facebook: Facebook Influencing the Economy?
- 01/12/11 03:24 PM
Yesterday, I talked about how people sometimes misunderstand the nature of certain websites. Facebook and Google are sort of like apples and oranges: there is no way to directly compare them. Now, it seems some people are even willing to blame Facebook for the downturn in the economy. Sounds funny, but read on: "While Facebook has been taking off and Zuckerberg has been banking billions, however, a lot of other things have been going wrong. So I created a few charts comparing Facebook's growth to the unemployment rate, the median price of a home, and the S&P 500 stock index. If … (39 comments)
facebook: ALERT: Google and Facebook are NOT Locked in Epic Battle to the Death!
- 01/12/11 04:56 AM
Sorry for the dramatic headline, but I figured it might not hurt to use the same tactic that I’ve seen others employ with regard to my email inbox. I guess I’m just getting a bit tired of hearing self-proclaimed gurus and experts say things like, “SEO is dead” or “Facebook KO’s Google” or anything similar. The fact that YouTube receives more searches than Google, or Facebook has more traffic than Google, doesn’t mean that Google is harmed by this or going away anytime soon. Google actually owns YouTube, in case you didn’t already know that part. Yes, I agree that … (69 comments)
facebook: How to be a Social (Media) Butterfly on Facebook
- 09/08/10 10:21 AM
With the advent of Facebook as a keeping-in-touch tool for (just about) everyone over the past year or two, I am often surprised by how much my friends and acquaintances remember about my status updates and my life in general. It often serves as a conversational shortcut, keeping me from the necessity of catching everyone up on what I’ve been doing, even when I haven’t seen them in months. Conversely, I think some people expect me to pay attention to each of their updates. Herein lies the challenge. “I don’t know if you saw it on Facebook or not, but … (70 comments)
facebook: Do you have a custom Facebook business page yet? I have a suggestion for you
- 09/14/09 11:50 AM
Earlier today, I wrote a post thanking my friend Ken Cook for his help in setting up a new Wordpress site for me. I suppose I am just in a good mood today or wanting to help out my buddies, but I thought it would be a good idea to point out another tool that you may not yet be using in your arsenal: The Custom Facebook Business Page Also known as "fan pages", these have grown in popularity quite rapidly over the past few months, especially after they began allowing everyone to have a custom URL as long as you … (26 comments)
facebook: How I Managed to Recruit Agents from ActiveRain, Twitter, AND Facebook!
- 02/13/09 05:42 AM
Last week, I realized that I have managed to attract agents to our company from each of my personal top three social networking sites (AR, Twitter, and Facebook). I have found that agents who are already embracing social media have some of the best potential around.
SO, HOW DID I FIND THEM? I guess the quickest answer is to say that most of them found me. Two of my current agents, Christi Baylor and Marisa Ladd, came from my blog right here on ActiveRain. They were already AR members before we met, which made our "in person" connection that … (117 comments)
facebook: I will be teaching a class on "Social Media 101" in February
- 01/31/09 02:49 PM
As part of my ongoing effort to push myself outside of my comfort zone, I will be teaching a class on "Social Media 101" at Gracy Title's Spicewood Springs office on February 18th from 2-3pm. I arranged for an SEO class to be taught just before mine by Ben Finklea, CEO of Volacci Search Marketing. (I stole the header above from my friend's email invite for the event.) The cost to attend will be $25 for one class, or $35 for both. If things go well, I may work toward getting a class approved for MCE credit (perhaps "Online Real Estate … (38 comments)
facebook: Are YOU a part of the revolution? If not, be prepared to be left behind by those who are.
- 11/13/08 07:51 AM
I realized recently that we are now in the midst of a revolution and a dramatic paradigm shift in the way that marketing is conducted. This may seem like a strong term for those who don't "get it" yet, but believe me when I say that it is nothing short of phenomenal. In early 1998, about a year after I got my real estate license, my business partner and I decided to launch our own real estate website (www.austintexashomes.com). Despite the fact that we got a lot of funny looks and reactions from other agents in our office, we felt that … (153 comments)
facebook: How to Feed Your ActiveRain Blog Directly to Facebook and Twitter - Get More Exposure for the Same Effort!
- 10/26/08 10:45 AM
I have been out of town for several days, having attended the RE Barcamp in Houston. Before I left, I wrote a post about leads that I have garnered from AR along with other social media sites: How I Managed to Receive Leads from ActiveRain, Twitter and Facebook! I told my wife jokingly that I need to travel more often, since that post gained me an additional 53 subscribers! I might need to go to Houston every month. :) At any rate, I promised the comments to write a post about how to automatically feed your AR blog to Facebook. … (228 comments)
facebook: How I Managed to Receive Leads from ActiveRain, Twitter and Facebook!
- 10/21/08 07:56 AM
I don't consider myself to be a social marketing guru (yet), but I do spend a little time each week on all of the top social media sites that I know about. Sometimes, it's just a few minutes per week. Obviously, I spend the majority of my online time right here on ActiveRain, but I have become more active on Twitter lately - both are highly addictive, in my humble opinion. Facebook also seems to have some interesting potential as a business tool, if used properly. I just wanted to take a minute to share some of my experiences with the … (145 comments)
Yesterday, I talked about how people sometimes misunderstand the nature of certain websites. Facebook and Google are sort of like apples and oranges: there is no way to directly compare them. Now, it seems some people are even willing to blame Facebook for the downturn in the economy. Sounds funny, but read on:
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