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The ActiveRain Video Blog - "Video In Review" and Challenge

By Brad Andersohn

Education & Training with Retired Executive Director of Education at eXp Non-Licensed

June 13, 2008 05:24 PM

In addition to some of my other tasks and projects here in the rain, one of them is to make sure the ARVideo Blog keeps rockin and rollin. Searching the web and all the Video hosting sites for good Video can be a daunting task at times. I was wondering if you might be interested in helping me out?

I am searching the "World" and our community for more video. You know the ones I'm talking about right? Where are they? Everywhere! Youtube, Google, Yahoo etc. When you happen to come across a good video and you feel it's feature worthy, please send me a link. (If you're not sure, send me a link anyway)

The five Video types and styles I'm looking for are: Real Estate Stories, Marketing, Technology, Local Features, Educational and of course Other. "Other" meaning open to ideas and suggestions. :-)

Here are the TOP 20 FEATURED VIDEOS from the AR Video Blog since it started back in Feb. These were selected based on having the most Hits, Clicks, Views and Comments. They are the ones that Members and Visitors either found interesting or just liked the most.

So sit back, take a look at these, and then.... (see below)

Agent Uses Video To Move Properties

Real Estate Video - Does It Sell Homes

Goog411 - the most powerful phone service imaginable

How To of Staging

How NOT to use PowerPoint

Required Continuing Ed: Real Estate Embellishment 101

RSS in Plain English

Always Preview Your Showings!

How to Eat Sushi Huh?

ActiveRain 2008 Video Contest Winner - Mike Lefebvre

Social Networking in Plain English

Sara Washburn and Nina Knaevelsrud

Look Who's Buying a House in Alexandria, Virginia

Videos for Real Estate

Real Estate in Black & White

Elements of Greatness

Power of Words

Exclusive Interview with Kelan the Great

ActiveRain Business Booster - TBWS Live

John Pinette - I Hate Lines!

What is your motive for action

THE VIDEO CHALLENGE - INTERESTED IN EARNING SOME EXTRA POINTS ??

This should be easy and fun. If you see a video, or have some of your own that you'd like to submit, send the link(s) to me at Brad@ActiveRain.com or YOU CAN PUT A LINK in the comments here. If that video is selected and featured, you will be awarded some points. If it gets 20 comments or more, you'll get some additional "Bonus" points, and your video submission will be added to this quarterly "Video In Review."
Our featured video on ActiveRain is changed every 24-48 hours.

There's really nothing more you have to do other than send me an email, or post a link here.

CRITERIA: Video should be in a format that can be embedded into the ARVideo Blog
                       Video should be less that 6 minutes max in length (2-4 minutes preferred)
                       Video should be clear with decent audio if applicable
                       Video content must stay within the ActiveRain Guidelines and Terms of Service

So get out the popcorn, start searching the web, or open your camera case, and put that baby to use.

This is just one way that you can help to make our community an even better place. Join me in a community effort to provide "The Best" video content which gives greater value to our members and consumers. It's the sharing of ideas and information that makes ActiveRain so powerful.
                                            Help Keep ActiveRain Video Alive and Viral.

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Brad Andersohn

Retired Executive Director of Education at eXp - Boulder Creek, CA

ActiveBrad - 707.646.1876

Jared - thanks, I'll be checking out your video submission today. Jut returned to town and have a lot of catching up to do. Thanks and keep em coming when you find them. :-)

Jun 23, 2008 05:07 AM

Brad Andersohn

Retired Executive Director of Education at eXp - Boulder Creek, CA

ActiveBrad - 707.646.1876

Kevin - more than you even know! lol~ Thanks for noticing! :-)

Jun 23, 2008 05:08 AM

Brad Andersohn

Retired Executive Director of Education at eXp - Boulder Creek, CA

ActiveBrad - 707.646.1876

Richard - thanks for adding your video. I'll check it out after I get caught up today. If you have others or find any that are interesting enough to be featured, please let me know, I appreciate your input. :-)

Jun 23, 2008 05:09 AM

Brad Andersohn

Retired Executive Director of Education at eXp - Boulder Creek, CA

ActiveBrad - 707.646.1876

Fred - you're welcome. The links above are all to video so you won't be spending any time reading, it's all watching. Hope you'll actually check out some of the videos, there's some great stuff that has already been posted. :-)

Jun 23, 2008 05:11 AM

Brad Andersohn

Retired Executive Director of Education at eXp - Boulder Creek, CA

ActiveBrad - 707.646.1876

Bonnie - I have seen a couple of yours already, but I appreciate your updated links. You know me, I'll be passing through this week, always looking for great posts and video. Thanks for sharing! :-)

Jun 23, 2008 05:13 AM

Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant

Retired BC Realtor - Victoria, BC

Accredited Real Estate Consultant

Hi Brad...I have bookmarked this Blog for future reference. As for a Video, I have yet to buy a Flip, but plan too. One of the best I've seen was on YouTube from Rages to Riches Paul Potts.

