{"id":2986,"date":"2008-04-18T14:31:09","date_gmt":"2008-04-18T21:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=2986"},"modified":"2008-04-18T14:31:09","modified_gmt":"2008-04-18T21:31:09","slug":"spring-fever-renders-me-unfit-to-tackle-big-issues-facing-web-20-and-the-real-estate-industry-so-we-get-to-play-in-the-mud-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/2986\/spring-fever-renders-me-unfit-to-tackle-big-issues-facing-web-20-and-the-real-estate-industry-so-we-get-to-play-in-the-mud-instead\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring fever renders me unfit to tackle big issues facing Web 2.0 and the real estate industry, so we get to play in the mud instead!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yeah. Well.<\/p>\n

There are always heavy duty posts on Bloodhound and I do my best to keep up. Lately, I’ve been percolating my own brand of seriousness. Here’s what I’ve been thinking about: Web 2.0 is different for girls. I’ve been pondering this for quite awhile, and last week it dawned on me that I might not be the best person to address that issue as I don’t think like a girl. Want proof? I’m here, aren’t I? Bloodhound isn’t the most girly place to hang, but that’s fine. Here’s the thing: it’s Friday, and it is Spring in Dayton. We’ve had a long, grey, and gloomy Winter, but it’s been 70 for the last few days, and the sky is blue and the sun is shining, and the mere fact that I’m making note of that will tell you exactly how cloudy it’s been around here.<\/p>\n

Still, I have been doing some research on my serious topic of gender differences and apparently, I’m not the only one who has been thinking about this.<\/p>\n

How about a BlogHer Study that says women might trust blogs more that traditional media<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The survey, conducted with Compass Partners LLC, illustrates several surprising new trends in social media, specifically that 36.2 million women write and read blogs every week and approximately half consider blogs a “highly reliable” or “very reliable” source of information and advice about everything from products to presidential candidates. Fully 24 percent of women surveyed say they now watch less television because they are blogging instead.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The implications for marketing real estate in a blog format could fill a blog post or two- if only it was miserable outside.<\/p>\n

Want proof that girls might looking at this whole Web 2.0 thing differently than boys? Men are from video games, women are from soc nets<\/a>. h\/t @BradCoy<\/em><\/p>\n

For those under 30, women and men are just as likely to be members of social networks. Sites like Facebook, MySpace, and Flixster are extraordinarily popular. But we found that young women are much more active on these sites then young men. And for people above 30, men \u2013 especially married men \u2013 Read more<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are always heavy duty posts on Bloodhound and I do my best to keep up. Lately, I’ve been percolating my own brand of seriousness. Here’s what I’ve been thinking about: Web 2.0 is different for girls. I’ve been pondering this for quite awhile, and last week it dawned on me that I might not be the best person to address that issue as I don’t think like a girl. Want proof? I’m here, aren’t I? Bloodhound isn’t the most girly place to hang, but that’s fine. Here’s the thing…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,62],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2986","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-casual-friday","7":"category-dirty-laundry","9":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2785,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/2785\/unraveled-by-unchained-or-why-i-put-a-leash-on-my-spring-break-plans\/","url_meta":{"origin":2986,"position":0},"title":"Unraveled by Unchained, or: Why I put a leash on my Spring Break plans.","author":"Teri Lussier","date":"March 16, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"When I heard that Bloodhound was planning a conference, I cringed. 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