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Diving into Social Networking
Hello everyone! It’s pretty cool to see our blog up and running. In just one day, we’ve had a great initial response. Thanks for the friendly welcome! Today, I have another announcement…Metro Brokers...
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How to Get Started on Twitter
Twitter. Everyone’s talking about it – celebrities, talk show hosts, corporations and friends. They’re tweeting away about everything and nothing all at once. Twitter is a social networking site and a...
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Twitter Apps to Make Your Life Easier
Are you on Twitter yet? I am (@marketingRE), along with millions of other twitterers. I try to tweet at least twice a day, but some days are busier than others and it becomes more challenging. If...
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New NAR Code of Ethics Affect Social Media
In case you haven’t heard, the National Association of Realtors® made a big change during their mid-year meeting last week. If any of you are bloggers or participate on social networking sites like...
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How do you use social networking?
Are you one of those people? You know…the one who is on Twitter and Facebook all day. Well, you’re not alone. Social networking sites are easy to use and help you stay in touch with family, friends and...
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Metro Mike – Mascot or Marketing Genius?
How many companies do you know that have a mascot? Pillsbury has the Doughboy, Aflac has the Duck, Geico has the Lizard and Michelin has the Tire Man. How many of you remember Speedy Alka Seltzer? I...
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#followfriday – What is it?
In a recent social networking presentation, I promised I would post a detailed explanation of #followfriday on our blog this Friday. Here goes… #FollowFriday is a great way to discover new people to...
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Facebook’s Gone Wild with Changes
Wow! Facebook has made a lot of changes and many people don’t like it. Facebook doesn’t look anything like it did a month ago in terms of design and functionality. But remember, most people don’t like...
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How to Start Your Own Blog
Thinking about starting your own blog? I have a few tips to get you started. Metro Brokers’ Blog has remained successful, with thousands of views each month. In fact, this entry marks its 200th post....
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Passwords: Protecting Yourself Online
With the recent leak of LinkedIn, eHarmony and Last.fm passwords, I think it’s past time for users (like you) to inform yourselves on the effect of non-secure passwords. More and more of our personal...
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A Guide to #Hashtags
What’s a hashtag? Well, on Twitter – and increasingly everywhere else – a hashtag is a word or phrase (with no spaces or punctuation) preceded by the hash symbol (#), which gives users an easy way to...
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Social Networking: Don’t Violate GREC Guidelines
Don’t you find it interesting that the rise of social media happened almost in unison with the 2007 housing market crash? It might not have been a coincidence so much as a necessity. Businesses needed...
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