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	<title>PlugIM - All web20's Stories</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 12:00:17 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Using Web 2.0 Responsibly (for Marketing)]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/Using_Web_20_Responsibly_for_Marketing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/Using_Web_20_Responsibly_for_Marketing/</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 12:00:17 -0400</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/Using_Web_20_Responsibly_for_Marketing/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An online friend (I&#8217;ve spoken of him before on this site and others) passed over an informative pdf to me this week, to in turn, pass onto you.
You can download the pdf at the end of this post, but allow me to save you some reading time and give you the highlights. (Training and techniques [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/Using_Web_20_Responsibly_for_Marketing/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Measuring Web 2.0 Traffic Success]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/Measuring_Web_20_Traffic_Success/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/Measuring_Web_20_Traffic_Success/</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:00:08 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/Measuring_Web_20_Traffic_Success/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are just as many ways to integrate Web 2.0 interaction - and therefore reap the traffic benefits - into an existing website, as there are to launch a new site with Web 2.0 elements.
Below is a quick table I&#8217;ve drafted up (in no particular order) of types of sites or applications (types/apps), brief descriptions [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/Measuring_Web_20_Traffic_Success/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Does Your Business Need to Deploy Web 2.0?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/Does_Your_Business_Need_to_Deploy_Web_20/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/Does_Your_Business_Need_to_Deploy_Web_20/</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:00:14 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/Does_Your_Business_Need_to_Deploy_Web_20/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Small and large, business and corporations, are contemplating the need to integrate Web 2.0 technologies or utilize ad channels on existing Web 2.0 properties for business.
This post is the beginning of a series created for the slow-to-adapt. We&#8217;ll begin with questions that can only be answered by companies that know and understand their target market.
Consider [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/Does_Your_Business_Need_to_Deploy_Web_20/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ethical Web 2.0 Traffic Training]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/Ethical_Web_20_Traffic_Training/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/Ethical_Web_20_Traffic_Training/</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:00:15 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/Ethical_Web_20_Traffic_Training/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[People in my immediate circle already know this, but on February 14th at about 2:30am, my house caught fire. We think it had to do with the wood furnace because the fire started there, but no final assessment has been done to date.
This post is about Web 2.0 Traffic however, and not about my personal [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/Ethical_Web_20_Traffic_Training/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Google Bot Visits]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/Google_Bot_Visits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/Google_Bot_Visits/</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:00:09 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/Google_Bot_Visits/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I had a few people email me overnight asking about my post yesterday (on getting traffic and google indexing on a new site).
I had forgotten to show the spider visits in the screen capture. Now it&#8217;s 12 hours later so the results are a tad off because Google has been by another 20 times since [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/Google_Bot_Visits/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[December’s Top 10 Web 2.0 Research Results]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/Decemberas_Top_10_Web_20_Research_Results/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/Decemberas_Top_10_Web_20_Research_Results/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:00:33 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/Decemberas_Top_10_Web_20_Research_Results/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you head over to marketingcharts.com you&#8217;ll see Nielsen&#8217;s recently released research on the top 10 Social Networking sites.
A few points of interest (for me anyway):

MySpace is on the rise for traffic again. Great news for MySpace marketers, (60.1 million visitors in December, up from November’s 57.4 million uniques, and 55.3 million a year earlier). [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/Decemberas_Top_10_Web_20_Research_Results/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[eBay Adding More Web 2.0]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/eBay_Adding_More_Web_20/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/eBay_Adding_More_Web_20/</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 12:00:10 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/eBay_Adding_More_Web_20/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This may have been going on for a while, or just incorporated this week, but while I was scouring the web for Daytona 500 tickets on ebay today I happened to notice a few familiar icons below each auction listing.
eBay, one of the forerunners with Web 2.0 concepts, was one site that I had expected [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/eBay_Adding_More_Web_20/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sphinn It for A Good Read]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/Sphinn_It_for_A_Good_Read/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/Sphinn_It_for_A_Good_Read/</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 12:00:41 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/Sphinn_It_for_A_Good_Read/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Spent 5 minutes on Sphinn lately?
It&#8217;s amazing what you can find, new authors you&#8217;ll discover, and marketing or traffic generation techniques you&#8217;ll learn.
It&#8217;s a great place to spend your morning coffee break to see what the rest of the internet marketing community is buzzing about.
