5,856,836
Hi Craig- so many posts have been abandoned as Lyn Sims said...even the creator is no longer active. I moderate Bananatude and do head there but I don't know if the Groups have the appeal that they previously did. It would be nice, though.
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
5,063,430
I do post to some groups but typically do not visit. I wonder how many groups are actually active, with moderators who are still active members?
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
2,073,610
While I do post to groups, I rarely go back and visit them.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Mimi Foster
Colorado Springs, CO
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
5,258,966
I do post to groups - specifically, most that actually moderate -
Kathleen's 2021 market reports & Craptacular groups
Anna's Bananatudes group
Chris Ann's Bartender Make it a Double group
Myrl's group of Old Farts
Marti's, The Art of Marketing You
I do go to the groups for AR Challenges (as the moderator) but, about once a month, I'll hit a group and read posts there because I'm looking for something specific within the group.
I don't think most moderate their groups and I think the vast majority never go to the groups to read posts unless they are moderators.
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Margaret Rome Baltimor...
Pikesville, MD
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Craig Daniels
Staten Island, NY
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
3,590,666
Craig when I log into to AR I set it up to go directly to the BananaTude Group page. Easy for me to see what's new several times during the day. I post to other groups as well. I don't think many know to go directly to a group to engage with other bloggers. I do frequently - only because someone suggested it well over 10 years ago.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Craig Daniels
Staten Island, NY
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
1,847,891
You're giving it a valiant try but most groups have been abandoned & I will no longer participate. Good idea about getting noticed except no one goes there.
Only group I belong to is the 2021 Market Reports.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
3,350,764
I do use groups. I moderate two groups.
Yes, I do go to group feed pages.
I just go to the group list and navigate from there.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
5,773,367
Craig,
We did start a group in 2008, we did not know enough at the time to moderate it, and I abandonned it pretty much. I do post to groups, and other than Banatude, or Myrl Jeffcoat 's groups I don't see any moderation...A
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
2,195,824
Most of the Groups seem to have lost their Moderators !!! This causes them to be steered off Topic and become a dumping ground for listings and market reports
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Hannah Williams
Philadelphia, PA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
5,117,178
I post to various groups, but can't say I spend much time going to the group feed pages. Just one more thing to do... and I spend altogether enough time on this platform.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
4,182,558
Hello Craig Daniels lately I rarely visit the groups.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
2,684,769
Hi, Craig.
I haven't read the other answers yet, so my comment may be redundant.
With a handful of exceptions, the Groups are not moderated. Many moderators are not even active on this website. And, many of the Groups, perhaps most of the Groups, have not been posted to for years. To say that they are "stale" is an understatement.
I realize that updating the Groups would be a significant task; I realize that deleting a Group might affect the SEO of this website. But there needs to be a total overhaul of "The Groups" on ActiveRain. Perhaps AR could Archive the defunct Groups, and breathe new life into the others.
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Hannah Williams
Philadelphia, PA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
7,871,821
I do post in a couple of groups but I do not visit them.
I would vote to eliminate the groups and focus on improving the blogging platform. Facebook is a better place for groups.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
2,190,182
I do post to groups and do visit the group pages. I wish the inactive groups could be cleaned up somehow. There are literally thousands of inactive groups. I don't know if the Group issue is even on Ben's radar.
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Hannah Williams
Philadelphia, PA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
4,584,596
Fully? Not likely but "groups" have typically been a part of my blogging over the years. Of course, the number I find relevant today is quite different than in the past.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
921,504
No.
Groups have proven to be a timehole, with the exception of those groups maintained by those who participate in the Q&A.
Too much dead wood with no easy way to spot them without entering the Twilight Zone.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
3,168,284
I did a lot in the past, not so much these days. I do what time allows.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
2,246,395
Part of the feature posts should be from the groups. So if you want more, help yourself. From lots of people posting blogs on that topic you want to drill down into fully Craig Daniels . Good points, yes blog posts are put in the group library. Bring out some of those gems not a bad idea ActiveRain Real Estate Network.
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Hannah Williams
Philadelphia, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,555,095
I do. Every post.
But only two of my 14 ever respond and most are ghost towns when you visit-some, the founder isn't even a member anymore. I used to frequent, but the image now of them is they are mostly dead. I dropped 15 groups in December 2020 for that reason.
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Hannah Williams
Philadelphia, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,246,557
I have not done anything with groups in years. They have dimmed in popularity.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
6,426,149
I used to use this feature and think that it was a good idea, unfortunately, it was never set up properly, impossible to search and not enough people want to bother with it.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
2,349,728
Good question Craig Daniels at one time I did daily. Now I need to eliminate and clean up my group page as many are not even active anymore. I do post in specific groups when I do local posts and market reports - I do think AR needs to clean up the Group pages
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,202,697