A reminder about SLANDER and LIBEL - 08/19/2008 11:58 PM
In this type of market, there's plenty to speculate about. Unfortunately, some of that speculation tends to lead to unfounded rumors. Recently, I've heard everything from which bank/restaurant/mortgage lender is folding to which builder isn't paying their bills to which suicide was over money troubles. Sadly, some of what I've heard has come from the local media. … (23 comments)
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Feel Like You Haven't Been Invited to the Active Rain Party? - 08/19/2008 11:57 PM
I've invited several people to Active Rain. Some have accepted, but many others remain standing on the side of the rain puddle ( tsunami might be a more appropriate analogy), afraid to dive in and get their feet wet. Some of the reasons I get for not participating are, "I'm not a … (32 comments)
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Grab a Ticket to Ride the Virginia Rail Express from Lorton & Belmont Bay (LOCALISM FEATURED) - 08/19/2008 11:43 PM
When the Virginia Rail Express (VRE) first began operations along the I-95 corridor in 1992 there were questions as to whether the lack of housing near the train stations would derail the long term plans for the commuter rail. Since that time a new supply of "whistle stop" towns has sprung … (3 comments)
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Can You Teach me to Blog? - 08/19/2008 11:42 PM
The answer is NO.
Allow me to explain.
I have learned a ton about blogging, and from blogging, since getting my feet wet almost 2 years ago. And I have had the pleasure of teaching a number of classes about blogging for some of the local REALTOR associations here in … (40 comments)
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Urban Meets Ocean- The Market Commons in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (LOCALISM FEATURED) - 08/19/2008 05:21 PM
The Market Commons is one of the hottest and newest things in Myrtle Beach. It is located on Myrtle Beach's former air force base.
Nestled on 114 acres, The Market Commons features some of the finest retail shops & Restaurants along the Grand Strand. Some of these wonderful stores include … (8 comments)
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My Social "Media" Life is Really Taking Off - 08/19/2008 05:05 PM
Last week was great! There were 5 highlights that made my week! Each is related to social media and search marketing (SEO). It felt as if a lot of hard work was really starting to pay off. Let's start with the #1 highlight of my week:
1 - Google Search Friday … (22 comments)
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So What Can You Do with ActiveRain Video? - 08/19/2008 04:19 PM
Now that ActiveRain is integrating Video powered by Mixpo into our platform, I wanted to share some bullet points about some of the "New" Video features, benefits, and capabilities. There will be tutorials coming soon for those of you who are currently using AR Video. Then there are those of … (31 comments)
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13 Steps to Effectively Promoting Your Blog - 08/19/2008 03:54 PM
I noticed today and over the last week that my Active Rain posts are capping out at about 100 views before the views start to trickle in. Further, I'm ranging anywhere from 40 - 50 click through's to each post I write and roughly 4 - 5 comments on average per post.
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Burning Questions Answered: Column Widths in the New [New] Localism - 08/19/2008 11:31 AM
Late last night, the new [new] design for Localism went live. This is like the new Coke, only delicious, and with less rioting (we hope!)
The display of your ActiveRain posts in this new design has been an issue of contention for some. I'm here to explain the rules:
The left … (39 comments)
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"Missing in Action!" Not Chuck Norris, but Localism Posts - 08/19/2008 02:49 AM
There seems to be a considerable amount of confusion and frustration lately over the supposed mysterious disappearance of articles being published to Localism. One minute they're there, and the next, they're gone!...Seemingly relegated to some vacuous virtual black hole in the farthest regions of the blogosphere...
Or sometimes, they don't even … (70 comments)
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