Comments on: CREST Launches Rad, New, Grassroots Social Media Research Initiative

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By: Jeremy Hart

Jeremy Hart — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:36:50 +0000

“From The Simpsons:

Scully: Homer, we’re going to ask you a few simple yes or no questions. Do you understand?
Homer: Yes. (lie detector blows up)

Yep. That gave us volumes of data…..VERY Useful….”

Thanks Jim.

By: Matthew Rathbun

Matthew Rathbun — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:16:45 +0000

hahahahah “rad” hahahah Wanna go play pac-man after we watch “He-man”

It’s a survey… It’s a start…

By: Mark Eckenrode

Mark Eckenrode — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:27:29 +0000

this is a nice step towards understanding the impact all this REnet activity is having on the industry. that’ll be the interesting thing and i hope one CREST pursues… like never before are consumers and agents able to communicate in such an open manner. how will the public’s perception of the industry change as a result?

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Gauging The Impact Of Real Estate Social Media | HomeStomper — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:18:49 +0000

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By: Jim Reppond

Jim Reppond — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:24:46 +0000

From The Simpsons:

Scully: Homer, we’re going to ask you a few simple yes or no questions. Do you understand?
Homer: Yes. (lie detector blows up)

Yep. That gave us volumes of data…..VERY Useful….

By: Danilo Bogdanovic

Danilo Bogdanovic — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:48:14 +0000

Is any survey bullet-proof? No. Can you always argue the results of ANY survey? Yes. Is having SOME kind of survey/data better than not having any? Absolutely.

As some have said, I’d rather analyze and discuss the numbers and results of the survey/data than not having any number or results at all.

By: Heather Elias

Heather Elias — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:43:03 +0000

I can’t wait to see the results. It’s probably true that a hyper-local blog about a small geographic area is likely to have different numbers than a hyper-local blog about a larger market, but I still think we are going to see correlation between number of posts and number of subscribers, or time since the blog began and number of subscribers. Agree with @Jay, let’s get our hands on the data before we start bashing the effort in an area that no one else has tackled thus far.. =)

By: Jay Thompson

Jay Thompson — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:50:58 +0000

I took the survey. Is it perfect? Of course not, and it never claimed to be.

I find it interesting that so many are dismissing the data — before it’s even collected and analyzed.

Statistics on subscribers is worthless??? I will be the first to admit (and I have said just this) that it is the type of subscriber or reader that matters, not so much the number. But numbers can certainly impact the bottom line. Real estate tends to be a numbers game. The more potential prospects you can reach, the better odds you have of converting a prospect to a paying client.

There’s no question that a blog in say Phoenix, has far greater chances of reaching more people than a blog in Thousandsticks, Kentucky (or Georgia). On the other hand, it’s entirely possible that our Thousandsticks blogger might capture a significantly larger percentage of the total pool of local home buyers and sellers than I could ever hope to capture in Phoenix.

Why not take the survey and then take a critical eye to the data?

To dismiss it now seems premature.

By: Bob in San Diego

Bob in San Diego — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:08:33 +0000

The way it is now, we are all kinda left to our own instincts and gut feelings as to how much traffic is “a lot” or “a little.” We know little about how much other bloggers are posting, and whether or not there is any correlation between frequency and traffic, as is often purported.

Aside from ego, does it matter?

we expect to find some interesting correlations between, say, number of monthly posts and number of subscribers. Or perhaps, what is the relationship between length of time as a blogger and average monthly unique visitors to the blog?

These stats are worthless in a sales business.