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		<title>Social Media Happy Hour in Airdrie AB</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Hour minus the kool-aid starts this Friday at City Hall in Airdrie, AB. For one hour Economic Development Officer&#8217;s Social Media Guru, Chris MacIsaac, will have his laptop and answer any social media questions you may have. No cost, no registration, no agenda &#8211; just a chance to learn what social media is, how [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=prairiesunspots.com&blog=9155593&post=327&subd=prairiesunspots&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[How usable is your website? Could there be features that are confusing your users or giving them a less than favorable customer experience?
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		<title>Magazine goes Digital</title>
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Interesting video from Wired magazine about how their magazine is going digital.
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		<title>Networking is Good for Morale</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I overhead a conversation recently that the use of social networking is good for morale. I pondered that for a while and then came to the conclusion that it&#8217;s actually true that ALL networking is good for morale &#8211; social or in-person networking.
Social media’s growing popularity isn&#8217;t hard to understand when you consider that it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=prairiesunspots.com&blog=9155593&post=134&subd=prairiesunspots&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Super Bowl 44 as a Dow Jones Indicator</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prior to February 7th, there will be investors predetermining the Dow Jones Trend based on the outcome of Super Bowl 44. Will it be a bear (but not a Chicago Bear) market versus a bull market? Believers in the Super Bowl Indicator (SBI) accept that when an AFC team wins the Super Bowl then we [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=prairiesunspots.com&blog=9155593&post=283&subd=prairiesunspots&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Boston’s Snowfall &#8211; a Crystal Ball of Economic Indicators?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investors often try to find foolproof ways to predict the future. These investors will use almost any indicator to give them that trading edge.
One such indicator is the Boston Snow Indicator. The indicator states that if Boston receives a white Christmas, then the following year will provide a “bull” market with rising stock prices. For [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=prairiesunspots.com&blog=9155593&post=275&subd=prairiesunspots&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Improve your Web Conversion Rate</title>
		<link>http://prairiesunspots.com/2010/01/25/improve-your-web-conversion-rate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whenever a hit on your web site turns into purchasing customers, you have just witnessed a web conversion. In business, your goal is to achieve as high a conversion rate as possible.
There are various activities you can do to increase your business’s conversion rate on the Internet.
A static web site, while better than none, no [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=prairiesunspots.com&blog=9155593&post=265&subd=prairiesunspots&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Here’s a toast to a brand new year full of possibilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even in as little as one year, 2009 has seen some amazing breakthroughs in the technology and communications industries. The following lists just a few of these innovations:

Palm Pre &#8211; its operating system builds in software for more social and messaging services than any other phone
Microsoft Project Natal &#8211; a step up from Wii in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=prairiesunspots.com&blog=9155593&post=251&subd=prairiesunspots&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Start the New Year off e-friendly</title>
		<link>http://prairiesunspots.com/2010/01/05/start-the-new-year-off-e-friendly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you live in or near Airdrie, Alberta you will definitely want to take part in TREECYCLE this weekend, a project that Prairie Sun Creations is proud to sponsor.
TREECYCLE: Recycle Your Christmas Tree for Charity
This family event is open to everyone. Drop-off your Christmas Tree at Main Street Square (304 Main Street, north parking lot [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=prairiesunspots.com&blog=9155593&post=242&subd=prairiesunspots&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Season&#8217;s Greetings from Prairie Sun Creations Inc.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To celebrate Prairie Sun Creation&#8217;s clients, suppliers and team members, a  donation has been made to the David Suzuki Foundation to support their  on-going work to protect the balance of nature and our quality of life, now and  for future generations.

As the holidays fast approach, I would like to  personally wish [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=prairiesunspots.com&blog=9155593&post=237&subd=prairiesunspots&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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