My personal tip to save time on Sphinn (or risk clicking [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/Sphinn_It_for_A_Good_Read/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[“…Google,…” says Scoble. (Social Media’s Future)]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/aaGoogleaa_says_Scoble_Social_Mediaas_Future/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/aaGoogleaa_says_Scoble_Social_Mediaas_Future/</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:00:05 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/aaGoogleaa_says_Scoble_Social_Mediaas_Future/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Step aside from all the hype, excitement and disruption of Google&#8217;s OpenSocial project and what you&#8217;ll see is a time saving opportunity in the not too distant future.
At a gathering last night I became &#8216;as excited as Scoble*&#8216; trying to explain what OpenSocial meant to the online landscape. And yes, my personal show was complete [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/aaGoogleaa_says_Scoble_Social_Mediaas_Future/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Scoble’s Social Media Starfish]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/Scobleas_Social_Media_Starfish/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/Scobleas_Social_Media_Starfish/</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2007 12:00:07 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/Scobleas_Social_Media_Starfish/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll write more about these videos tomorrow, but right now I don&#8217;t want you to miss it. Primarily because if you aren&#8217;t excited about social marketing yet, this Scoblizer vid will change your mind when numbers and concepts start flying.
Secondly because I expect a lightbulb or two to go off mid-video regarding how the social [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/Scobleas_Social_Media_Starfish/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[More SEO Companies Discuss Alternatives for Website Traffic]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/More_SEO_Companies_Discuss_Alternatives_for_Website_Traffic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/More_SEO_Companies_Discuss_Alternatives_for_Website_Traffic/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:00:07 -0400</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/More_SEO_Companies_Discuss_Alternatives_for_Website_Traffic/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[More Visibility, a two time INC. 500 Company (and the only firm in their industry to have received such an honor), often releases free reports and whitepapers to their targeted audience and subscribers (distributed through various channels).
The one I was reading today was a little remedial, but a good primer for new website owners or [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/More_SEO_Companies_Discuss_Alternatives_for_Website_Traffic/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[International Languages: Speaking of 2.0]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/International_Languages_Speaking_of_20/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/International_Languages_Speaking_of_20/</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:00:06 -0400</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/International_Languages_Speaking_of_20/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Looking for a way to use Web 2.0 (either social networking or social bookmarking) online in languages other than English?
Connecting socially, a lot like Facebook
skyrock.com (also available in Spanish and Dutch)
Home Page: 6
Alexa Traffic Rank 10/07: 26
xiaonei.com (Chinese)
Home Page: 5
Alexa Traffic Rank 10/07: 362
studivz.net (German)
Home Page: 6
Alexa Traffic Rank 10/07: 215
Tag, Bookmark,.. <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/International_Languages_Speaking_of_20/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Social Networkers, Your New Target Audience]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/Social_Networkers_Your_New_Target_Audience/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/Social_Networkers_Your_New_Target_Audience/</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:04:41 -0400</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/Social_Networkers_Your_New_Target_Audience/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the latest comScore reports on social networking and e-commerce has just been released. You can read some of the findings, free, in the press release.
The reseach supports a similar study completed last year about this time. Last year&#8217;s study marked the beginning of my own journey into discovering where all the traffic had [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/Social_Networkers_Your_New_Target_Audience/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fessing Up About Facebook]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/Fessing_Up_About_Facebook/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/Fessing_Up_About_Facebook/</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:00:03 -0400</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/Fessing_Up_About_Facebook/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I must admit I haven&#8217;t talked much about Facebook publicly (only in my email newsletters). And until earlier this month I also haven&#8217;t done much with my Facebook account&#8230;
Since the start of the year I have been focusing on Web 2.0 properties that (a) have a finely focused niche audience, (b) provide some sort of [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/Fessing_Up_About_Facebook/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Top Search Engine Spots via Social Network Sites]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/Top_Search_Engine_Spots_via_Social_Network_Sites/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/Top_Search_Engine_Spots_via_Social_Network_Sites/</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:00:09 -0400</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/Top_Search_Engine_Spots_via_Social_Network_Sites/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a huge rush on - from marketers around the globe - to market their products and services (or increase their search engine position) by posting content and creating profiles on multiple Web 2.0 properties.
