Using Twitter to stay in touch

I have been using twitter for almost 2 years now and it is one of the social networking tools I enjoy the most. It is a flow of short messages from members all around the world and allows users to follow others and read what they have to say as the day progresses. You can carry on conversations, ask questions, get directions and always find someone who can cheer you up. As of today I am following 2,257 users and have 2,102 followers. Some of my twitter colleagues are news organizations such as the Sacramento Bee, CNN and Sacramento Traffic Alerts. You can find and follow a wide range of celebrities such as Madonna and Britney Spears and even get updates from Barack Obama. Most users are just like me, everyday people who do their jobs and enjoy the internet and staying in touch. There is a growing number of spamers using twitter but they are easily controlled.

I recently used twitter to ask some of my “followers,” who are real estate agents; about their local markets and found some similarities with what is happening in our Sacramento area market. Check out my column today at Rocklin & Roseville Today, “Tweeting Real Estate News” to see what I learned.

If you are not familiar with Twitter check it out at http://www.twitter.com/. If you end up joining the thousands of other who are using twitter, follow me at twitter.com/JulieJ and I will follow you back.

Waiting and more waiting

Check out the latest update at MyForSaleSign main page at jalone.com. Randi and Tony are doing well, although getting a bit fatigued keeping the place ready for a showing. Tony is ready to get it sold and get back out to find their first house together. No open house this weekend but I am feeling good about getting some showings.


We are looking forward to a quite, sunny and warm weekend. Keep track of me over the weekend with Twitter.

Julie's Social Networking Sites - Round 2

In my last post I mentioned Twitter and promised to list a few more. There must be someone other than Michael that will sign up and add me as a friend? Oh well, some to the things we try are for fun anyway. Here are a couple of other social network sites I am using:

• Flickr Photos: Julie’s Real Estate Photos and Michel’s Photos
• Squidoo: Julie’s Lens (This one is fun and when I have more time would like to play with it more)
• Real Estate Voices: Search for Julie Jalone (This is a site where you can post news and other stories)
• MyBlogLog: JulieJ BlogLog - This is a site where bloggers can find each other - they have some fun widgets but I have found “real estate blogging” is not very popular. For traffic I should blog about the life, sex partners and death of Anna Nicole Smith. You have to be a member to use it but it is free so give it a try, you will find some great blogs.
  

I have a few others I’ll save for another post. If you visit any of the sites above, please leave me a message. If you have others you think we would enjoy, I would love to hear about them. The web is a very interesting place and continues to grow and maintain our interest.

On the Run

Another weekend has just slipped by and now it is busy Monday trying to get everything on track and a few other items. I did publish a reality real estate article, Curb Appeal, on the MyForSaleSign page. Randi and Tony are doing a great job of maintaining their Yuba City condo/townhome while it has been on the market.

I found or Michael found a new toy this morning, Twitter. It is a one blog where you can only post very short entries and it designed to keep your friends informed of where or what you are doing. It looks like fun so; if you have a few minutes check my page, JulieJ or Michael’s. I also added one of their widgets here so my quick posts can be seen. Add me as a friend, my page looks lonely!