The New Inman Site is Unveiled, and It Has STRIPES!

by Daniel Rothamel on March 4, 2008 · View Comments

in Inman,News,Social Media

The wraps are off the shiny new Inman.com.

Inman has been an industry leader for real estate news and insight for quite some time. Their website was beginning to look a bit outdated.

The new Inman.com aims to deliver the “Same great news. Brand new site!”

You can take a look for yourself, but I think they have delivered on that promise. The changes are more than cosmetic, however. The site not only has a Web 2.0 look, but also has a social media structure to it. You can register, fill out a profile, find other Inman members and add them as friends, join groups, vote on stories or leave comments, etc.

The site has the obligatory “BETA” stamp on it, so it is obviously a work in progress. It will be interesting to see where it goes from here.

The one feature that I am particularly happy about is the fact that the Inman blog will have a new “community” section featuring content from a few bloggers you may recognize:

  • Teresa Boardman, an agent and licensed broker in St. Paul, Minn., and founder of the St. Paul Real Estate Blog
  • Kris Berg, broker associate with Prudential California Realty in San Diego, and blogger at the San Diego Home Blog
  • Jeff Turner, president of Real Estate Shows in Santa Clarita, Calif., and avid blogger at ActiveRain

    Oh yeah, and me, too.

    Blogging for Inman should prove to be an interesting experience, and I am looking forward to reaching a new audience.

    So check out the new-and-improved Inman.com. Put it through its paces, poke and prod, let them know what you think.

    And hey, add me as a friend.

    • { 10 comments… read them below or add one }

    1 Brad Coy March 4, 2008 at 7:34 am

    Congrats on your connection with Imnan Daniel. They are lucky to have you.

    2 Jim Duncan March 4, 2008 at 7:38 am

    I ditto Brad’s congrats. Well done.

    3 Jay March 4, 2008 at 7:41 am

    I immediately tried to upgrade my membership at Inman this morn ($149) but they were overwhelmed so I couldn’t really “turbo” charge my profile. Can’t wait to see what the site offers. From my first peak it seemed like a wannabe Facebook for real estate….

    J

    4 Daniel Rothamel March 4, 2008 at 7:44 am

    @Jim, @Brad–

    Thanks! Like I said, it should be interesting.

    @Jay–

    I kinda agree with you. It is like a FB for real estate in some ways. I think that they aren’t real sure where they want to take it. It will be interesting to see how things develop. It would be cool if I could use it to segment my RE.net social media life, though.

    5 Jeff Brown March 4, 2008 at 8:12 am

    Daniel — Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.

    Inman shows exceptional foresight with the addition of the four new contributors. They’re all all-star picks.

    6 Jay Thompson March 4, 2008 at 10:15 am

    Congrats Daniel. Inman done good!

    7 Ginger March 4, 2008 at 10:16 am

    All my favorite bloggers in one spot- very cool. Looks like they were having some technical challenges earlier tonight, but resolved now. I will definitely visit more often knowing who the contributors are.

    8 Gainesville FL Real Estate March 4, 2008 at 9:09 pm

    Kudos to you and to Inman. Great new site, great peeps contributing.

    9 Joel Burslem March 5, 2008 at 12:59 am

    Hey Daniel. Super stoked to have you on the team!

    For everyone who’s been trying to visit the new site, please bear with us! We just got hammered yesterday and had our servers melt down on us. We’re slowly trying to rebuild today. Hopefully we’ll resolve all the slowness issues soon.

    10 Kris Berg March 6, 2008 at 1:04 am

    Daniel, A little behind on my congratulations. The sports analogies are all yours, by the way.

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