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ActiveRain's NEW "Suggest For Feature" Button

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I'm sure you noticed the new Suggest button today in our posts and thought you might want to see what it's all about.  Stagers, it's a way for us to "Suggest" a post  that we feel worthy of being Featured on ActiveRain.  Doesn't have to be about Staging; just any post you feel deserving.

 

Original content by Brad Andersohn Non-Licensed

Today we launched a new button on ActiveRain.  The "Suggest Feature" button.  

With the volume of great content and fantastic Blog posts being submitted daily from our RainMakers, we have created a new and powerful tool that allows members of the community to make suggestions for posts and articles they feel should be featured on our home page. This is a very powerful new tool, and with great power, comes great responsibility.  :-)  It is similar to the new Facebook "LIKE" button that we recently added.

As long as I can remember, the controversy of what does, and does not get featured has seemed a mystery or at best, a guess.  ActiveRain's moderators have done a fabulous job in my opinion of sifting through the thousands of daily posts that go up on our network.  It is a very difficult and time consuming task, and it's no longer humanly possible for us to review every post submitted by members for a potential feature.

The ActiveRain Community has been built and established based partly on our members "ideas and suggestions" and we're not changing our culture now!  We are looking to our members, and the thousands of eyes (instead of just the few of our own)  to suggest and submit to us, any posts you feel are worthy and have good content for our Feature Board.  Now YOU (our community) can help us moderate and play a significant huge role in what our community stands for and represents. 

By clicking on the new button, you'll be endorsing that member's Blog post, and sending us a link to consider for the coveted and infamous golden star.  When you click on it, nothing will happen except the button will turn Grey.  Behind the scenes, it will send the link to our staff for their review and possible selection.  So here's your chance to help run the ActiveRain Feature Board.  There is no limit to the amount of posts you can suggest to be featured, but you can only select the same post one time.

You may also notice that the "Flag" this post icon is no longer available at the bottom of each Blog post, we're currently working on a replacement option for reporting members concerns and flagging posts.

Our hope is that before members suggest a post, they'll keep in mind the culture, "The ActiveRain Weltanschauung" and the "Community Guidelines" upon which this network and vibrant community were created and built.  What "BEST" represents not only ActiveRain and our community, but what Best represents us as an Industry.  I truly believe that giving more of this decision to our members via this new option will benefit us all as a whole. 

YOU have been "The Voice" of AR since its inception, and now YOU can be the "Eyes and Ears" as well.  As we start relying more heavily on member suggestions, you may notice a change in the type of posts that make up the feature board. We're looking forward to your responses and responsiveness, and we're also excited about witnessing where this will take us in the future with the ActiveRain Feature Board. :-)

 



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Comments (17)

Deborah Byron Leffler BzyBee Real Estate Lady!
Keller Williams Realty Boise - Nampa, ID

Awesome....I saw the button but hadn't really thought about what it meant!  THanks for reblogging!

Jun 01, 2010 02:12 PM
Tessa Skeens
Hampton ReDesign, Home Staging and Redesign - Grand Junction, CO
Staging For Realtors, Builders & Investors

Kathy thanks for pointing this out - I guess I missed the button because I hadn't seen it before this post!

Jun 01, 2010 02:21 PM
Patricia Aulson
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOME SERVICES Verani Realty NH Real Estate - Exeter, NH
Realtor - Portsmouth NH Homes-Hampton NH Homes

Thanks for the heads up!

Jun 01, 2010 02:25 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Deborah- Sounds like a good idea, right?

Tessa-I just noticed the button earlier today before I saw Brad's post. I didn't want to "press" it because I didn't know what it was for.

Patricia-You're welcome!!!

Jun 01, 2010 03:40 PM
Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging
Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR - Portland, OR
"Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes"

Kathy ~ thanks for pointing this out to us -- I hadn't yet seen Brad's post so I appreciate the reblog.  What a great idea!

Jun 01, 2010 04:30 PM
Lou Ludwig
Ludwig & Associates - Boca Raton, FL
Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

Kathy

Thanks for re-posting the blog and sharing the information on a feature post.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

Jun 01, 2010 04:52 PM
Ginger Foust
Certified Staging Professional - Oakhurst, CA
Home Stager Oakhurst CA, Dream Interior Redesign & Staging

Really appreciate the reblog Kathy.  Haven't gotten around to general AR news in the past two days, so I missed this.  I did see the button earlier today and thought I knew what it was about, but it's good to get the whole story. 

Jun 01, 2010 05:21 PM
Roger D. Mucci
Shaken...with a Twist 216.633.2092 - Euclid, OH
Lets shake things up at your home today!

Well thank you my friend.  I saw the button but didn't take the time to find out exactly what it was all about, so now I know.  You're awesome Kathy, thanks for re-blogging this post and sharing this great information.

Jun 01, 2010 10:39 PM
Mary Lou Teague
HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC - Knoxville, TN
Home Style and Staging Knoxville. TN

Thanks for the re-blog, I had seen this but did not really understand what it was for...Thanks for sharing

Jun 02, 2010 12:10 AM
Janice Ankrett
Burlington, ON
Staging Professional

Great minds think alike! I re-blogged it too ;). I think it is going to be a super tool.

Jun 02, 2010 03:14 AM
Sally K. & David L. Hanson
EXP Realty 414-525-0563 - Brookfield, WI
WI Real Estate Agents - Luxury - Divorce

aHHHH....Thank you for making it easier...tried to share a couple blogs today thru reblogging and was afraid that the suggest button had replaced the reblog !

Jun 02, 2010 03:50 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Maureen- I know I would have missed out on some good blogs had it not been for re-blogging.

Lou- Can't wait to see the results of this new feature for us at Activerain.

Ginger- there's just so much to see here at ActiveRain so sometimes I' know I just skim through the Featured posts then head to Stage It Forward.

Roger- Why, thank you new friend!!! Every day is a new day here. I saw the button earlier but didn't want to click on it until I'd read more about it.

Mary Lou- You know, I get so used to things being in the same place on a web page; like teaching an old dog new tricks.

Janice- Hey I'm happy to be considered anywhere near like you! 

Sally and David- Good point.  I know that some of the posts I saw yesterday did not have the Re-blog button.  But maybe the poster had forgotten to allow re-blogging.

Jun 02, 2010 06:00 AM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

It should be more likely used in that position than it's previous flag position.  I like this new location.

Jun 02, 2010 06:11 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Sharon- same here!!

Jun 02, 2010 07:26 AM
Kimo Stowell
HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 - Honolulu, HI
REALTOR Associate® RS-76763 - Honolulu Hawai'i

Aloha Kathy,

Thanks for re-posting this, I missed it the first time around.

Peace,

Jun 02, 2010 10:27 AM
Karen Otto
Home Star Staging - Plano, TX
Plano Home Staging, Dallas Home Staging, www.homes

just noticed this myself Kathy - cool new feature!

Jun 02, 2010 02:40 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Kimo- It's scary to think of what we miss here!  Have you ever read Patricia Kennedy's weekly blog of her favorities of the week? 

Karen- I like it and I'm glad it's more visible. 

Jun 04, 2010 03:27 PM