“Blogs are dead.” I heard this headline in 2008 when Wired made the declaration that Facebook and Twitter had made blogs “so 2004.” Since then that headline has floated around across the blogosphere, which seems fitting. In its State of the Blogosphere, Technorati said that, although blog postings had slowed, blogs weren’t going anywhere.
No predictions have stood out to me this year, but with the popularity of “micro-blogging” on Twitter and Facebook’s similar status updates, it is no doubt that people are spending a more time on social media sites to get information. Yes, fads come and go, but we will always need quality information. Even in real estate we are seeing an increase in agents utilizing blogs instead of Websites. Blogs are essentially blurring the lines between what is a Website and a blog.
So with the clock ticking on the 2009 Home Buyer Tax Credit (which expires at midnight on November 30), how can you attract your unfair share of first time homebuyers? Here are a few ideas that can add a few closings to your list of things to be grateful for on Thanksgiving Day.
