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Localism talked about in geek's blog: Anarchogeek

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Being mentioned in business publications and blogs is always nice, but nothing equals the sheer joy of having a developer/geek, who's in the know, write about your company in his blog.  Developer/geeks have an uncanny ability to measure the pulse of the up and coming, and I've found that if you can please this sub-sect it's usually a very good indication you are on the right track. 

So it is with great excitement that I bring to you Localism's first hard core, non real estate industry related, geek blog write up.  I highly recommend clicking through and reading the complete article.

The following is an except, click here for the full post.

"The ideas i’ve been mulling over, hacking on, and playing with are how to share things i’m personally interested in doing. Places where you see somebody is already sharing, but in a broken way. An example i like is Localism, it’s a real estate website, but instead of sharing property listings, it creates a space for agents to share information about communities. It’s the hidden knowledge that real estate agents have, and creating a site for it helps some agents show off how damned well they know their beat.

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Celeste "SALLY" Cheeseman
Liberty Homes - Mililani, HI
(RA) AHWD CRS ePRO OAHU HAWAII REAL ESTATE

Funny....I clicked on 'click here for the full post" and skipped down to the exerpt hahaha.

It's the hidden knowledge that real estate agents have, and creating a site for it helps some agents show off how damned well they know their beat.

I know my beat...my community.

Good thing I've lived here for many eons...I'm that much more knowledgable :)

 

Aug 08, 2008 09:21 AM
Celeste "SALLY" Cheeseman
Liberty Homes - Mililani, HI
(RA) AHWD CRS ePRO OAHU HAWAII REAL ESTATE

P.S. I'll trade you a Hawaii Warriors t-shirt for an ActiveRain Localism one :)

Aug 08, 2008 09:22 AM
Larry Brewer - Benchmark Realty llc
Benchmark Realty LLc - Nashville, TN

Jon - He's right, and not all realtors really know much about the communities they service.

Aug 08, 2008 09:23 AM
Jo Olson
HOMEFRONT Realty - Kettle Falls, WA
Retired - HOMEFRONT Realty @ LAKE Roosevelt

How awesome! I love that Localism is more about people than real estate :) Connecting to neighbors is a lot more fun than most other marketing.

Aug 08, 2008 09:44 AM
C Tann-Starr
Tann Starr & Associates, Inc. - Palm Bay, FL

Jon, I read through the entire article. Very well said... Kudos and congrats on the Localism mention. Regards, Carolyn.

Aug 08, 2008 10:11 AM
Virginia Hepp - Mesquite NV REALTOR
Desert Gold Realty - Mesquite NV Homes For Sale - Mesquite, NV
Mesquite NV Homes and Neighborhoods - Search MLS

Hey Einstein!  All you guy's hard work will pay off for all of us!  And a wonderful journey on the Active Rain Frisbee.  Thank you!!

Aug 08, 2008 10:39 AM
Lane Bailey
Century 21 Results Realty - Suwanee, GA
Realtor & Car Guy

Cool.  I have had some of the Localism Kool-Aid... and I think it can be a great thing if we make it so. 

Aug 08, 2008 12:15 PM
Missy Caulk
Missy Caulk TEAM - Ann Arbor, MI
Savvy Realtor - Ann Arbor Real Estate

Glad it made you smile, I'm fired up for localism too.

Aug 08, 2008 12:42 PM
Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Hawai'i Life Real Estate Brokers - Haiku, HI
Maui Real Estate sales and lifestyle info

One day we can all look back and say "I was there when Localism was in its infancy".  Good luck with your baby.

Aug 08, 2008 01:12 PM
Justin Williams
Independent - Virginia Beach, VA
Loan Officer

If the elite geeks are hyping about you then you must be doing something right ^_^

Aug 08, 2008 02:54 PM
Terry & Bonnie Westbrook
Westbrook Realty Broker-Owner - Grand Rapids, MI
Westbrook Realty - Grand Rapids Forest Hills MI Re

Sounds like the geeks are thinking this is a good thing and we like it it has to be successful.

Aug 08, 2008 03:46 PM
John Novak
Keller Williams Realty The Marketplace - Las Vegas, NV
Henderson, Las Vegas and Summerlin Real Estate

Nice mention for Localism! But I'm not sure that Evan gets the vision if he's seeing it only as a "real estate website." Would be interesting to find out how he views the site six months from now.

Aug 08, 2008 03:58 PM
Pam Winterbauer
Pam Winterbauer Real Estate - San Ramon, CA
"Providing Blue Ribbon Service"

Jon.....nice catch here and definately worth it's weight.  Definatley lot's of hard work put in here.

Aug 08, 2008 04:02 PM
Jeremy Blanton
Myrtle Beach Homes Blog - Myrtle Beach, SC
Myrtle Beach REALTORĀ®- myrtlebeachhomesblog.com

Jon- I am glad to see people are taking notice of localism...this thing is huge...I don't think we have any idea how huge it really is!

Aug 08, 2008 04:07 PM
Pam Pugmire
Silvercreek Realty Group - Meridian, ID
Meridian Idaho Real Estate

Great press!  You can't buy advertising like that!

Aug 08, 2008 05:35 PM
Kathy McGraw
CELLing Realty - White Water, CA
Riverside County CA Real Estate

Well I missed the first year of AR, but I won't with the new Localism :)  Nice to see others notice your vision and hard work....oh and ours too........ LOL :)

Aug 08, 2008 08:56 PM
Cathy Tishhouse
RE/MAX Showcase Homes - Royal Oak, MI
Royal Oak Real Estate

Although I know it, articles like this have me truly get how innovative and visionary all of you are in what you have(are) creating with AR and with the new Localism.  When I first started out in the business, everyone said you have to really know your community but somewhere along the way, I have been focusing so much on the web that I have gotten out of touch with this.  In sponsoring some communities and reading all there is here on AR about the new Localism, I am present to being really in touch with consumers and providing what they most need and want - to know all they can about where they investing their future - particularly in this market - not just their money but where they will live and raise a family .

Aug 09, 2008 08:14 AM
Courtney Cooper
Cooper Jacobs - Seattle, WA
206-850-8841

Very cool!  I love it!  Congrats and thanks for sharing!

Aug 09, 2008 05:54 PM
Russell Lewis
Realty Austin, Austin Texas Real Estate - Austin, TX
Broker,CLHMS,GRI

Excellent mention from an outside source and it is nice to hear something positive about members of our profession!

Aug 10, 2008 03:37 AM
Everard Korthals
---Preferred Lifestyle Advisors--- - Lancaster, PA
Mountain Realty

I added the link to anarchogeek to my Localism Compendium. I hope it is useful to you. I'll continue to update it every day when i find something new on the net about Localism albeit from Active Rain.  This is a work in progress. 

P.s if anyone has any ideas or links that you'd like me to add to that compendium, then please just reply and it'll be added (after review ofcourse)

Keep up the good work Jonathan

Aug 13, 2008 03:23 AM