This is one way a very smart internet marketing trainer is teaching others to domninate the search engine listings for their [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/Top_Search_Engine_Spots_via_Social_Network_Sites/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Social Bookmark Sites]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/Social_Bookmark_Sites/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/Social_Bookmark_Sites/</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:01:42 -0400</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/Social_Bookmark_Sites/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are over 140 bookmarking sites on StampedeSecret.com, it would be silly to repeat them all again. Instead I have just listed some of the larger ones that pass page rank as well as the movers and shakers in a few niche markets.
Be sure to see your training manual on this (in the strategy step [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/Social_Bookmark_Sites/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Last.FM]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/LastFM_2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/LastFM_2/</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:00:07 -0400</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/LastFM_2/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[last.fm
home
cloud
Alexa rank 03/07: 332
Alexa Rank today: alexa
Member base: 15,000,000 
Strategy: FE, P
Create a music list your target person would listen to, write a few journal posts and have your site url in the sidebar ready for some traffic!
About: Music scene. Journal, profile and favorite music lists. <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/LastFM_2/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Web 2.0 Marketing for Business]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/Web_20_Marketing_for_Business/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/Web_20_Marketing_for_Business/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 12:00:04 -0400</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/Web_20_Marketing_for_Business/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I haven&#8217;t been writing much publicly lately - that doesn&#8217;t mean I&#8217;ve been slacking off completely though!
Although I haven&#8217;t been at the computer screen, I have been writing. A lovely thing to be able to research a company and write a battle plan at the beach with the kids. There are a few corporates I&#8217;m [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/Web_20_Marketing_for_Business/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Learn Web 2.0 Traffic Strategies…]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/Learn_Web_20_Traffic_Strategiesa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/Learn_Web_20_Traffic_Strategiesa/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:00:07 -0400</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/Learn_Web_20_Traffic_Strategiesa/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;and assist a worthwhile cause.
Something very special is happening this month and with it comes an opportunity to:
- help children
- learn new web 2.0 traffic techniques
- win cash and prizes
&#8230;plus it doesn&#8217;t cost you a dime and I&#8217;ve dedicated my July to help you!
Tiffany Dow, one of the internet&#8217;s top social marketing experts, has just [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/Learn_Web_20_Traffic_Strategiesa/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Coming Clean About Web 2.0 Targeting]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/Coming_Clean_About_Web_20_Targeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/Coming_Clean_About_Web_20_Targeting/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:00:05 -0400</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/Coming_Clean_About_Web_20_Targeting/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Beyond the Web 2.0 Traffic Authority Black Book, beyond generalizations, beyond automation and selling the dream of 'thousands of website visitors every day' - they came clean about site-specific strategy... <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/Coming_Clean_About_Web_20_Targeting/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stomper Traffic Strategies]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/Stomper_Traffic_Strategies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/Stomper_Traffic_Strategies/</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2007 12:00:04 -0400</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/Stomper_Traffic_Strategies/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Atlanta StomperNet conference and the lessons learned were absolute gold.
It&#8217;s time to share some of the traffic techniques with you&#8230;as promised.
First a little history lesson on StomperNet. In 2004 Brad Fallon (one of Stomper&#8217;s founders) released a home study course called &#8220;Stomping the Search Engines&#8221;. That course grew into a membership site and some [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/Stomper_Traffic_Strategies/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Reality Has Nothing to Do With Sales]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/Reality_Has_Nothing_to_Do_With_Sales/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/Reality_Has_Nothing_to_Do_With_Sales/</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2007 12:00:49 -0400</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/Reality_Has_Nothing_to_Do_With_Sales/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I just lost a customer. Likely for life&#8230;
This neither burns nor bothers me, but it is a lesson in attracting the right market with the right product.
