me achieve that goal today. 

So, what will I do with this new knowledge... you can bet I'll come up with something. ;)