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How can you know what your customers are saying about your prod- ' What is spectacular is the effect that hlogs are having on the average person's abil- ity to communicate with the world. They provide a hi- tech printing press with an instantaneous reach that spans nearly the entire plan- et. Within seconds of typing a journal entry. it is globally available to be read by any- one with an Internet con- nection. This gives con- sumers a voice and the abili- ty to either praise your product or criticize it. Word ofa bad product or poor service can spread like wild- rue in the blogosphere (the world of blogs). 7 a iii; " = Ff, ‘In actually not that spcclacu lar. can: VISIT mull NEW . a, ' " ‘p 115 IIMTHFIELD MIVE WEST " , I I 'if WATEMUU, ONTARIO tthttp do} 'l'. 746- 1666 - , t 0. ' 5am mars .' Monday to My " f l . I a ' . htita Ami. 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You might be able to set up blog- ging software on your own web server. l'here are many free and open source offer- ings that providing hlogging features, but there are also some free blog services available on the Internet. Just be sure to read the terms of use to ensure that company/corporate blogs are allowed before signing up. brnnwr window tthis is talk-d a "caplchu'W. lhrw .Iddiliunul sit-[ls n-quirud ltefore omortttuuirly, un- mmsun-s to help pruvcm “mum-m spam. the harm of all hluggvrx. Adding a your mm! on u ('usmnu-rs hing shous thut a husuu-xs is paying ittttmtiou. that tbr. (‘ompuny care, about thc individual. and provides tht. duldcd loterlctit of il link hawk In your own \whsilc. Continued on page 2t v - J'c'. a