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By: AJ Kumar

AJ Kumar — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:43:26 +0000

I agree with you. I think it would a great a idea if someone was to create a big vote of who you think should make the top 10 people to follow on twitter as far as real estate professionals go.

Maybe everyone can submit someone and then filter it down to the top 50 and then have people vote for the best 10 or 20.

Personally, I think my broker Neil Schwartz has more powerful information to offer than 95% of the people on the list. He’s one of of the few brokers that I have seen that has a sales training blog with articles that are actually worth reading . http://neilschwartz.net

I believe that it’s important to find the best people to follow because there is just so much junk out there. Well, that’s my 2 cents.

By: Loren Nason

Loren Nason — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:26:15 +0000

Thanks to all for you comments.

This has been a fun converstation.

By: Mike Mueller

Mike Mueller — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:24:29 +0000

Loren’s on my list too.
: )

By: Carolynn Santaniello

Carolynn Santaniello — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:53:23 +0000

Loren,

Thank you for putting your thoughts out in the open. What I found most entertaining and insightful about Dustin’s list was his intricate method of comprising his list. I agree that the industry professionals who are on your followers list is quite important in evaluating your impact in RE social media.

I do not have over a 1000 followers, so clearly I would not qualify at 600+, but in my opinion growing your influence organically allows you to personally cultivate your garden.

Thank you Jim Marks for addressing the pink elephant in the room: We are by far the minority. Those of us who are practicing REALTORS can’t spend too much time doing the geeky stuff, we need to focus on the relationships both online and, more importantly, offline!

By the way Loren, you are on my list……..

By: Tweeter

Tweeter — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:18:41 +0000

Just because they people say use Twitter, Twitter is useful, Twitter is the way of the future or they post RE news like madmen does not mean they are teaching people how to use social media or mentoring or growing their businesses…they are just active like million of others of everyday users.

Show me the ones making things happen in real life for their businesses, selling homes, making customers happy and leading not just tossing a flurry of Twitter and Social Media confetti online and in the RE media.

By: Mark Gundlach

Mark Gundlach — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:56:49 +0000

I found it ironic that I came across this blog today. Just last night I was going through my tweetdeck, scanning to find someone saying something interesting. I thought to myself, “Who am I following, and why?” I would not consider most of the 800 or so I follow influential, interesting, or even entertaining as Eric suggested.

So, this all started because of some list(s). OK, so you made a list…great! What makes these people so influential? That’s what I want to know. Instead of getting on top of the table and shouting “Now Hear This!! I Have A List Of 100 Influential People, You Should Follow Them!” I would rather you give me a list of 10-25, AND TELL ME WHY! What makes these people so influential that they belong on your list or anyone elses. That’s what I want to know!

By: linsey

linsey — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:33:48 +0000

I’ll admit – it’s fun to make a list. But, as you and I have discussed Loren, some of the lists feel almost as if there is a group of us talking to one another about how influential and important we all are – and to who? To one another?

Eric Stegemann made a point on Twitter yesterday that I think has value. “When starting many people don’t know who to follow and what to look for so they look for lists such as this in their field.” I think there is merit in that. If the goal is to find people in the Real Estate community that may be interesting/influential/connected, the list may at least provide a starting point.

By: Bob Gibbs

Bob Gibbs — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:14:01 +0000

I actually consider Facebook a better site for close relationships. While there are a lot of Twitter users most of the people I know are on Facebook.

By: Kori Covrigaru

Kori Covrigaru — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:03:31 +0000

The List. The list discussion always makes me chuckle inside. OK, maybe I laugh out loud too. The List debate makes me think of:

Homecoming Court/Prom King & Queen
My grocery list
A list a bouncer holds at the bar
Popularity contests
Restaurant reservations

I was on a list. The very list I made fun of a in a previous month. It’s great to be on the list, but honestly, I had no business being on it. I was there because I interacted a couple times with that particular person who wrote the list. Loren, you’re right. It’s all about who influences YOU. Others “sharing” their lists is just sharing who influences them in one way or another. It’s far from a RE.net celebrity list. It literally reminds me of elementary school kids sitting on the playground during recess, discussing who the coolest kids in school are.

This reminds me, I need to add eggs to my grocery list.