1,052,221
ARs not dead. It's just really really stoned lately.
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Steven Nickens
Wailea, HI
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Kat Palmiotti
Kalispell, MT
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Inna Ivchenko
Encino, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Mimi Foster
Colorado Springs, CO
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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J.R. Schloemer
Louisville, KY
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Alan May
Evanston, IL
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
1,844,301
No AR is killing AR. There is a boatload loss of SEO over the last few years so people have gone elsewhere to see if they can get better traction.
FB is not about blogging at all. I can't seem to get anyone to read anything on FB that's more than 3 sentences.
I'm going to give AR a compliment even though others seem to think otherwise. We have a brain here or at least most of us do. It seems that being able (or not able) to write weeds out the fluff. FB is nothing more than puff pastry.
Pastry is my favorite but after awhile we all need more 'steak' from those we interact with.
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Steffy Hristova
Tempe, AZ
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Kat Palmiotti
Kalispell, MT
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Inna Ivchenko
Encino, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Mimi Foster
Colorado Springs, CO
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
4,572,439
Things change/evolve. I actually think there might be social media backlash of sorts that goes beyond any one particular source.
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Steffy Hristova
Tempe, AZ
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
5,230,136
I have been curious about that myself, Dennis. As much as I love AR, I get quadruple the business from FB that I get from here - even with the referrals and the small bit of SEO that we are still getting from here.
With those numbers growing (FB over AR), what is wrong with me that I still visit AR before going to FB?!!
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Petra Norris
Lakeland, FL
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Steffy Hristova
Tempe, AZ
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
2,062,210
I think the reports of Active Rain's death are highly exaggerated.
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Karen Climer
Orlando, FL
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Mimi Foster
Colorado Springs, CO
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
3,169,508
For me AR serves several different functions:
Blogging primarily
Learn from other agents
Build referral network
Social interaction
For the most part, Facebook only offers the last because it tends to be more immediate and lends itself to direct conversations.
As far as building a referral network, Facebook doesn't do that as much for me. If anything, it's more likely to fill up my "don't refer" list because some agents on Facebook show no opinion discretion and play so poorly in the sandbox.
So I keep blogging daily on AR because it works for me. As far as comments, those are way down because I don't have the same free time for reading/commenting that I did years ago. Bill
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Steffy Hristova
Tempe, AZ
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Dennis Swartz
Columbus, OH
4,883,260
I still go to AR before I go to Facebook.
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Karen Climer
Orlando, FL
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,583,278
many of the "old regulars" are long gone.... I have my facebook business and personal page plus 2 other private groups that I visit often.... but I spend more time on ActiveRain than anywhere..... I continue to enjoy it....and learn from it....
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Petra Norris
Lakeland, FL
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Steven Nickens
Wailea, HI
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Mimi Foster
Colorado Springs, CO
1,196,798
What do you mean "less than it was was 3-years ago"
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
5,104,931
I'm not sure one has much to do with the other... a bit like comparing apples and oranges. Facebook doesn't provide any SEO value, which AR continues to do. The reasons I'm on AR are very different from why I might be on Facebook (which I'm not on a whole lot).
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
921,504
AR's demise is directly related to NEGLECT.
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Kat Palmiotti
Kalispell, MT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Dario Ferreira
Attleboro, MA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
2,781,273
Everything has worth...However not everything is worthy or profitable
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Steven Nickens
Wailea, HI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
3,164,294
no, AR is killing AR
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
2,390,630
I think AR is killing AR Dennis Swartz by not keeping up with updates and widening their bandwidth (why people are airing out).
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,726,096
Like Richard Weeks wrote, AR is my first stop in the am even before Farcebook
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Mimi Foster
Colorado Springs, CO
427,267
Less used, maybe, but only due to the fact that laziness has allowed mediocrity to proliferate. I think professionals would like to use AR for professional development and not to teach people what to do. Since the attrition rate in RE is high enough, then you take a niche site like this, and those that can are going to leave to do, and those that can't are finding other careers.
The only reason for my FB groups, in my opinion, is because the groups can control access and limit the nonlicensees allowed into the group. Hopefully, giving higher quality content to the group members.
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
1,712,676
No, AR needs no help. Thanks for the blog idea.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,513,143
Hah, AR may have SPAM but FB has far more!
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
758,035
I think it's a good idea to use both.
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
1,622,432
I would not blame only FB.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
6,393,609
Totally different platforms
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Karen Climer
Orlando, FL
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
4,161,124
Dennis Swartz I don't think AR is dead, perhaps needs to offer more referrals, and latest real estate news.
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
2,178,703
Facebook and AR are two different things. It's like comparing apples to oranges. I like them both for different reasons.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,502,998
Like the old man in that great documentary about the quest of Arthur, King of the Brittans, and his search for The Holy Grail... it's not quite dead yet.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to find.... A SHRUBBERY!!
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
3,345,091
For many reasons, members have chosen to spend their time on other platforms. I still log in to AR and spend more time here than I do FB.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
901,881
I think the relationships keep people coming to AR. Once those are gone or depleted, AR will be different. FB is different than AR. I get more business out of FB but, it can be taken away at anytime. FB does what FB wants.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
2,182,552
It’s still a great tool for our listings
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,217,268
Alan May and I are on the same page! Are we correct?
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
213,263
THEre seems to be less people active today than 3 years ago.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
3,416,038
Facebook is not killing Active Rain, It is Active rain killing itself. No one minding the shop. A lack of anything personal. Many times a lack of replies and no personal feel with challenges and contests. THEN the spam, the massive amounts of it they wont give any regular user the power to remove for them.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
1,090,922
AR is much different than it was three years ago but that is in part due to change of ownership. I still get inquiries and business from blogs that I've written on AR and love the interaction with others here.
I am not a big fan of FB...I use it and don't see it replacing a dedicated site like AR. They each serve different purposes.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,239,901
lack of SEO. I doubt they spend much if anything these days. Kenny got other things cooking.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,311,397
There is only so much time in each day. If you choose to spend more time on Facebook you have less time for other stuff. Your choice!
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
5,829,549
When I joined the market was down. Agents had more time for social media. Also using Facebook for business was getting off its feet. Then came Pinterest. Each platform serves and offers something different. I love the interaction and community that is at ActiveRain. Facebook is something totally different. As long as members are active here, then ActiveRain is viable.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
5,772,575
Dennis,
FB is busy killing itself...and the US Government is doing the rest. A
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Steven Nickens
Wailea, HI
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
1,026,993
My wish for AR is that they would re-hire Kerrie LaGuardia and put some heart back in it.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
2,071,025
I remember 2007.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,598,452
No, FB does not.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
2,241,657
Active AR bloggers still are... but on their own channels for the SEO on the local level. Not just FB but all the other round robin platforms to plant, water, feed, weed. You Tube is huge to getting results quick and easy.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
660,906
I still visit AR regularly, for different reasons than FB. AR is more thought-provoking and makes me think, reflect, do something. I wish I have more time to write more often.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
7,836,431
I have much more responsive activity on Facebook but ActiveRain can only be killed by poor management.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
5,868,565
Ar is killing AR. No one cares behind the scenes anymore, and it shows. The platform is way too slow, SEO not the same, and better to blog elsewhere.
3,125,954
Activerain is the better forum by far. Less drama, fewer ads in your face and more relationship building.
900,238
I think it's lack of attention from management - they are on to different things.
4,936,716
102,485
I have to agree with Bill Spear. Activerain serves many uses and some of them are still very vital.
It does not appear to have as robust a flavor as it did in the past. To me it seems to coincide with Ben Kinney's ownership