The Social Networking Buzz: Twitter Synchronicity

Fresh off the buzz of attending my first tweet-up, I noticed a tweet about a blogging class being given the next morning by Missy Caulk, Michigan's own online real estate superstar. Plus special ActiveRain guest Bob Stewart was going to be speaking. This was something not to be missed.

The next morning, the room was packed and overflowing. Not only were agents from her company there, but several of us from the Twitterverse were as well, including Edward Vielmetti, a well-known local blogger who 'live-blogged' the session. He had found out about it by reading a tweet just that morning!

The two hours went by quickly with everyone furiously taking notes and a few of us tweeting (including the photo to the left which appeared in my photo blog).

Many of those in attendance were just getting started and Missy's message was to be authentic, transparent, and personal. Bob demonstrated how easy it is to get started on ActiveRain.

From Edward's precise notes and real-time tweets to Missy's sage advice, the seminar was "happening". The icing on the cake was meeting people face-to-face for the first time

The Social Networking Buzz: Getting Started, Twitterland, Tweet-Beeps & Tweet-Ups

Real Estate 2.0

Realtor Magazine has a great article in this month's issue about what's up next next for agents on the internet. Blogs and social networking sites like Facebook enable Web users to connect with one another rather than view content passively. This evolution has been dubbed Web 2.0.

Likewise, Real Estate 2.0 brings the ability to actively connect consumers to agents online.

For agents, gone are the days where putting up a website for exposure in the hopes of passively attracting buyers for their listed properties is adequate. Real Estate 2.0 is all about blogs, social networking, wikis, mashups, posting videos on YouTube, and connecting with consumers.

I'm happy to say that we're positioned well for the transition. Besides this blog in which I syndicate articles I've written in my MichiganMoves "Bringing You Home" and A Wacky World of Real Estate blogs, I'm active on social networking sites such as ActiveRain, Trulia, and Zolve. Additionally, I'm creating neighborhood mashups, starting with All About Plymouth and All About Michigan.


Real Estate 2.0 is about being visible on the web and marketing our listings to the broadest possible audience.

Reviving Southeast Michigan Real Estate Blog

I was one of the first Michigan Realtor bloggers back in 2004 with this blog.

Once I realized I needed to blog on my website to build its online presence, I abandoned this blog and haven't written a post since July, 2006. Because I was proud of the work I had put into it, I didn't have the heart to just delete it.

Well times change. and it's time to dust off and breathe new life into this old blog.

I'll still be writing the MichiganMoves blog, but from now on I'll syndicate postings from that blog and others I write here. Enjoy!