Comments on: Inman Connect: full of geeky enthusiasm http://www.truliablog.com/2007/08/07/inman-connect-full-of-geeky-enthusiasm/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:44:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Minnesota & Wisconsin Lake Property http://www.truliablog.com/2007/08/07/inman-connect-full-of-geeky-enthusiasm/#comment-70544 Minnesota & Wisconsin Lake Property Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:57:36 +0000 http://www.truliablog.com/2007/08/07/inman-connect-full-of-geeky-enthusiasm/#comment-70544 Thanks for sharing your experience with us. This is really helpful for people in real estate business. Thanks for sharing your experience with us. This is really helpful for people in real estate business.

]]> By: Erik Hersman http://www.truliablog.com/2007/08/07/inman-connect-full-of-geeky-enthusiasm/#comment-44447 Erik Hersman Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:19:52 +0000 http://www.truliablog.com/2007/08/07/inman-connect-full-of-geeky-enthusiasm/#comment-44447 Blogging and social network tools <strong>are</strong> becoming more prevalent. Tools like Trulia Voices and Active Rain serve to connect people online, but their real benefit is when people use them to facilitate offline interaction. We saw it in the way we all get excited about events like Inman, not just because of the interesting panels, but because we can see those we compete against and those we've become friends with in real life. Your quote says it all: <blockquote>I heard countless times, how bloggers were meeting up with other bloggers for the first time and yet thought of many of them as old, long lost friends. The virtual connections were wonderful, but there is no substitute for the real-world interaction. Sort of like the world of real estate search, I guess. You can find a home online that you are interested in, but of course you’re still going to visit the open home before you stump up the cash.</blockquote> Blogging and social network tools are becoming more prevalent. Tools like Trulia Voices and Active Rain serve to connect people online, but their real benefit is when people use them to facilitate offline interaction. We saw it in the way we all get excited about events like Inman, not just because of the interesting panels, but because we can see those we compete against and those we’ve become friends with in real life.

Your quote says it all:

I heard countless times, how bloggers were meeting up with other bloggers for the first time and yet thought of many of them as old, long lost friends. The virtual connections were wonderful, but there is no substitute for the real-world interaction.

Sort of like the world of real estate search, I guess. You can find a home online that you are interested in, but of course you’re still going to visit the open home before you stump up the cash.

]]> By: Roberta Murphy http://www.truliablog.com/2007/08/07/inman-connect-full-of-geeky-enthusiasm/#comment-44440 Roberta Murphy Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:16:25 +0000 http://www.truliablog.com/2007/08/07/inman-connect-full-of-geeky-enthusiasm/#comment-44440 I agree with all you have said and agree heartily about the issue of listing distribution. Last year, sellers were still inquiring about print advertising. In the last six months, we have had several clients want to know where we are advertising online. They know about places like Trulia, Craigslist and Zillow-- and want to see their homes listed in those places they are searching. It was wonderful to finally meet in person some of those we have come to know online and via the phone: Real estate bloggers and writers and innovators like Active Rain, Real Estate Shows, RealBird, Street Advisor, Movoto, Agent Scoreboard, and of course, the folks at Trulia and Trulia Voices. I agree with all you have said and agree heartily about the issue of listing distribution. Last year, sellers were still inquiring about print advertising. In the last six months, we have had several clients want to know where we are advertising online. They know about places like Trulia, Craigslist and Zillow– and want to see their homes listed in those places they are searching.

It was wonderful to finally meet in person some of those we have come to know online and via the phone: Real estate bloggers and writers and innovators like Active Rain, Real Estate Shows, RealBird, Street Advisor, Movoto, Agent Scoreboard, and of course, the folks at Trulia and Trulia Voices.

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