Comments on: Web 2.0… get it now, before its gone! http://www.agentscoreboard.com/blog/2007/07/06/web-20-get-it-now-before-its-gone/ the blogiest blog that ever was! Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:17:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: David http://www.agentscoreboard.com/blog/2007/07/06/web-20-get-it-now-before-its-gone/#comment-4507 David Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:41:31 +0000 http://www.agentscoreboard.com/blog/2007/07/06/web-20-get-it-now-before-its-gone/#comment-4507 It is amazing how real estate values and investment opportunities can vary so much among different regions. Our market here in Austin, Tx has remained strong and is still growing. It is amazing how real estate values and investment opportunities can vary so much among different regions. Our market here in Austin, Tx has remained strong and is still growing.

]]> By: acmerealty.ca http://www.agentscoreboard.com/blog/2007/07/06/web-20-get-it-now-before-its-gone/#comment-4393 acmerealty.ca Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:09:37 +0000 http://www.agentscoreboard.com/blog/2007/07/06/web-20-get-it-now-before-its-gone/#comment-4393 I think agents need to use the web more to what users require not what the agents think the users need. Google is coming in to market and will render agents usless in a few years. I think agents need to use the web more to what users require not what the agents think the users need. Google is coming in to market and will render agents usless in a few years.

]]> By: Real Estate Investment http://www.agentscoreboard.com/blog/2007/07/06/web-20-get-it-now-before-its-gone/#comment-262 Real Estate Investment Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:59:17 +0000 http://www.agentscoreboard.com/blog/2007/07/06/web-20-get-it-now-before-its-gone/#comment-262 <strong>Real Estate Investment...</strong> I couldn't understand some parts of this article, but it sounds interesting... Real Estate Investment…

I couldn’t understand some parts of this article, but it sounds interesting…

]]> By: Rebecca Levinson http://www.agentscoreboard.com/blog/2007/07/06/web-20-get-it-now-before-its-gone/#comment-133 Rebecca Levinson Sat, 11 Aug 2007 09:20:15 +0000 http://www.agentscoreboard.com/blog/2007/07/06/web-20-get-it-now-before-its-gone/#comment-133 This is a very interesting thread of discussion. I believe that community/real estate related blogs would thrive if blogging were to become an activity that agents did as a routine and scheduled task that they would view as a need to do, not a "If I can squeeze in a few minutes, I'll try". It would be nice if the industry did a turnabout and viewed themselves again as the experts of dissemination of pertinent information, rather than balking about the information already available on the web, because it's not going away:-). If there were consistent blogs about relevant topics specific to communities, consumers would most likely return, because most homeowners are interested in local community happenings and things that will directly effect them. More national topics will not have such a following. This is a very interesting thread of discussion. I believe that community/real estate related blogs would thrive if blogging were to become an activity that agents did as a routine and scheduled task that they would view as a need to do, not a “If I can squeeze in a few minutes, I’ll try”. It would be nice if the industry did a turnabout and viewed themselves again as the experts of dissemination of pertinent information, rather than balking about the information already available on the web, because it’s not going away:-). If there were consistent blogs about relevant topics specific to communities, consumers would most likely return, because most homeowners are interested in local community happenings and things that will directly effect them. More national topics will not have such a following.

]]> By: mike http://www.agentscoreboard.com/blog/2007/07/06/web-20-get-it-now-before-its-gone/#comment-46 mike Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:01:14 +0000 http://www.agentscoreboard.com/blog/2007/07/06/web-20-get-it-now-before-its-gone/#comment-46 Paul, Good questions... I'm still not convinced that "real estate" as a community topic is enough to drive ongoing and regular participation, or at least not enough to deliver compelling ROI. The rule of thumb is "if the commuinty exists offline, it can thrive online" there just aren't any commuinties where people interact over real estate in RL. At least none that I know of. Its a good question. If you are doing that, I'd like to know the outcome. mike@agentscoreboard.com Paul,

Good questions… I’m still not convinced that “real estate” as a community topic is enough to drive ongoing and regular participation, or at least not enough to deliver compelling ROI. The rule of thumb is “if the commuinty exists offline, it can thrive online” there just aren’t any commuinties where people interact over real estate in RL. At least none that I know of.

Its a good question. If you are doing that, I’d like to know the outcome. mike@agentscoreboard.com

]]> By: Paul Chaney http://www.agentscoreboard.com/blog/2007/07/06/web-20-get-it-now-before-its-gone/#comment-45 Paul Chaney Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:14:24 +0000 http://www.agentscoreboard.com/blog/2007/07/06/web-20-get-it-now-before-its-gone/#comment-45 What if an agent or broker were to build a local social network at which they were the center? It stays community-focused and invites participation from the community, but allows the Realtor to post listings and contains other lead generation mechanisms and realty-related tools like mortgage calculators/home valuation. Connecting Neighbors is a somewhat less than Web 2.0 version of this idea, but is an example of what I'm referring to. Think CN + social media integration. Your thoughts? What if an agent or broker were to build a local social network at which they were the center? It stays community-focused and invites participation from the community, but allows the Realtor to post listings and contains other lead generation mechanisms and realty-related tools like mortgage calculators/home valuation.

