Social Media in real estate
. . . what you need to know
Daniel Rothamel Community [email protected]
Social Media Is the newest buzz word in real estate
What is Social Media?
How can I use it as a tool to enrich my business?
A working definition:
Social media is any site or application that allows users
to provide and direct the content through sharing,
collaboration, and interaction
Real estate isa rela&onship
business
People organize themselves in groups
Those groups need
leadershipand direction
Some Examples:
• Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn (social networks)
• Flickr (photos)
• YouTube (video)
• Blogs
• Twitter (micro-blogging)
just computers and technology
BUTSocial Media is
about more than
Social Media is about people and relationships.
Social media uses technology to connect people through their shared interests
How can I use social media as a tool to
enrich my business?
You probably used social media decades ago without ever realizing it
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Strengthen and expand your social groups by
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People are your greatest asset. Leverage that asset.
People are talking about you.Are you listening?
It sounds stupid.
Itʼs not.
Micro-blogging can also be a valuable internal communication tool
Social media can serve to enhance the techniques you
are already using.
Resources
S.M.U.G: social-media-university-global.org/
Chris Brogan: ChrisBrogan.com
Seth Godin: SethGodin.typepad.com
Twitter.com
Yammer.com
RealEstateTomato.com
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Daniel RothamelCommunity MangerInman News
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