Stuff You Need: Twitter
This one is an oldie but a goodie. If you've been in the online networking/real estate blogging/technologically advanced world for a while, then you're already following 900 people on Twitter and have probably amassed quite a following yourself. However, this blog is aimed at all the newbies out there that might not know what I'm talking about, or even what Twitter is. So here's a rundown.
Twitter is a social networking tool that basically allows you to update all your followers (kind of like "friends", for you myspacers and facebookers) as to what you're doing at any time of the day or night. You can update as often as you like, and you can also send messages to specific people, or "nudge" people (also similar to a Facebook feature called the Poke). You can have mini conversations, connect with people you may not have otherwise found, and keep in touch with people who are just as busy as you are.
Now, the all-important question... Why do you need this? The answer is simple. As a real estate professional, it is expected of you to network, network, network and know everyone that's anyone. The internet and the technology age are great benefits to you because now you have so many ways to connect with people, so there really isn't any excuse for you to be out of the loop anymore. Twitter just helps you stay in touch with a myriad of people that may or may not be useful to you in your career or personal life at some point down the road.
Here are two posts that I found especially useful in giving real-life situations where one might rely on Twitter to make a connection and make something happen. The first one is by Jeff Bernheisel, whom I just recently had the pleasure of "meeting", and the second is by Jay Thompson, a blogging veteran. Both of these a great examples of things that could really happen, but won't if you aren't using Twitter! Just a suggestion: I highly recommend both blogs. Put them on your summer reading list.
By the way, I found Jeff Bernheisel because he was showing up on Jay Thompson's Recent Visitors (that's a widget for your blog, courtesy of MyBlogLog.com) when I just happened to visit Jay's page. I didn't know who he was, so I clicked on him and went to his blog to check it out. We'll talk about MyBlogLog some other time though... *hint, hint*
Twitter is a social networking tool that basically allows you to update all your followers (kind of like "friends", for you myspacers and facebookers) as to what you're doing at any time of the day or night. You can update as often as you like, and you can also send messages to specific people, or "nudge" people (also similar to a Facebook feature called the Poke). You can have mini conversations, connect with people you may not have otherwise found, and keep in touch with people who are just as busy as you are.
Now, the all-important question... Why do you need this? The answer is simple. As a real estate professional, it is expected of you to network, network, network and know everyone that's anyone. The internet and the technology age are great benefits to you because now you have so many ways to connect with people, so there really isn't any excuse for you to be out of the loop anymore. Twitter just helps you stay in touch with a myriad of people that may or may not be useful to you in your career or personal life at some point down the road.
Here are two posts that I found especially useful in giving real-life situations where one might rely on Twitter to make a connection and make something happen. The first one is by Jeff Bernheisel, whom I just recently had the pleasure of "meeting", and the second is by Jay Thompson, a blogging veteran. Both of these a great examples of things that could really happen, but won't if you aren't using Twitter! Just a suggestion: I highly recommend both blogs. Put them on your summer reading list.
By the way, I found Jeff Bernheisel because he was showing up on Jay Thompson's Recent Visitors (that's a widget for your blog, courtesy of MyBlogLog.com) when I just happened to visit Jay's page. I didn't know who he was, so I clicked on him and went to his blog to check it out. We'll talk about MyBlogLog some other time though... *hint, hint*
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