So, I write on Active|Rain… generally 10 posts a week… I know, I want the points, but it also keeps me disciplined. I write 7 posts a week for LaneBailey.com… again, one post a day is WAY easier for me to do that any other number because if I slack off the momentum, I might just stay slacked off…
But, now I am writing for
I have been needing to clean up a couple things, and then I had Plugoo pull a nasty on me… So, I unplugged Plugoo and went to Meebo. I’ve also added a contact form there to the left.
But, what you probably didn’t notice, and it has chewed scores of hours… re-tagging ALL 400+ posts to more accurately reflect the content. I still have to scrub all of the links and make sure they are all updated.
But, the best part is that the tag cloud is taking shape…
Enjoy.
Outside.In is a website devoted to neighborhood news. I’ll be sending my feeds there. Currently there are only feeds coming in from major media, but I think we will start to see more blogs and other media geo-tagging their content.
Of course, this is in addition to Localism, which is a site dedicated to hyper-local content, of which I am also a part.
These sites, as well as other emerging sites are all doing similar things. The primary goal is to let people find out what is going on where they live. International news is important. National news is also important. We need to keep up with what happens under the Gold Dome in Atlanta… but knowing what is happening where we live is vital. Property values and quality of life are impacted mightily by what happens on a neighborhood level.
Odd… the world wide web is making it easier to find out what is happening next door.
A week or so ago I decided that I should surf a little bit around Goggle on my name… reputation mangement. I wanted to know what might be said about me. And I have recently had a few friends (I’m not going to say “old friends” because they don’t appear old) contact me because they found me through searches and social networking.
I search my name on a fairly regular basis, and have Google alerts set… but I found a few people with my name of which I wasn’t already aware. I knew about Wendy Lane Bailey, a singer from Lousiana that currently resides in NYC. But what I didn’t know was that there were 10 other Lane Baileys on Facebook… and another 5 or so Bailey Lanes.
So… point?
… the August Market Report (covering July preliminary numbers and June final numbers) is up as well.
I will probably modify it a little more, but the main things are in place. FMLS doesn’t get numbers out until a few days into the months, but they are out and so I have had a chance to parse them, slice ’em, dice ’em and make them talk to me.
I am again using the PowerPoint format for the Market Report. It seems to deliver a little more info in a more easily digestible way.
Here is a link to the August Issue of GarageHomesUSA. Enjoy.