| As this year draws to a close, it also
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| | employers--quite literally making an
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| brings down the curtain on what we could
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| | individual so much more powerful, because
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| effectively call the first Internet
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| | in the hyperlinked world of the Internet,
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| decade. While the Internet has been
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| | the significance of "word of mouth" gets
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| around for much longer than a decade, in
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| | on to a completely different level.On the
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| many ways 1995 was the year when many of
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| | positive side, the Internet makes a
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| today's biggest names on the Internet
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| | person altruistic: review a song or music
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| were founded.What a dynamic 10 years it
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| | you have heard, a movie you saw or a book
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| has been for the Internet, comprising
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| | you read, or you rate the quality of
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| both the flight to stratospheric heights
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| | service by a service provider, and lo-
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| and the crash followed by a more cautious
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| | you are helping another potential
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| approach to get back on the feet.
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| | customer like you in their decision
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| Thankfully, we seem to be running
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| | making process. and a website like have
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| again...However, this article is not
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| | epitomized the benefits and powers of
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| about the impact the Internet has had on
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| | consumer recommendation.Likewise, there
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| all aspects of our life - that is far too
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| | are business and social networking
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| well documented already. Rather, I'd like
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| | websites, that are just getting
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| to reiterate and highlight the striking
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| | recognized for the value they deliver to
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| parallel that the Internet has to some of
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| | the participants and the immense
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| the core values that American society
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| | potential to marketers looking to target
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| cherishes (and I suspect, most of
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| | a fairly engaged and Internet-savvy
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| humankind does too)--freedom, democracy,
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| | audience.The Burden Of ResponsibilityYet,
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| and unlimited opportunity.Isn't that what
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| | with the freedom and democracy that
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| the Internet is all about? Freedom to cut
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| | empowers us with certain rights, comes
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| across geographic barriers and interact
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| | the weight of ensuring that these rights
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| with people from any part of the world;
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| | are used responsibly. With the power to
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| the freedom and the democratic rights to
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| | judge and rate that the Internet, and
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| voice opinions and comment on matters
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| | more specifically, sites such as the
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| that affect you, and the unlimited
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| | newly-launched Response Planet gives us,
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| professional and personal opportunities
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| | we almost become duty-bound to see that
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| that emanate from the first two mentioned
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| | the power is used constructively.Else, we
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| attributes.Blogging is one example of how
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| | run the risk of not trusting ourselves
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| virtually anyone can become a writer,
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| | with the power of the tools we have at
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| with the only obstacle to getting one's
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| | our disposal, and thereby failing to
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| thoughts published being one's desire and
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| | capitalize on the enormous opportunities
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| willingness to write or voice an
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| | offered by them. So, when we rate and
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| opinion.For that matter, consumers rate
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| | post comments on sites that allow us to,
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| products and companies, complain about
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| | there is an obligation to make a
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| customer service levels, frustrated
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| | conscious effort not to be vicious or
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| employees let out steam against
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| | malicious.
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