Is Facebook The New Google?
Used to be you'd hear the ad saying "Do You Yahoo"? Today the question is - Are you on Facebook?
A recent blog pointed out the statistics showing how Facebook has grown as a major communication platform in our country.
It's important for Real Estate agents to step into the new age of communication. Websites and email accounts simply do not cut it anymore.
Having an active presence on Facebook with a following, is key to marketing properties in todays competitive market.
FaceBook-The New Google?
Last week Facebook announced that it now has over 400 million active users, Let me say that again……Facebook has more than 400 Million users. Even more amazing…..225 million of those were added in the last 12 months! To put this statistic in context, the population of the United States is a little over 300 Million. We all belong to the country of Facebook.
These days you would be hard pressed to meet anyone that does not have a facebook account. In fact, I can tell a-lot about someone that does not have one, to which my usual reply is “They still make you?” I guess I can understand if you are in the Witness Protection Program, probably don’t want your “friends” to know where you are…..everyone else; “not so much”.
According to Web measurement firm Compete Inc., Facebook has passed search-engine giant Google to become the top source for traffic to major portals like Yahoo and MSN. Some believe social media sites could become the web’s next search engine. If you pay attention to the changes Facebook has made recently, you have noticed the search bar. Search used to be limited to searching just Facebook, not anymore.
15 percent of traffic to major Web portals like Yahoo, MSN and AOL came from Facebook and MySpace. Most of that traffic, 13 percent came from Facebook. A quick search for “MyTitleGuy” within Facebook produced the following results: READ MORE
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