Ten Signs That You Need Time Off From SM
Guest Blogger Alex Cortez is a REALTOR in Hawaii, specializing in Maui Condos. Visit his Maui Real Estate Blog for local market information.
With social media becoming one of the newest and hottest tools in a real estate agent’s bag, there are some who have taken to SM a bit TOO much. Have you met anyone who tweets EVERYTHING they do? Or someone who LIVES on Facebook? Or how about the one who FourSquares their entire day, one location at a time? Well, this one is for them.
Top Ten Signs You Need a Break From Social Media
- You can tweet faster than you can talk.
- You ask yourself “What would Ashton Kutcher tweet?” more than once
a day. - You use Tom from MySpace as your only role model.
- You live your life 140 characters at a time.
- You live vicariously through your Facebook status.
- You refuse to acknowledge people who are on MySpace.
- Your real-life friends refuse to be your Facebook friends.
- You have been fired due to a Facebook status update.
- You have been named FourSquare mayor of more than five places.
- You shared this post on StumbleUpon, Digg, Reddit, Delicious, Google Buzz, DailyMe, Bebo and Blinklist before you got to the end.
If you know anyone who is suffering from any of the above conditions, then send them to Bojanjo (bonus points if you know what that is). Comments are always welcomed and appreciated.
Oklahoma City Real Estate Agent | Sep 3, 2010 | Reply
That list is too funny!
I know a few people that could definitely use a break from SM…
Randy Vanderpool | Sep 3, 2010 | Reply
Well it’s no Letterman top ten, but it sure is more practical. I love the humor approach that gets at an important issue for a good number of people in our industry.
David Critzer | Sep 3, 2010 | Reply
Hmmm, wonder what kind of comment Ashton Kutcher would post? Seriously, though, as a Realtor just starting to dive into social media for marketing, I can see how addictive it could become.
Omega 3 Supplements | Sep 3, 2010 | Reply
I love it… Hilarious, and true!
Bob Wilson | Sep 3, 2010 | Reply
Letterman top ten? LOL, this is better (it’s funny and true). Funny start to my day, thanks.
Gainesville Real Estate | Sep 3, 2010 | Reply
Sometimes I wish SM was a fad that would just go away.
Desert Mountain Real Estate | Sep 3, 2010 | Reply
Hah so true!! I think twitter addicts dream in 140 characters too.
Alex Cortez | Sep 3, 2010 | Reply
LOL. Thank you all for commenting. I’ve met one too many twitter-holics and actually saw a ‘What would Jesus Tweet’ bumper sticker. Feel free to add your own by commenting.
Jeff Bucks | Sep 4, 2010 | Reply
Ha Ha Ha. I havnt laughed this hard in long long time. Where do you come up with this stuff?
Home Mortgage Kansas | Sep 5, 2010 | Reply
@Gainsville, I completely agree!
Scott Kersey | Sep 6, 2010 | Reply
You know what the abbreviation SM stands for before opening the post in your blog reader!
Mark Walker | Sep 6, 2010 | Reply
Love it. I’m glad I only have one of these issues. Lol
Extremeb | Sep 7, 2010 | Reply
Funny, nice to have some humour.
Justin Britt | Sep 7, 2010 | Reply
Great to see a HawaiiLife.com agent sharing some knowledge.
I do think that agents spend too much time on social media, and this is a humorous way to touch upon this topic. Not that social media shouldn’t be used, just that there are other things that will return a way higher ROI.
Naomi | Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
Haha! This one really tickled my funny bone:
Your real-life friends refuse to be your Facebook friends.
That is just hilarious!!
H. Spark | Oct 8, 2010 | Reply
LOL, why didn’t I see this one before? I’m going to retweet it right away! Wait, would that make me a candidate for this list?
Maui Girl | Nov 18, 2010 | Reply
He He He, this one is destined to go viral! I’m RT’ing it.
Spark | Feb 20, 2011 | Reply
This is some funny stuff. We need to get more light-hearted humor like this back on FOREM.