On Becoming the Inman News Community Mangager

by Daniel Rothamel on June 9, 2008 · 28 comments

in Industry Issues, Inman, News, Social Media, community

Today, I embark upon what I expect will be a very interesting, enriching, and exciting endeavor. Today, I begin in my position as Community Manager for Inman News.

What does this mean? Well first of all, it means that I will still be blogging and creating the best possible content I can right here (did you really think otherwise?); and I will still be doing the samefor Agent Genius, as well. I will, of course, still be selling real estate. So I guess, in some ways, things don’t really change all that much for me.

In other ways, things will never be the same. Now, all that social media and Web 2.0 research that I do will have an additional purpose. I will be able to direct my efforts towards building, enriching, and expanding the already strong community at Inman.com. The Inman.com Community site is up and running, and one of my responsibilities will be doing everything I can to make sure that community is a vibrant one.

I want to thank all of the folks at Inman, Joel and Don especially, for being willing to give me this opportunity, and I want to thank all of you here who have supported my efforts at RealEstateZebra.com. Without you, there would be no community. Together, I know that we can spread the word and grow the community to include everyone who could benefit from the knowledge and experience we have all gained.

I am excited to have this opportunity, I am excited to be able to share it with you. But right now, an opportunity is all it is. I want to grow this opportunity into an experience that the industry and its professionals will look upon not as a high point, but as a foundation for how the real estate industry can innovate and revolutionize the profession.

It’s gonna be an exciting and interesting ride, so come along!

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1 daniel martin June 9, 2008 at 5:48 pm

Congrats man! This is incredible news. I am looking forward to seeing you help shape the industry from the inside out!

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2 Jim Duncan June 9, 2008 at 5:51 pm

Wow – outstanding, Daniel. Congrats!

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3 Kris Berg June 9, 2008 at 5:54 pm

Break a leg, Zebra! Well deserved!

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4 Jay Thompson June 9, 2008 at 5:54 pm

Fabulous Daniel. You’ll do a great job. What an exciting opportunity!!

And a great choice b Inman…

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5 Mariana Wagner June 9, 2008 at 6:14 pm

WOW! That is an awesome “upgrade” to your career, Daniel! Congratulations.

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6 Mark Eckenrode June 9, 2008 at 6:20 pm

way to go, daniel… put on some shades, things are looking bright

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7 Chad Huck June 9, 2008 at 6:51 pm

Congratulations, Daniel! But I foresee some difficulties… you cant call any posts over at Inman a Zebra Stripe. What are you going to do about that?

In all seriousness, I’m happy for you. Looking forward to seeing the community section prosper under your direction.

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8 Toby June 9, 2008 at 7:10 pm

We really need to blend Twitter names into “real life”. I read the story and totally missed that it was Real Estate Zebra. Congrats! Good luck!
Toby

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9 G. Dewald June 9, 2008 at 9:09 pm

Congrats Daniel and remember that no good deed goes unpunished!

g

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10 Brian Block June 9, 2008 at 10:42 pm

CONGRATULATIONS Daniel! Awesome new position. I’m sure you’ll fill this role well.

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11 Joel Burslem June 9, 2008 at 11:10 pm

We thought about changing the Inman branding to black and white for the day in honor of Daniel coming aboard.

Seriously, we’re stoked to have you join us Daniel and I’m excited to see what we can do together.

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12 Greg Tracy June 10, 2008 at 12:28 am

Congrats Daniel and Inman!

Inman is doing well bringing in good people who know social media and have relationships within that community.

Good luck!

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13 Jeff Turner June 10, 2008 at 12:35 am

Congrats! And well done!

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14 Carson Coots June 10, 2008 at 12:44 am

Daniel,

Awesome news. I have a feeling they made a good move getting you on the case. You seem to be well qualified in getting people together and spurring activity. Maybe they can hook you up with some sweet A/V equipment for your remotes.

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15 Ricardo Bueno June 10, 2008 at 7:38 am

Daniel my friend…CONGRATULATIONS!!! You’ll certainly fit in well in the new position…

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16 Brad Coy June 10, 2008 at 10:35 am

Seems like a great fit Daniel. Looking forward to seeing your on the pages of Inman. Cheers!

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17 Jeremy Hart June 10, 2008 at 3:23 pm

“Joel Burslem on June 9th, 2008 11:10 pm

We thought about changing the Inman branding to black and white for the day in honor of Daniel coming aboard. ”

Joel, that would have been awesome.

Congratulations, Daniel – Can I have that autograph now, Mr. Rothamel? :)

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18 Danilo Bogdanovic June 10, 2008 at 8:49 pm

Congratulations! As Jeremy said, “Can I get an autograph?”

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19 Daniel Rothamel June 10, 2008 at 9:05 pm

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20 Matthew Rathbun June 11, 2008 at 6:11 am

Congrats, Congrats, Congrats Inman couldn’t have made a better choice! We can say “We knew him when…” :)

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21 Spencer Nix June 11, 2008 at 10:41 pm

Looks like the theme works well for you too.

My bro is a good teacher if you just stop and watch him, he has surely helped the ministry of Grace to the Nations leap into the next generation of service and connection.

Thanks for the comment and best wishes to you.

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22 Brad Nix June 12, 2008 at 4:17 pm

Congrats Daniel!

Inman just took a steep forward. You’ll be great.

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