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		<title>Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Users who have recently visited MetroSEEQ saw changes on the front page.  Just last week, we switched over to recent 10 deals to replace the Q-news section so any deal you add will automatically appear on the front page.  A big thank you to those who contributed to this idea!
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		<title>US Economy - some statistics to think about for the Local-based businesses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[More bad economy news this morning - I thought I put together a summary of what I gathered over the past few months.  Maybe there are some pattern emerging to see when this will all end.

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		<title>Review Sites - why there’s a ceiling - Part II</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The second article is from on the San Jose Mercury News.  A local store received an unfair and unwarranted bad review in YELP but Yelp refused to remove that particular harsh posting.  Eventually, the store owner called the customer to apologize on behalf of the employee who did the mistreating.  The customer was then nice [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Review Sites - why there’s a ceiling - Part II", url: "http://blog.metroseeq.com/2008/07/25/review-sites-why-there%e2%80%99s-a-ceiling-part-ii/" });</script>]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.metroseeq.com/2008/07/25/review-sites-why-there%e2%80%99s-a-ceiling-part-ii/</link>
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		<title>Review Sites - why there&#8217;s a ceiling - Part I</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Review sites like Citysearch and Yelp have been getting into some legal trouble these days.  In the first story, TechCrunch talks about Citysearch&#8217;s rampant click fraud that motivated a class action law suit. Also in the comment section, there&#8217;s a very interesting comment posted by &#8220;MAD&#8221; detailing how Citysearch operates - I can hardly believe [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Review Sites - why there&#8217;s a ceiling - Part I", url: "http://blog.metroseeq.com/2008/07/24/review-sites-why-theres-a-ceiling-part-i/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>ShopLocal acquired by Gannett - my take</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gannett took a 13% dive on last Wednesday after revenue fell short.  This is significant because it&#8217;s a sign that newspapers are having difficulty making the transition to the online era.   Print advertising has been getting weaker and weaker.
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