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Before MyWikiBiz obtained the sole rights to the Centiare directory, we used to publish an announcement newsletter called CentiareWire.  This is an example issue from those days of early 2007:
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==How our traffic compares==
 
==How our traffic compares==
[[Directory:Centiare|Centiare]] is getting a good amount of traffic for a site that's been open to the public for only four months.  We're especially proud of the fact that we average 7.0 page views per visitor.  That means our look, feel, and content are '''engaging''' visitors!  It's not YouTube traffic.  It's not MySpace traffic.  But, in terms of page views, we're already consistently beating other media sites that have been around for years and years.
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Centiare is getting a good amount of traffic for a site that's been open to the public for only four months.  We're especially proud of the fact that we average 7.0 page views per visitor.  That means our look, feel, and content are '''engaging''' visitors!  It's not YouTube traffic.  It's not MySpace traffic.  But, in terms of page views, we're already consistently beating other media sites that have been around for years and years.
 
[[Image:Centiare Page Views vs Media Q107.jpg||thumb|right|475px|1Q traffic comparison 2007]]
 
[[Image:Centiare Page Views vs Media Q107.jpg||thumb|right|475px|1Q traffic comparison 2007]]
 
This Alexa ''Daily Pageviews'' graph for the better part of the First Quarter 2007 suggests that Centiare (the royal blue line) captures far more page viewings than any of these respectable media properties:
 
This Alexa ''Daily Pageviews'' graph for the better part of the First Quarter 2007 suggests that Centiare (the royal blue line) captures far more page viewings than any of these respectable media properties:
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What are your thoughts about this?  I know for a fact that the majority of the registered users of Centiare have not made a single edit on the site.  Are they, like our artist friend above, hesitant to dilute their "own website" by linking to it from here?  I just don't get it, but comments are certainly welcome [[User_talk:MyWikiBiz|on my Talk page]].
 
What are your thoughts about this?  I know for a fact that the majority of the registered users of Centiare have not made a single edit on the site.  Are they, like our artist friend above, hesitant to dilute their "own website" by linking to it from here?  I just don't get it, but comments are certainly welcome [[User_talk:MyWikiBiz|on my Talk page]].
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==Cool extensions==
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Just in case you haven't noticed, there are at least a dozen really cool things you can do here on Centiare that you're ''not allowed'' to do on either Wikipedia, MySpace, or the Yellow Pages.  We have implemented [[Centiare:Extensions|many of these]] only in the past few weeks, so it's worthwhile to summarize them here, in case you weren't aware.
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*'''[[Centiare:Extensions/Amazon_Link|Amazon Link]]''' - You can create an entire storefront of Amazon products and earn a sales commission on every product purchased.
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*'''[[Centiare:Extensions/Flash_MP3_Player|Flash MP3 Player]]''' - You can stream audio files (voice, music, news) right on your Centiare page.
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*'''[[Centiare:Extensions/Google_Adsense|Google AdSense]]''' - Make money for weeks, months, and years after you've created your Centiare [[Centiare:Directory Space|Directory]] space pages, just by opening a free AdSense account and plopping in space for a couple of ads on your page.
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*'''[[Centiare:Extensions/Google_Gadgets|Google Gadgets]]''' - Embed neat features on your pages -- a calendar, a map, the phases of the moon, local weather, video games, and much more.
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*'''[[Centiare:Extensions/IFRAME|IFRAME]]''' - If you just want to embed a live, fully-functioning portrait of another web page outside of Centiare, you can easily do that with IFRAME.
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*'''[[Centiare:Extensions/Photo_Gallery|Photo Gallery]]''' - This is a simple extension that enables you to portray multiple images in a convenient grid.
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*'''[[Centiare:Extensions/Widgetbox_Widgets|Widgetbox Widgets]]''' - Similar to Google Gadgets, Widgetbox is loaded with cool features you might want to embed in your Centiare pages.
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*'''[[Centiare:Extensions/YouTube_Video|YouTube Video]]''' - Have a favorite video on YouTube?  Why not render it here on Centiare, too?  Requires one simple line of code.
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We have other extensions available, such as Last.fm Radio and Social Bookmarks.  Keep your eye on our [[Centiare:Extensions|Extensions]] menu for more additions!