My customer (I actually prefer to call them clients if I must have a name for them) was happier with the content of the old Stampede Secret. He liked [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/Reality_Has_Nothing_to_Do_With_Sales/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Reviews of The Stampede Secret 2.0]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/Reviews_of_The_Stampede_Secret_20/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/Reviews_of_The_Stampede_Secret_20/</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2007 12:00:33 -0400</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/Reviews_of_The_Stampede_Secret_20/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Below you&#8217;ll find a few reviews to date of the newly released Stampede Secret - Web 2.0 Traffic Strategies
&#8220;Stampede Secrets 2.0 is unlike any internet marketing report or ebook I have read…&#8221;
&#8220;Whilst Laura&#8217;s intention was to target the ebook to beginners in social media marketing, in many ways consultants in social media marketing should read [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/Reviews_of_The_Stampede_Secret_20/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Social BookMarking - Is the Honeymoon Over?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/Social_BookMarking_Is_the_Honeymoon_Over/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/Social_BookMarking_Is_the_Honeymoon_Over/</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:00:42 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/Social_BookMarking_Is_the_Honeymoon_Over/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Doing a bit of research updates today to include in 2007&#8217;s Stampede Secret and I started noticing some (potentially) distressing trends&#8230;
As I surfed through over 100 social bookmarking sites and compared them to Alexa&#8217;s traffic ranking stats, I found that the majority of them had noticed a 10-40% decrease as compared to 3 months ago.
I&#8217;m [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/Social_BookMarking_Is_the_Honeymoon_Over/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Smart Web 2.0 Traffic eBook?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/Smart_Web_20_Traffic_eBook/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/Smart_Web_20_Traffic_eBook/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:00:42 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/Smart_Web_20_Traffic_eBook/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Update! Too heavily hit, the server crashed. I set up an alternate link for you to get the free ebook
This is actually quite good for a free Web 2.0 ebook resource. I&#8217;d like you to grab it as it will bring you up to speed and more aware of what 2.0 Traffic techniques might do [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/Smart_Web_20_Traffic_eBook/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Non-Geeks Want Web 2.0 Sites]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/NonGeeks_Want_Web_20_Sites/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/NonGeeks_Want_Web_20_Sites/</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:00:51 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/NonGeeks_Want_Web_20_Sites/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Now I&#8217;m not poking fun at non-geeks - au contraire - but I do want to talk about those of us who have innovative ideas but no way to put them into website programming. Especially when it comes to Web 2.0 programming!
This started with a reader&#8217;s comments and questions on http://www.stampedesecret.com/web20/contact/. I don&#8217;t usually post [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/NonGeeks_Want_Web_20_Sites/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Privacy Policy for Web 2.0 Site Builds]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/Privacy_Policy_for_Web_20_Site_Builds_1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/Privacy_Policy_for_Web_20_Site_Builds_1/</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2007 12:00:45 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/Privacy_Policy_for_Web_20_Site_Builds_1/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As a continuation of an earlier post, the thought crossed my mind that I&#8217;d better keep writing more items for your checklist on buidling a Web 2.0 site.
Privacy Policies
Although privacy concerns are not as important to the younger surfer (according to research and by younger I mean young adults 18-29), you still want to post [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/Privacy_Policy_for_Web_20_Site_Builds_1/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[2.0 Marketing for Real Business]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/20_Marketing_for_Real_Business_1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/20_Marketing_for_Real_Business_1/</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2007 12:00:43 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/20_Marketing_for_Real_Business_1/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Honestly I couldn&#8217;t believe the number of people who flocked to MySpace with their online business promotion ideals - making ugly web spaces and creating lists of &#8216;friends&#8217; that they hoped would somehow amount to &#8216;worth it&#8216; in traffic and sales.
I ranted long and furiously about this in another post so I&#8217;m not about to [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/20_Marketing_for_Real_Business_1/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[2.0 Marketing for Real Business]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/20_Marketing_for_Real_Business/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/20_Marketing_for_Real_Business/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:20:36 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/20_Marketing_for_Real_Business/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Honestly I couldn&#8217;t believe the number of people who flocked to MySpace with their online business promotion ideals - making ugly web spaces and creating lists of &#8216;friends&#8217; that they hoped would somehow amount to &#8216;worth it&#8216; in traffic and sales.
I ranted long and furiously about this in another post so I&#8217;m not about to [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/20_Marketing_for_Real_Business/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Privacy Policy for Web 2.0 Site Builds]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/Privacy_Policy_for_Web_20_Site_Builds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/Privacy_Policy_for_Web_20_Site_Builds/</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:00:38 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/Privacy_Policy_for_Web_20_Site_Builds/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As a continuation of an earlier post, the thought crossed my mind that I&#8217;d better keep writing more items for your checklist on buidling a Web 2.0 site.
