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		<title>President Obama Speaks Out For Same-Sex Marriage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This Tuesday, an amendment was passed in North Carolina that declares marriage between one man and one woman as the only legally recognized domestic union in the state. This not only effectively banned same-sex marriages, but also civil unions. The executive committee for this amendment claims that its passing merely shows that North Carolina residents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Losing Control of Privacy Settings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently it has come to light that the FBI has been meeting with representatives from top Internet companies &#8212; such as Yahoo, Microsoft, Google, and Facebook &#8212; in pursuit of backdoor access for surveillance purposes. Currently the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) &#8212; a movement that was passed by lawmakers in 1994 &#8212; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate BOTW&#8217;s 18th Birthday!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the olden days of 1994, when the Internet was just beginning to make its way into businesses and households, Best of the Web got its start by enabling Internet users to nominate and vote for the best websites in a variety of categories. Since then, it has matured into not one but multiple editor-built directories. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Relaunching the Senior Housing Directory</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recent polls show that there are approximately 6 million more Internet users over the age of 65 than there were just five years ago. In a span of 30 days, more than 47% of seniors active on the web were searching for health care information or services according to reports from NielsenWire. Now the senior [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bestoftheweb.com/blog/relaunching-the-senior-housing-directory/</link>
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		<title>Refining Social SEO Strategies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In recent years, brands have learned to integrate traditional SEO methods with the social networking scene. The intent is always to increase visibility, and so in many ways, the concepts behind traditional and social SEO efforts are similar; however, in the quickly evolving world of social media, there are some newer, strictly social SEO strategies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The BOTW Scholarship Program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Online Degree Directory is dedicated to providing the ultimate resource for anyone considering obtaining a college degree – whether online or on campus. Since its inception in April of last year, it has successfully helped college-bound students make informed decisions regarding higher education. This success has only made our commitment to providing the ultimate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be Green with BOTW</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Best of the Web’s newest resource, Be Green, is dedicated to providing meaningful guidance to Internet users interested in “going green.” You can get informed about environmental issues such as ecology, alternative energy, technology, transportation, and find ways to embrace a greener lifestyle through educational articles as well as a question &#38; answer forum. Through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook Brand Pages Meet the Timeline</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been following this blog in recent weeks, you&#8217;ve probably picked up on the fact that the most popular social networking platforms are a bunch of copycats when it comes to design. In the case of Facebook&#8217;s most recent update, it comes down to the age-old question: Which came first, the chicken or the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bestoftheweb.com/blog/facebook-brand-pages-meet-the-timeline/</link>
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		<title>Facebook e-Shop Flops</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Several months ago, Facebook announced its partnership with eBay, and their intentions to turn the social networking platform into the next big online shopping destination. If successful, Facebook – which currently has nearly 850 members – would be equipped to revolutionize eCommerce as we know it. Unfortunately, efforts to embrace the idea of bringing storefronts [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bestoftheweb.com/blog/facebook-e-shop-flops/</link>
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		<title>Google+: Small Audience, Big Results</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In recent months, the focus of developments on popular social networking sites has shifted from individual user experience, to brand interests. Some speculate that these changes are a direct result of the increasing popularity of Google+ &#8212; not among consumers, but businesses. For instance, Facebook&#8217;s planned &#8220;social shopping&#8221; through their recent partnership with eBay will [...]]]></description>
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