twitter: Conducting Your Own Social Media Orchestra - 10/19/09 07:45 AM
Communicating and marketing with your customers or potential customers used to be simple. You had a few options such as TV, radio, print, etc. The advent of the Internet and the recent growth of Social Media have in some respect made this process easier, but at the same time considerably more complex as the number of technology, web and online tools has exploded. Managing the diverse and expanding facets of Social Media can be compared to managing all the components of an orchestra. In the same way that an orchestra consists of different parts — percussion instruments, keyboard, strings, brass, etc. … (11 comments)

twitter: Rules of Engagement - 10/06/09 07:52 AM
Just as it’s important to know the rules of the road and driving etiquette before driving on the open highways, so it is equally important that you have an understanding of the customs of Social Media. Although no hard legal rules exist, there are many good manners to follow if you want the vast crowds of the Social Media world to follow you. Here are a few “Rules of Engagement” that will help you navigate more efficiently: Give More Than You Take
The more you contribute to conversations and discussions, the more people will recognize your name and what you … (11 comments)

twitter: 200 Great Real Estate People to Follow on Twitter - 09/23/09 03:44 AM
Many agents often ask me at seminars where do they start with Twitter?
How do they make contact with great people on real estate?
Who can they learn from? Etc. etc.
Well to make it easy I have compiled a list of 200 Interesting and Influential People on Twitter. I have made it so easy that you can view all their profiles on two pages and with two clicks follow all of them.
 

 
I am following all of them, I suggest you do to:
List #1
List #2
 
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twitter: Guess who the Top 10 Government Agencies on Twitter are? - 09/14/09 11:35 AM
SOCIAL MEDIA SNIPPET:
Guess who the Top 10 Government Agencies on Twitter are?
See answer here.
I only got 4 right? How did you do?
 
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twitter: 15 Suggestions on How to Conduct Yourself in Social Media Networks - 09/04/09 08:19 AM
Your profile, posts and comments on most Social Media networks will be available for many thousands, maybe even everyone to see – forever. It is therefore vitally important that you conduct yourself correctly. Be yourself, be open, be transparent, share… and all those other good things. Just decide who you are, what image you wish to portray today, and tomorrow. Don’t just sign up for a network account on LinkedIn or Facebook or Twitter with the intent of just engaging in idle chit-chat without taking the time to complete profile and think through your positioning. Here are some steps to get … (44 comments)

twitter: Rainers Did You Grab Your Name on Facebook? Online Digital Name Grab Rush! - 06/16/09 06:18 AM
Most of the leading Social Media sites such as MySpace and Twitter have been offering customized and/or vanity URLs for their profiles for quite some time; the world's largest social-network, Facebook has not.

This all changed late Friday and early Saturday, June 12th and 13th, when Facebook allowed its 200 million users the chance to claim a personalized Web address on a first-come, first-served basis.
Within three minutes 300,000 users had grabbed a name.  Fifteen minutes later that number rose to 500,000 and to more than 3 million within the first few hours, making this the largest online digital rush … (4 comments)

twitter: It’s Confirmed. It is the Next Big Thing! - 05/13/09 06:15 AM
Following the crash of the initial dotcom bubble in 2001 many people claimed to have created or coined the phrase Wed 2.0 as we in subsequent years the industry grappled with what would come next. By 2004 the term Web 2.0 was appearing everywhere and euphoria reined with this next phase of the Internet that included all sorts of "second generation" web developments. Information sharing became hot as did collaboration, hosted services, blogging, wikis, video-sharing and of course social-media sites.
In 2003 MySpace grabbed our imagination, followed in 2004 by Facebook and in 2005 by YouTube.  They quickly emerged as the … (69 comments)

twitter: Tips, Tools, and Tweets - Twitter Twexplanations - 01/04/09 06:45 AM
Many comments I received indicated that they not sure how to use Twitter or to get the maximum benefit from Twitter. Glancing through ActiveRain I found many great post by Rainers that have offered up lots of wonderful information. I also a found a Twitter starters guide on the Web.
I hope you learn something Twittastic.
1. Kim Wood of RE/MAX Main Line in Pennsylvania published some great info on Twitter. (You can follow her @kimwood).
Check her posts on ActiveRain at:
How to Twitter - Part One : Why Twitter? Get signed upHow to Twitter - Part Two : Setting … (7 comments)

twitter: A Twittonary of Twitter Terms - 12/29/08 05:34 AM
In follow up to my post yesterday on the growth of Twitter I thought it would be interesting to share some Twitter terminology. 

Similar to the Web, Blogging and Wiki, Twitter has also sparked a whole new legion of "new" words. Below a list of 70 interesting ones I have seen. 
Twittonary of Twitter Terms
Twadd - To add someone as a friend to Twitter. Twaggle - A gaggle of followers. Twaigslist - To sell something via Twitter. Twaiting - Twittering while waiting Twaffic - Twitter traffic. Twaunt - To taunt someone over Twitter. Twead - To read a Twitter. … (19 comments)

twitter: Twitter Twaffic Explodes Confirming New Twend - 12/28/08 07:48 AM
During the holidays I received a few emails indicating surprise that I included micro blogging (Twitter) on my Top 10 Events impacting Real Estate in 2008 so I thought I would provide a little more information for those that are not that familiar with the concept of short text-based 140 character posts.
Twitter is again one of those social media phenomena's. Founded in 2006 Twitter moved into the mainstream in this year. According to HubSpot 1 million people joined Twitter since October, pushing the new 2008 Twitter users to 3.5 million and the grand total to 5 million Twitterers or Tweeple.
(PS: … (53 comments)