I'm sure one or two of the mebes will have a great real estate video to share here.

Thanks for sharing!

Jun 26, 2008 02:24 AM

Richard Byron Smith, NMLS #184479

Mortgage Loan Officer, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation NMLS #2289 - Chattanooga, TN

Mortgage Loan Officer

Brad,

Here is are two videos I posted to a localism blog about the Tennessee Aquarium. They are not mine, but were taken from YouTube. One cute, one interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx2BZxE2WFQ Penguins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39phXjhTkl8&feature=related Underwater

BTW, I just receive my new Vado. The biggest problem I had was getting the battery cover off. And I thought that I had read that it could take stills, but I have not discovered how, and the brief instructions do not mention that.

Richard

Jun 28, 2008 01:11 AM

Brad Andersohn

Retired Executive Director of Education at eXp - Boulder Creek, CA

ActiveBrad - 707.646.1876

Fred - Loved that video. Thanks! His story is incredible for sure! :-)

Jun 28, 2008 05:16 AM

Brad Andersohn

Retired Executive Director of Education at eXp - Boulder Creek, CA

ActiveBrad - 707.646.1876

Richard - thanks for sharing those, I'll go check them out shortly, I appreciate you taking the time to do that, not to many would, so thanks! Keep em coming as you see of find or create them. :-)

Jun 28, 2008 05:20 AM

Via Media Tours

Real Estate Home Video Tours - Santa Clara, CA

You can see my newest video on http://www.viamediatours.com

Jun 30, 2008 07:22 AM

Brad Andersohn

Retired Executive Director of Education at eXp - Boulder Creek, CA

ActiveBrad - 707.646.1876

VMT - I'll check it out! We are still looking for good feature videos all the time. Thanks!

Jul 01, 2008 11:51 AM

Tracy Santrock

Santrock Realty Group Inc. , - Cary, NC

Raleigh - Cary Broker

Thanks for all of the ideas. I'm now trying to figure out mixpo or some direct mix through AR for the editing piece coupled with a couple of the ideas above.

Jul 03, 2008 04:26 AM

Brad Andersohn

Retired Executive Director of Education at eXp - Boulder Creek, CA

ActiveBrad - 707.646.1876

Tracy - we will be doing some great stuff once ARvideo is fully integrated. If you need help with any of this, just let me know, I'd be happy to help you out all I can. It is going to be nice to have access to your own video console here in the rain. I think it will be video.activerain.com.

Jul 04, 2008 04:39 AM

Brad Andersohn

Retired Executive Director of Education at eXp - Boulder Creek, CA

ActiveBrad - 707.646.1876

Some great contributions here, some many of your videos have gone up now and been featured, and the video Blog seems to be getting more attention than ever. Thanks so much to all of you for your time and for sending me so many videos.

Some of you are raking in some extra bonus points and getting double exposure when it's your video that gets featured. Keep em coming and keep having fun. Thanks again. I have some really good ones for this week. I hope you'll enjoy them. :-)

Jul 13, 2008 09:38 PM

Everard Korthals

---Preferred Lifestyle Advisors--- - Lancaster, PA

Mountain Realty

This is a technology submission:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqzVSvqXJYg

Aug 17, 2008 07:07 AM

Brad Andersohn

Retired Executive Director of Education at eXp - Boulder Creek, CA

ActiveBrad - 707.646.1876

Thanks for the video submission, I'll check it out. We'll be starting up the videos on the main page again next week. :-)

Aug 17, 2008 01:32 PM

Mike Stewart Vancouver

Century 21 In Town Realty - Vancouver, BC

I've got a new video blog for Vancouver Real Estate and I'd love to hear all of your thoughts!

Dec 18, 2008 12:05 PM

Brad Andersohn

Retired Executive Director of Education at eXp - Boulder Creek, CA

ActiveBrad - 707.646.1876

Mike - I'll have to check it out. I forgot about this post, we stopped featuring Videos on the Main AR page, but I'm still interested in seeing what you created. Thanks. We do use video still in our newsletters, maybe yours will be something we can use there. Happy Holidays. :-)

Dec 21, 2008 04:51 AM

Eileen Begley

Coldwell Banker, DelMonte - Carmel, CA

Monterey Real Estate

Oh, fun, another contest. :) Bookmarked this and will come back and watch some of the video you already have listed.

Dec 28, 2008 02:18 PM

Brad Andersohn

Retired Executive Director of Education at eXp - Boulder Creek, CA

ActiveBrad - 707.646.1876

Eileen - we actually discontinued the "Featured" videos on AR a few months ago, but you're welcome to still post any great RE videos you find here, there is a chance we may still use them for our daily newsletters. Thanks.

Dec 28, 2008 05:49 PM