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		<title>Google makes social media interesting again</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2011/07/26/google-makes-social-media-interesting-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found myself wondering if Google might be the first company to actually get social media by focusing on the word social and realizing something was lacking in a big way in the world of social networks and technology generally. &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2011/07/26/google-makes-social-media-interesting-again/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dueling social networks: Google+ and Facebook</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2011/07/22/dueling-social-networks-google-and-facebook/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://writelife.net/?p=3977</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although I&#8217;m using Google+ I know absolutely nothing about it. And I&#8217;ve yet to find the time to really explore it. The comforting thing is knowing that no one else knows anything about it. Everything is speculation. People using it &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2011/07/22/dueling-social-networks-google-and-facebook/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>If the door is locked, use a window</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2011/03/09/if-the-door-is-locked-use-a-window/</link>
		<comments>http://writelife.net/2011/03/09/if-the-door-is-locked-use-a-window/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://writelife.net/?p=3803</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When you find a door locked it’s not unusual to waste a lot of time trying to open it. But it’s locked and no matter what you do it won’t open. That is when you pause, take a look around &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2011/03/09/if-the-door-is-locked-use-a-window/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google doesn&#8217;t like content farms</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2011/01/21/google-doesnt-like-content-farms/</link>
		<comments>http://writelife.net/2011/01/21/google-doesnt-like-content-farms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://writelife.net/?p=3758</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From The Google Blog &#8212; Google search and search engine spam: &#8220;&#8230;We hear the feedback from the web loud and clear: people are asking for even stronger action on content farms and sites that consist primarily of spammy or low-quality &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2011/01/21/google-doesnt-like-content-farms/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>People and stories &#8212; Part 1</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/11/02/people-and-stories-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://writelife.net/2010/11/02/people-and-stories-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Manifesto]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I wrote that, “A story is people involved in events told by people to people.” I then asked why some stories are interesting and others dull. I suspect the answer to that has to do with that word “people.” &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/11/02/people-and-stories-part-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Small business: up to speed on domain hosting?</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/08/03/small-business-up-to-speed-on-domain-hosting/</link>
		<comments>http://writelife.net/2010/08/03/small-business-up-to-speed-on-domain-hosting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:03:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://writelife.net/?p=3325</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’ve encountered a number of clients who have been paying for domain registration and hosting with no idea of what a competitive price would be. As a result, many of them have been paying twice as much as they should. &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/08/03/small-business-up-to-speed-on-domain-hosting/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Efficiency</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/07/16/efficiency/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“All life we work but work is a bore. If life’s for living, what’s living for?” - The Kinks - On a whim, I did a quick Google search for, “What is living for?” It didn’t have an answer. (It &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/07/16/efficiency/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Links and bounce rates and time on page etc.</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/06/28/links-and-bounce-rates-and-time-on-page-etc/</link>
		<comments>http://writelife.net/2010/06/28/links-and-bounce-rates-and-time-on-page-etc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My view of links is pretty simple: they are a great big pain in the butt. When I post something, they are an &#8220;after the fact&#8221; matter. I mean by this that I write something, then go back over it &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/06/28/links-and-bounce-rates-and-time-on-page-etc/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What happens next?</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/05/11/what-happens-next/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 15:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://writelife.net/?p=2834</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are few things as frightening for the creator of something than, “What happens next?” This is because the next thing had better be good – at least as good as what preceded it. That’s what the audience expects. That’s &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/05/11/what-happens-next/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Seduction and the security of diversification</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/04/26/seduction-and-the-security-of-diversification/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://writelife.net/?p=2720</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We have a crazed and almost bipolar relationship with very big technology companies. We hate them as we love them; love them as we hate them. They seduce us, we know we’re being seduced, but we love the seduction even &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/04/26/seduction-and-the-security-of-diversification/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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