Privacy Policies
Although privacy concerns are not as important to the younger surfer (according to research and by younger I mean young adults 18-29), you still want to post [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/Privacy_Policy_for_Web_20_Site_Builds/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Help! I Have A Low Traffic 1.0 Website!]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/Help_I_Have_A_Low_Traffic_10_Website/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/Help_I_Have_A_Low_Traffic_10_Website/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:00:40 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/Help_I_Have_A_Low_Traffic_10_Website/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So you&#8217;ve got a 1.0 website and you&#8217;ve been seeing less traffic, even though you&#8217;ve read that there are 40% more users online than 18 months ago&#8230;
With all those extra surfers doesn&#8217;t it stand to reason that your traffic stats should be showing an increase in new visitors?
Not necessarily.
If you&#8217;ve been wondering &#8220;Where has all [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/Help_I_Have_A_Low_Traffic_10_Website/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Adopting the 2.0 Traffic Mindset]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/Adopting_the_20_Traffic_Mindset/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/Adopting_the_20_Traffic_Mindset/</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:00:39 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/Adopting_the_20_Traffic_Mindset/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This post isn&#8217;t entirely &#8216;Web 2.0&#8242;.
Yet it is a topic near and dear to me when discussing website traffic with my readers.
Since traffic is the lifeblood of a website owner&#8217;s income&#8230;and, since my main focus is is how &#8216;Web 2.0&#8242; sites have stolen all our site visitors&#8230;
It&#8217;s obviously very important to talk about how to [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/Adopting_the_20_Traffic_Mindset/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rules of online success have already changed...]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/Rules_of_online_success_have_already_changed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/Rules_of_online_success_have_already_changed/</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:32:33 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>business</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/Rules_of_online_success_have_already_changed/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Research shows that surfers aren’t using the web the way they did even a year ago. So why on earth are we all still buying up products and services on how to make it online that were written last year?

I know this message isn’t an easy read. And I’m sad to report to you that I don’t have a fast and easy fix.

But I have been working hard at assessing where we’ve been (after 10 years <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/Rules_of_online_success_have_already_changed/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Web 2.0 Videos (Concept)]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/Web_20_Videos_Concept/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/Web_20_Videos_Concept/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:00:39 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/Web_20_Videos_Concept/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Web 1.0 to 2.0 - Concept in Video

Here&#8217;s a nice 4+ video I found on youtube that lays the groundwork on how we got to Web 2.0 (and hopefully give you some ideas about what Web 2.0 is and what&#8217;s to come for internet surfers).
Visual Version of the Wiki on Web 2.0


For those of us [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/Web_20_Videos_Concept/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Use 2.0 Video Sites to Drive Traffic and Sales]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/Use_20_Video_Sites_to_Drive_Traffic_and_Sales/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/Use_20_Video_Sites_to_Drive_Traffic_and_Sales/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:00:38 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/Use_20_Video_Sites_to_Drive_Traffic_and_Sales/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A lot of online promotion experts are finally awake to the fact that Web 2.0 sites are now the high traffic hot spots.
These experts have been thinking of, testing, and tracking their ideas and results - and as a result are now teaching their proven techniques. It&#8217;s about time, and there&#8217;s still plenty of time [...] <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/Use_20_Video_Sites_to_Drive_Traffic_and_Sales/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Some Say the Web 2.0 Buzzword is Nothing but Hype]]></title>
		<link>http://www.plugim.com/story/Some_Say_the_Web_20_Buzzword_is_Nothing_but_Hype/</link>
		<comments>http://www.plugim.com/story/Some_Say_the_Web_20_Buzzword_is_Nothing_but_Hype/</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:04:10 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web20</dc:creator>
		<category>marketing</category>
		<guid>http://www.plugim.com/story/Some_Say_the_Web_20_Buzzword_is_Nothing_but_Hype/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A pile of self-proclaimed 'experts' are saying that Web 2.0 doesn't exist and that even if the technology has changed the user experience, they won't be changing with the times because there's no money in it!

Wow. I think we should just let those dinosaurs die then, don't you?

This site, PlugIM.com, is living proof that Web 2.0 is fun, interactive, gets traffic and can enjoy success.

Soci <a href='http://www.plugim.com/story/Some_Say_the_Web_20_Buzzword_is_Nothing_but_Hype/'>More...</a>]]></description>
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