2010 har realtor® expo- amy smythe-harris
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Social MediaTips
What is Social Media??
• A social network service focuses on building online communities of people who share interests and/or activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others. Social networking has encouraged new ways to communicate and share information.
-Wikipedia
Social Media Sites
Facebook vs. TwitterAllows you to connect, share photo albums, videos, links with people that you have friended that is all in one place- your profile page
Not limited by text to post
Mutual “friending” must occur
More privacy controls
Not searchable
Allows you to connect, share photo albums, videos, links with people –but it is in a stream
limited to 140 characters to post
Followers can follow you
Less privacy
Searchable
Other Social Media
Review site for all types of business
Check-in site for all businesses allowing you to see where your friends are at
Wordpress.com - Blogging platform
Twitter Statistics
• April 2010-106 million users
• Sending out 55 million tweets a day
• 25% users are age between 35-44
• Trailed by the 45-54 age
• Average age -38
Set up Twitter account
• Go to twitter.com• It’s FREE!!!
Go to HAR.com Member Portal
• Add your Twitter Account• Now your listings can be seen
in the public timeline
Pick Twitter Software
• Hootsuite• Tweetdeck• Twitter.com• Ubertwitter• Echofon
Now Play on Twitter
• Learn RT• Learn searching• Learn shortening URL’s• Learn #- hashtags• Take a class!
More SM ideas
• Start Blogging• Set up Google Alerts• Understand your Brand• Use Socialoomph.com
Content• HAR Agent Newsletter• HAR MLS Video market
report• Your member video• HAR TV –consumer series• Listings from HAR.com
Camera shy?
• Add Photos and Videos
Keep up to date• Join Groups/Follow people• @harmembers & @hartrepac• HAR Fan Page• HAR NextGen Fan Page• Har.com/edu
Websites
*blip.fm*blip.fm
*twitter.com*twitter.com
*ping.fm*ping.fm
*digg.com*digg.com
*realtor.org*realtor.org
*mashable.com*mashable.com
*hgtv.com*hgtv.com
*youtube.com*youtube.com
*eyejot.com*eyejot.com
*jott.com*jott.com
*evite.com*evite.com
*posterous.com*posterous.com
*delicious.com*delicious.com
*issuu.com*issuu.com
*postlets.com*postlets.com
*kirtsy.com*kirtsy.com
*sendible.com*sendible.com
*face.com*face.com
*chorus.com*chorus.com
*twittercounter.com*twittercounter.com
*useqwitter.com*useqwitter.com
Q&A Time
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