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Three Must Have’s on Your Active Rain Subscriber List

By Cindy Jones

Real Estate Agent with Integrity Real Estate Group

November 23, 2008 10:43 PM

When Active Rain has a "wild turkey" or two running around the server room, when there are changes made to the user interface or the introduction of new functionality, dozens of posts immediately appear asking "what is going on?"

The solution to knowing what is happening with our beloved social network is to subscribe to Bob Stewart, Brad Andersohn and Rich Jacobson's blogs. Whenever the system has gone down or a change is coming these three guys are the ones in the know. They are other great folks on the Active Rain team that we don't hear from often but I know when it comes to what is happening Bob, Brad and Rich keep us informed.

So hit your subscribe button and wait for the updates. You'll be in the know and possibly save yourself muttering the seven words you can't say on TV or on AR!

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Ken Montville

RE/MAX United Real Estate - College Park, MD

The MD Suburbs of DC

Yep. I have Active Brad on my subscriber list and immediately read his stuff as soon as it bubbles to the top. That being said, there should be a way for AR to send out a blast (yeah, I know, 122,000 and growing) to give people a heads up. There are lots of people who don't read you or the AR community honchos that just get miffed or confused or both.

Nov 24, 2008 12:17 AM

Brenda Carus

Century 21 Zwygart Real Estate - Monroe, WI

I have meant to do this, but forgot. Subscribing now.

Nov 24, 2008 03:37 AM

Cindy Jones

Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA

Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

Ken-I'm not sure how you blast out an email to 125,000 plus people without jamming up the servers even more than they already are. What do you mean they don't all read my blog? Snicker-Snicker!

Nov 24, 2008 07:15 AM

Erica-I'm just afraid there are way to many members of AR and even worse way to many that signed up and no longer are active with bad email address. Can you imagine 10,000 bounced emails coming back to the server!

Nov 24, 2008 07:16 AM

Brenda-Yea one convert!

Brad Andersohn

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

ActiveBrad - 707.646.1876

Didn't George Carlin come up with those 7 words?? LOL~

Thanks Cindy, we appreciate your good intentions and support when "Turkey's Run Wild!" :-))

Nov 24, 2008 09:56 AM

Erica-I'll leave that decision up to the AR powers to decide. I'm sure they are already thinking about ways to clear out the servers. As long as it isn't our posts!

Nov 24, 2008 10:43 AM

Brad-yes George did come up with those words that we can't repeat even on AR :-) My years in the tech industry made me realize that the bugs (or turkeys) that invade servers and software are just part of the business. Though the techies did not like my idea of sending out fly swatters with each release that said "to help you swat the bugs in this release." No sense of humor.

Nov 24, 2008 10:45 AM

Not a real person

San Diego, CA

It's not near as much fun for people to simply subscribe to a blog and wait for the answer. Where's the 225 points in that? LOL

Nov 28, 2008 04:05 PM

Charlottesville Solutions

Charlottesville Solutions - Charlottesville, VA

This should be "Four must haves...." and the forth is my friend to the North "Cindy Jones"!!!

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Nov 30, 2008 12:47 AM

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