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There's very little real news this week, with markets lurching to no account, and trading so thin that the landing of a snowflake avalanched 300 points of Dow. Uphill.The issue at hand: the debt and austerity trap. We must stop borrowing, but to stop we must cut spending or raise revenue, or both. If we do that, and our economy -- or the ones overseas -- slow down, then we will have less tax revenue and more need, or wishes, for spending.All rights reserved. This article may not be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever, in part or in whole, without written permission of Inman News. Use of this article without permission is a violation of federalcopyright law.There's very little real news this week, with markets lurching to no account, and trading so thin that the landing of a snowflake avalanched 300 points of Dow. Uphill.The issue at hand: the debt and austerity trap. [Read the full article] If you're still posting your listings and marketing yourself on your Facebook profile page, stop! The play for 2012 is to move your marketing efforts to your business page, but not by using the traditional marketing approaches.Stacey Harmon has a smart new book out that answers the question, "I have a Facebook business page -- now what do I do with it?"All rights reserved. This article may not be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever, in part or in whole, without written permission of Inman News. Use of this article without permission is a violation of federalcopyright law.If you're still posting your listings and marketing yourself on your Facebook profile page, stop! The play for 2012 is to move your marketing efforts to your business page, but not by using the traditional marketing approaches. [Read the full article] Seattle-based brokerageRedfin has launched a property search mobile application designed for Apple's iPad tablet, the company announced this week.The free app allows users to "swipe" the tablet screen with a finger to see a map of search results, property thumbnails, listing details, and photos on one screen, without having to switch back and forth between pages.The app pays particular attention to listings photos, allowing users to view and zoom in on full-screen photos and see photos on a map or in a photo gallery. Property details include a history of for-sale price changes and dates on and off market, as well as Agent Insights, which are comments Redfin agents make about properties they've toured.A search results sorting option called "Redfin Special Blend" prioritizes the homes the site thinks will be most interesting to the user because the site has more information on the homes, such as agent comments. [Read the full article] 
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