I realize at this point that about the only thing that is truly private our the thoughts kept between my ears and never expressed...but given time Big Data will probably figure out a way to get those thoughts too. You speak about something to your spouse and minutes later the ads show up on social media.
In ActiveRainLand we have two categories of posts and questions: Public and Members Only.
Public posts and questions (and even comments you leave on ANY public post, not just your own) can be indexed by Google and other search engines and broadcast to the world to be found. That's the idea right? We're trying to generate business, so being found is key.
Members Only captures two categories:
1. it's the default for any member who is in the Rainer category (unpaid membership...you have to pay to be indexed until you get your free Rainmaker account at 500,000 points).
2. Specifically selected posts and questions that are meant to be ONLY for members of this community. These posts, questions, answers and comments are NOT submitted to the search engines. The posts can't be reblogged. It's also prohibited in the Community Guidelines (Do not republish any content revealed in a Member's Only post).
That said, don't think that just because something is Members Only that it can't be seen by people you might not want to see it. Membership is not limited to only real estate professionals. What does that mean?
Your clients could be reading a Members Only post.
Your broker could be reading your comments.
Your spouse could be reading :)
That agent you had a ruckus with? Yeah, that person could be reading too.
And with Screen capture software pretty much standard on our laptops and phones, it's a few seconds of work to have an image that can go anywhere...no matter what the Community Guidelines require.
The reality, every comment, every post, every question, every answer has the potential to be seen by anyone inside or outside of this community.
Until next Tuesday, just Ask An Ambassador if you need help,
Bill & Liz aka BLiz
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