27 Oct 09 50 Real Estate People You Should Follow on Twitter
Roost recently announced their fourth installment of 50 real estate people you should follow on Twitter and they were kind enough to add me (@holaphil) to this month’s list. If you’re not familiar with Roost (shame on you!), they’re one of the leading residential real estate search engines online (i.e MLS, Trulia, Zillow, Yahoo, Google, etc.) and direct consumers to a hosted network of real estate broker and agent “IDX” websites. I’m a humble lightweight on a list that includes Brian Boero of 1000watt Consulting, Wendy Forsythe of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, the Corcoran Group and 46 others you should consider following.
These lists are fantastic, however I know it can be time consuming to follow a large group of Twitter users. Not to worry! Our intern Dora used this nifty little tool called TweepleML to put October’s entire batch of 50 into a list you can follow (literally) with one click of your mouse. You can try it out for yourself by clicking the button below.
BIG thanks to Derek Overbey, Roost’s Sr. Dir. of Marketing and Social Media for shining the light on so many fantastic real estate professionals!
16 Jul 08 Friends don’t let friends ruin FACEBOOK
Is it just me or have you been getting bombarded by unnecessary Facebook promotions (groups, friends, etc.) recently?
I was speaking with a human friend this week about her evolving relationship with FACEBOOK. More specifically, how it’s changed from the early days to the behemoth it’s become today. Obviously she preferred the days of old, but that wasn’t the part of the conversation that tweaked my zanplat (that’s an “ear” for you humans). She, like me and countless other beings, had lost her emotional attachment to FB. I thought to myself, “OMG!… what have humans done to her FACEBOOK?”.
What’s my malfunction with Facebook? Well, ever since I signed up on Facebook, I’ve been getting friend requests from people I don’t know. Now that’s ok because this is in fact a ‘Face’ book (community of individuals) and likewise I have total control whether or not to accept the request. What’s bothering me is that some humanoids cannot overcome their desire to broadcast their services on FB: “HEY!!! YOU!!! HAVE YOU SEEN THIS?! YEAH THIS. MY NEW PRODUCT! YOU HAVE TO TRY IT OUT. SIGN UP TODAY! SERIOUSLY. IT’S AMAZING.” So amazing that I need them [insert annoying marketeer] to broadcast their service to me while I am simply trying to connect with like-minded peeps?
I think it’s a bad idea to market your service (so bluntly) on FACEBOOK, so much so that I’ve almost convinced the guys at WellcomeMat to pull down their WellcomeMat Video profile. You might disagree with me but deep down, you know I’m right. The site is 75% to space junk (MySpace) status already. So please… don’t cheapen facebook. Don’t post, ‘Thanks for the Ad’ to someones wall. If you have a product or service to sell, promote awareness of problem you’re trying to solve, not yourself or business.