Connecting Neighbors is a somewhat less than Web 2.0 version of this idea, but is an example of what I’m referring to. Think CN + social media integration.

Your thoughts?

]]> By: Against the Grain RE Blog » Blog Archive » Are social networks a waste of time for real estate? - MA, RI, CT, NY Flat Fee MLS Listing Service http://www.agentscoreboard.com/blog/2007/07/06/web-20-get-it-now-before-its-gone/#comment-38 Against the Grain RE Blog » Blog Archive » Are social networks a waste of time for real estate? - MA, RI, CT, NY Flat Fee MLS Listing Service Sat, 07 Jul 2007 20:31:51 +0000 http://www.agentscoreboard.com/blog/2007/07/06/web-20-get-it-now-before-its-gone/#comment-38 [...] Agent Scoreboard website thinks it will never work. This blogger makes some valid [...] [...] Agent Scoreboard website thinks it will never work. This blogger makes some valid [...]

]]> By: mike http://www.agentscoreboard.com/blog/2007/07/06/web-20-get-it-now-before-its-gone/#comment-37 mike Fri, 06 Jul 2007 15:12:55 +0000 http://www.agentscoreboard.com/blog/2007/07/06/web-20-get-it-now-before-its-gone/#comment-37 I get your point, and you make sense. I have always looked to the real world to reflect on how to best organize groups of people. Facebook, had a great plan when they started w/ college kids aligned themselves with their school, team, sport, major, or frat. Now its open to everyone, I belong to several groups and clubs, just like I did on Yahoo and Google, but even with widgets, I don't participate enough, and their aren't enough filters to block the unwanted content noise. I remember when email was the "killer app" and everyone said UPS, USPS, and FEDEX were finished. Now email is about spam and filtering the junk. I think web 2.0 tools are great, but they don't make it easier to find and filter information, it just provides me a way to mash up my interests, which I must now filter. I get your point, and you make sense. I have always looked to the real world to reflect on how to best organize groups of people. Facebook, had a great plan when they started w/ college kids aligned themselves with their school, team, sport, major, or frat. Now its open to everyone, I belong to several groups and clubs, just like I did on Yahoo and Google, but even with widgets, I don’t participate enough, and their aren’t enough filters to block the unwanted content noise.

I remember when email was the “killer app” and everyone said UPS, USPS, and FEDEX were finished. Now email is about spam and filtering the junk. I think web 2.0 tools are great, but they don’t make it easier to find and filter information, it just provides me a way to mash up my interests, which I must now filter.

]]> By: Pat Kitano http://www.agentscoreboard.com/blog/2007/07/06/web-20-get-it-now-before-its-gone/#comment-36 Pat Kitano Fri, 06 Jul 2007 14:52:34 +0000 http://www.agentscoreboard.com/blog/2007/07/06/web-20-get-it-now-before-its-gone/#comment-36 Hey Mike, good points... that "impact" article is what I call a FutureSpeak article, we're definitely not there at all... most agents wouldn't know what Facebook is anyway or how to use it. I agree joining Facebook networks doesn't seem to make sense now (absolutely 0 ROI), but eventually personal day-to-day networks will move online. Although low risk and passive, having that personal network online will begin to play roles similar to Craigslist, Angieslist, even Agent Scoreboard, in providing references, implicit or explicit, to others within a variety of networks. As a builder of a reputation management platform, I bet you can see how adding an Agent Scoreboard "referral" or review widget into the Facebook application might help to market and differentiate an agent. Facebook already has a lot of referral and review widgets for their members to market their musical tastes and networks... real estate marketing oriented widgets will arrive soon as Facebook pages start looking more like "agent websites". In fact, networking tools should be passively managed for efficiency purposes because there will be massively multiple sets of networks that agents may participate in. In aggregate, network participation is a marketing tool, akin to listing your name in a search engine... and this shouldn't be a lot of work. Hey Mike, good points… that “impact” article is what I call a FutureSpeak article, we’re definitely not there at all… most agents wouldn’t know what Facebook is anyway or how to use it. I agree joining Facebook networks doesn’t seem to make sense now (absolutely 0 ROI), but eventually personal day-to-day networks will move online. Although low risk and passive, having that personal network online will begin to play roles similar to Craigslist, Angieslist, even Agent Scoreboard, in providing references, implicit or explicit, to others within a variety of networks. As a builder of a reputation management platform, I bet you can see how adding an Agent Scoreboard “referral” or review widget into the Facebook application might help to market and differentiate an agent. Facebook already has a lot of referral and review widgets for their members to market their musical tastes and networks… real estate marketing oriented widgets will arrive soon as Facebook pages start looking more like “agent websites”.

In fact, networking tools should be passively managed for efficiency purposes because there will be massively multiple sets of networks that agents may participate in. In aggregate, network participation is a marketing tool, akin to listing your name in a search engine… and this shouldn’t be a lot of work.

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